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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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After 75 years, agriculture and nutrition meet again
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.07.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
For the third year in a row, the recently-released FAO State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition repo…
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FEATURE: Why financing is tied to the future of a biodiverse planet
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)31.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
We will end the year 2019 without having completely achieved any of the Aichi Biodiversity…
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Kenyan livestock sector to grow ‘exponentially’—Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Cattle grazing at ILRI’s Kapiti Ranch Research Station, outside Nairobi, in Kenya (photo credit: I…
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IRRI, Tao Corporation sign pact for the commercialization and distribution of elite hybrid rice varieties across the Philippines
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)31.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Partnership seen to give local rice farmers better access to seeds of high-yielding and climate-resi…
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Researchers support district experts and farmers in Climate Risk Profiling
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)30.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The agriculture sector in Uganda is largely rain fed; this includes Nwoya District located within…
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Linking local and global food systems for more healthy and sustainable communities
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Three new areas of investigation related to diets, nutrition and sustainability, starting with short…
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Conference: Confronting the challenges in transforming Ethiopia’s economy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ethiopia has made substantial progress in recent decades, but is now confronting mounting economic c…
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How do you protect what’s ‘everywhere but nowhere?’
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)30.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Ethiopia - This week Ethiopia began its ambitious 4 billion tree planting program. Ethiopia’s Prim…
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OPINION: Investing in soil health key to closing the yield gaps
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Even without climate change, there is an enormous challenge to meet the growing demand for…
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Could these crops save Peruvian forests?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As noted in a previous blog, a study conducted by CIAT confirms that cacao production…
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How we can protect the world’s most vulnerable countries against climate shocks
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)29.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Extreme weather events and other climate change-linked disasters have devastated communities globall…
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How we can protect the world's most vulnerable countries against climate shocks
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Extreme weather events and other climate change-linked disasters have devastated communities globall…
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Knowledge + passion: Women’s recipe in millet and sorghum production in Mali
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)26.07.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two women’s associations in Sikasso, Mali are changing the status of pearl millet and sorghum,…
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Can cheap loans nudge milk and meat production back within the limits of the Amazon – and the Earth?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)26.07.19-
Environmental health
This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 29, the earliest date yet, which tells…
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Atlas of Climate Change Impact on cocoa production in Central America and the Caribbean
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.07.19What could be the impact of climate change on cocoa in the Central America and…
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Timely, high-quality data are key for scaling up nutrition interventions
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)25.07.19-
Nutrition
To turn a commitment to scale up nutrition into reality, we need high-quality actionable data…
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Talking to farmers about the impact of CCAFS’ work
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)25.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
One of the first activities undertaken when the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agricultur…
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The high price of healthy food … and the low price of unhealthy food
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.07.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Poor diets are now the No. 1 risk factor in the global burden of disease (GBD), accounting…
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