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Water users' association enables farmers in Myanmar to double land under irrigation and diversify crops

Most families in Myanmar rely on agriculture to make a living. Water is literally life…

Successful water planning platform and its irrigation source mapping tool rapidly scaled out

Six water-thirsty departments in western Honduras began experimenting with the online water planning…

ICARDA receives ACSAD shield in recognition of its contribution to regional agricultural science

Egypt, July 11 ICARDA Director General Mr Aly Abousabaa recently met with His Excellency Dr. Nasr…

AGRA Board chair, former Ethiopia PM, and Tanzania President tour IITA-Tanzania

IITA-Tanzania recently hosted the Board Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa…

IITA DG encourages teachers to create agribusiness enterprises

The impact of the IITA youth program Start Them Early Program (STEP) is far reaching; it goes…

I want to become a classy farmer - STEP club member

Oluwadamilare Opadotun is the secretary of the Start Them Early Program (STEP) club at Vetland Sen…

Study identifies new sources of resistance to Black Sigatoka in banana

A study looking for additional sources of resistance to the deadly fungal disease of banana,…

ICRISAT-led nutrition enhancement program to reach more vulnerable groups

Giri Poshana for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) launched.  Over 16,000 children, ado…

Scaling up innovation and partnerships to modernize African food systems

Pearl millet and sorghum are the staple food crops in Sahelian countries with 80% of…

Monitoring and evaluation key steps for food system transformations

Monitoring and tracking of the key drivers as well as the outcomes of food systems…

Techniques to enhance the genetic gain in crop breeding programs

As the climate crisis intensifies, populations grow, disease and pest proliferate, and natural resou…

South Asian and African countries use data from space to act fast on drought

When drought starts to set in somewhere in South Asia or Africa, there is no…

CGIAR Kicks Off the CWANA Consultations

CGIAR Kicks Off the CWANA Consultations Early this July, CGIAR invited over 120 delegates from…

Private sector using solar suitability tool and maps to expand solar pump supply chains across Africa

As climate change threatens water and food security in Africa, small solar pumps could irrigate…

CIMMYT announces new Director General ad interim

Today the Board of Trustees of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) announc…

Improving food donation policies is key to fighting food waste

BY EMILY BROAD LEIB AND DOUG O'BRIEN As much as one third of all food produced is…

2021 Synthesis of Learning from a Decade of CGIAR Research Programs Unpacks ‘Big Picture’ Insights, Lessons, and Actionable Recommendations for One CGIAR

“I see your point!” How data visualization and facilitating access to data can help stakeholders make more impactful decisions

How to tailor data visualization and evidence sharing for improved stakeholder uptake and applicatio…