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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Smart investments in agricultural innovation can propel Africa towards food security
07.09.23Photo: suheyp / Adobe Stock By: Lindiwe Agnes Kalibata, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Transforming food sys…
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Climate-Smart Food Systems are Essential in A Burning World
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA. Climate scientists …
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Joint Statement from CGIAR System Board and ICRISAT Board Chairs
30.08.23Following the April 2023 resolution by the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Insti…
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Buffalo dairy value chain in Nepal showing symptoms of change
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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Congo’s new agro-industrial park isn’t perfect, but deserves a chance to grow
27.08.18-
Food security
BY JOHN ULIMWENGU Despite Africa’s sustained economic growth, spectacular by all standards, its ec…
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World Water Week 2018
27.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Throughout World Water Week 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden, researchers from IWMI (the International …
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Tanzania and Togo pledge land restoration targets under AFR100
26.08.18-
Environmental health
Tanzania and Togo made significant commitments to restore forested landscapes under the AFR100 Initi…
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Raising voices for blue forests: A chat with Tanzanian “mangrover” Mwita Mangora
26.08.18-
Environmental health
A self-professed “mangrover,” Mwita Mangora lectures at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tan…
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Greenpop Malawi tea project conserves soil, water and forests
25.08.18-
Environmental health
Despite agriculture accounting for 70 percent of Africa’s annual loss of 2.8 million hectares o…
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‘Historic’ India Millet Mission campaign to begin in September
25.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Road-map for National Year of Millets 2018, presented The largest producer of millets in the…
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Teff love: Ethiopia’s staple crop requires a big push
24.08.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY BART MINTEN, ALEMAYEHU SEYOUM TAFFESSE AND SMITA AGGARWAL Not long ago, teff—the gluten-free,…
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Irrigation technology investments without accompanying policies might worsen water scarcity, new study finds
24.08.18-
Environmental health
Washington D.C.: Increasing irrigation efficiency through irrigation technologies alone is failing t…
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EAC launches policy briefs on aflatoxin prevention and control developed with IITA
23.08.18-
Food security
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Health
A set of policy briefs outlining key strategic policy recommendations and actions to prevent and…
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UN Environment chief backs proposed U.N. Decade for Ecosystem Restoration
23.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A decade devoted to promoting the rehabilitation of degraded, damaged and destroyed ecosystem…
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Can we actually measure resilience?
23.08.18-
Environmental health
Resilience is a concept that is being applied to many different domains, from infrastructure’s res…
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How to pay for watershed rehabilitation
23.08.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smallholders in the Ethiopian highlands pay a high price for reduced land productivity caused by…
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Dangerous times for eco-defenders
22.08.18-
Environmental health
Indigenous leader Isidro Baldenegro Lopez tried to protect the old-growth forests of the Sierra Mad…
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PIM workshop at ICAE 2018 explored challenges and opportunities for rural transformation in the 21st century
22.08.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On July 28, as part of the 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), the…
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CIAT Strategy refreshed for 2018–2020
22.08.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the five years that have passed since CIAT’s current strategy (2014–2020)1 was prepared, we…
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Unlocking the potential for agricultural development in the Middle East and North Africa
22.08.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY ELENA HILDEBRANDT Agricultural production and economic development are often neglected in policy …
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Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack
22.08.18-
Big data
The data management teams of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR…
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Top takeaways from mangroves expert Salomão Bandeira on community restoration
22.08.18-
Environmental health
Salomão Bandeira is a marine botanist at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique, with …
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