News

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

Environmental health
Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, Aquatic Food Systems, and Vice Chair of…

Challenging our understanding of women and natural resources

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Environmental health
Gender equality

We may have moved some way from the technocratic management of natural resources. But, more…

Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…

Investing in rural women farmers narrows the gender gap in agriculture

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

The glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming…

Targeting and investing in the most vulnerable is crucial for meeting the SDGs

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

The prospects and promise of expanding markets and increased demand for food products from a…

How male outmigration affects women’s roles in dryland agriculture

International Potato Center (CIP)

In a recent literature review focusing on agrarian societies in the drylands, ICARDA scientist Dina…

Choosing to challenge

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Gender equality

International Women’s Day Dear Colleagues around the World, Today is International Women’s Da…

Better beans for Africa

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Insufficient iron in diets is a leading cause of anemia, a condition that particularly affects…

Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to double (to an…

New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of t…

Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Environmental health
Gender equality

In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…

Zimbabwean farmer irrigates her field. Photo: A Van Rooyen, ICRISAT

Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond

Food security
Gender equality

Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at differen…

African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systems

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their…

In her words: one woman fighting COVID-19 in Nairobi

Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service

Biodiversity

This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Elizabeth Nduta Njeri, a community health volunteer …

Gathering Pieces of the Adoption Puzzle: Induction Meeting for the Small Grants Program

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Moved by the need to create an active community of research around agricultural innovations, SPIA…

Model: Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy

Food security
Gender equality

BY DALIA ELSABBAGH, SIKANDRA KURDI AND MANFRED WIEBELT The day-to-day hardships of the COVID-19 pand…

Savings groups support women’s financial independence during COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Already suffering from climate disasters and persistent floods, Bangladesh’s coastal communities w…

Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience, new study finds