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By Donghe Li China’s rapid economic growth has been driven by urbanization, and vice versa.…

Voices from the Field: Young women farmers anchor CGIAR session at Cultivate Africa

CGIAR GENDER Platform

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

Gender equality

Women must be included to successfully build inclusive and sustainable food systems in Africa. Yet,…

Banana seed system innovations – assessing decision-making roles to increase their take-up

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

Food security

Innovations in seed systems can have a powerful impact on crop production, particularly in…

History meets hydrology in a South Indian district's perilous water gap

Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service

Environmental health
Food security

Kolar district, in India's southern state of Karnataka, has been known for centuries as a…

Why Bibliometrics Matter for Assessing Quality of Science

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

As the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews reach their halfway point, Paolo Sarfatti (CAS Senior…

Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway

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

Food security
Health

Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database…

Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Environmental health
Health

Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made …

Matching seed to farmer

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Food security

Since the earliest days of global wheat breeding at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement…

Money-making machines

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

A new small-mechanization pilot initiative launched in July is equipping farmers with the business a…

Molecular breeding speeds development of better seeds

Food security

To adequately confront rapidly changing plant pests and diseases and safeguard food security for a…

WorldFish joins united effort to boost climate-smart food systems in Malawi

WorldFish

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health
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Health
Nutrition

In Malawi, land and aquatic food systems engage 80 percent of the population playing a…

Dried small fish powder provides opportunity for child health in Myanmar

WorldFish

Environmental health
Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition

As the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for nutritious diets, efforts to promote dried small…

Timor-Leste president calls for expansion of aquaculture during hatchery visit

WorldFish

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

The President of Timor-Leste, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, visited the Gleno hatchery last week, lear…

Q&A: CGIAR investment has generated returns of 10 times the amount invested

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Food security

Working with national agricultural research centers (NARS), CGIAR centers, including the Internation…

Breaking Ground: Rahel Assefa thrives off witnessing impact

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Rahel Assefa works as a project manager and as the regional program manager for CIMMYT’s…

Success despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar