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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)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
CGIAR07.09.23Photo: 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
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)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
CGIAR30.08.23Following 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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)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
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa17.08.23-
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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New ways to engage farmers through social entrepreneurs
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.11.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new initiative has begun to better support value chains where farmers’ welfare is one…
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NEW STUDY: Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.11.18-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Washington, D.C.: Direct cash transfers coupled with behavior change communication can reduce vio…
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Policy seminar: FAO Food Security and Nutrition Report explores growing threats of climate change
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
Global hunger and undernourishment are rising, and climate change impacts such as frequent droughts …
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World Cities Day: Growing urban poor populations face unique nutrition challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This…
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It's Time for a Change in the Breeding Mindset
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)30.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
"Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a…
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Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
The Milkmaid, by Johannes Vermeer, 1660. Food safety hazards are increasingly recognized as a major…
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Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
A motorized groundnut thresher is reducing drudgery for women farmers in rural Nigeria. Introduced i…
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New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost US$110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
AgHealth Rinsing fresh fish in Accra, Ghana (photo credit: ILRI/Kennedy Bomfeh). A new World Bank…
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New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost US$ 110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
A new World Bank study, Safe food imperative: Accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countr…
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To feed the world, take the science to the farmer
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
At the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue, experts discussed how to build sustainable seed systems and the…
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World Food Day in Ethiopia: Achieving food and nutritional security—and better lives—through livestock
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)17.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Siboniso (‘Boni’) Moyo (front, left), the ILRI director general’s representative in Ethiopia, …
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Press Release: CGIAR Celebrates World Food Prize’s Focus on Reducing Child Stunting through Nutrition
CGIAR16.10.18-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
16 October 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Efforts must continue to be ramped up to tackle…
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World Food Day: Innovations are imperative to ending hunger and malnutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Food security and nutrition are directly or indirectly related to all the Sustainable Development Go…
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IFPRI at World Food Prize
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
IFPRI will participate in the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, which takes place Oct…
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Ambassador Kenneth Quinn on the challenge of feeding 9 billion people
International Potato Center (CIP)15.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Booming population growth in the face of climate change is putting undue pressures on the…
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From science to scaling: 2017 Annual Report
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)10.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
We are pleased to share the 2017 Annual Report from the CGIAR Research Program on…
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Evidence, interventions and impact: Building informal market food safety capacity in sub-Saharan Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)09.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
In September 2018, a Brussels Development Briefing featured discussions on "Food safety: A critical…
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Using vignettes to explore gender issues related to food security and nutrition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.10.18-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Giulia Micheletti, Marlène Elias, and Jessica Raneri of Bioversity International describe a nu…
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