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

Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…

The staff posing with the theme gesture of the International Women’s Day 2020. Photo: ICRISAT

Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…

Participants appreciate the practicality of training in seed procurement

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Biodiversity
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Participants of a training course organized by the Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio (PATS…

Could agro-ecological approaches be a low-cost alternative towards fall armyworm control for smallholders in Zambia?

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Smart Mwape, a 65-year-old farmer in Chongwe, Zambia was surprised to find strange caterpillars as…

‘Sweet spot of connection’: Social movements, researchers, ENGOs eye opportunities and challenges around small-scale fisheries

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International Potato Center (CIP)

Over 40 stakeholders came together in late 2019, kick starting new conversations on ways to…

Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world and disrupt the operations…

Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Food security
Health

After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked…

ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world

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

Insect resistance in plants is needed now more than ever. The UN, which has named…

Moving from water problems to water solutions in a climate-challenged world

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Originally published on Rural 21. The beginning of life on Earth has been linked to water.…

IITA launches IYPH website

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

By now, we know that 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Throughout…

Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits

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

Gender equality

Women play a crucial role in Ethiopian agriculture. A significant portion of their time is…

Reflections on Uganda’s seed systems: building opportunities and addressing constraints

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Food security
Gender equality

A blog by the RTB seed system research cluster to reflect on lessons from field…

Whole grains

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Nutrition

The most recent dietary guidelines provided by the World Health Organization and other international…

Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Getting a good maize harvest, or just enough to feed the family, has always been…

Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Health

Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…

Ugandan teacher walks 664 km to raise awareness of shea trees: ‘My worry is extinction’

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

Arriving in Nairobi on 2 March, Gerima Mustapha, 47, emerged out of the driving rain…

Water for all – making SDG 6 a reality

"Water for all" is an important concept embedded in Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Water…

In the Spotlight: Rose Komugisha Basiita

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