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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Food security
Gender equality

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…

Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement

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

Food security
Gender equality

In 2019, the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay)…

Dr Lalla Malika Issofou, First Lady of Niger visiting ICRISAT exhibit stall with HE Albade Abouba, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Niger. Also seen is Dr Malick Ba, ICRISAT Country Representative, Niger. Photo: ICRISAT

First Lady of Niger leads millet movement

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

Health

Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed a…

Farmer Betty Bondo in her field. Photo: ICRISAT

Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops

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

WorldFish

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