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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Nourishing the world: The contribution of fish to sustainable food futures
27.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Globally, food production is exceeding sustainable limits while also failing to provide healt…
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Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic
27.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terr…
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The high cost of West Africa's “free trade” in food
26.05.20Abdul Rahman, a cargo driver loading tomatoes, is charged each time he crosses the border…
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CGIAR awarding 100K in Rapid Response Grants to digital innovations tackling COVID-19 impacts
26.05.20-
Big data
In response to the unfolding food security issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, CGIAR’s…
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CIMMYT for Mexico in times of a global pandemic
26.05.20-
Food security
CIMMYT has been working hand in hand with Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Developmen…
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New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
26.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining…
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Can Egypt’s fish markets empower women and men retailers equally? Prospects for change and barriers to success
26.05.20-
Gender equality
Unless gender inequalities in food systems are recognized and addressed, nutrition security and pove…
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Biodiversity Day 2020 – Solutions in Nature
26.05.20The United Nations proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to raise…
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Covid crisis has shown India’s food policy must have buffer stocks at community level too
26.05.20Representational image for Indian agriculture | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg Accustomed…
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Transforming food systems for a new era: Supporting prosperity through mobility and rural reinvigoration
26.05.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A number of years ago, while interviewing farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe, one of us (Bruce)…
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Fighting Poverty and Malnutrition in Nigeria with Sweetpotatoes
25.05.20In an ongoing effort to lend support to Nigeria’s campaign to reduce poverty and malnutrition…
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Solutions in nature: promoting the efficacy of indigenous medicinal plants
25.05.20-
Biodiversity
Over the centuries, earth’s biological diversity has played a crucial role in the development and…
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Getting farmers on the phone to protect livestock and livelihoods during COVID-19 – and beyond
25.05.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Continuous collaboration between farmers and scientists is the pinnacle of successful agricultural r…
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COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
24.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies toward…
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Will COVID-19 put the kibosh on major in-person conferences for good?
23.05.20The COVID-19 global lockdown has made a big dent in daily carbon emissions, according to…
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Virtual event: COVID-19 and the global effort to end food loss and waste by 2030
22.05.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR, TINE HASLING RASMUSSEN AND JILLIAN HOLZER Can we meet Sustainable Development…
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Leveraging local knowledge to map and link agricultural plots to farmer practices
22.05.20-
Food security
BY JONATHAN R.B. FISHER, YUTA J. MASUDA, WEI ZHANG, TIMOTHY BOUCHER AND CAROLINA CASTILLA Linkin…
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India steps up GIFT tilapia production
22.05.20India’s Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), has announced plans to start producing genetic…
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