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A recent study shows the slow adoption of conservation agriculture practices in sub-Saharan Africa,…

Forests rise as climate solutions in Asia and the Pacific

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

The land use sector is crucial to confronting climate change, with forests providing the single…

Strengthening ties to secure farm livelihoods in Niger

Food security
Health
Nutrition

Niger is among the youngest nations in the world with two-thirds of its population under…

Firewood for income in a degrading landscape

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

Ghana - Part V of VI-part series: WHAT THE WORLD CAN LEARN FROM WEST AFRICA’S…

India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial

30.05.19

Food security
Health
Nutrition

Will serve up healthier oil with longer shelf life After eight years of collaborative work,…

A local farmer harvests sorghum in Sudan produced from seeds donated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through the

HarvestPlus welcomes new UK commitment to support biofortification

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

30.05.19

Nutrition

On May 23, HarvestPlus announced a major new commitment by the government of the United Kingdom to…

Shifting to a demand-led maize improvement agenda

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

International Potato Center (CIP)

Partners of the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) project held their annual meeting May…

CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

The post CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers appeared first on In…

Breaking Ground: Mechanization expert Jelle Van Loon goes as far as creativity allows

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

“First and foremost I’m an agricultural engineer; I just happen to have a high affinity…

Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?

Nutrition

The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue.…

Cameroon forest superfood scores best for women’s health

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Cameroon - When Caleb Yengo Tata travelled to the remote Takamanda rainforest region in southwest…

Imagining challenging climate futures

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

This post was originally published on Ojo Al Clima (in Spanish) It has already happened to…

Rebuttal letter sets the record straight on crop breeding for climate change resilience

28.05.19

Climate adaptation & mitigation

In early 2019, an article published by European climate researchers in the Proceedings of the Nat…

Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

28.05.19

Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limit…

To transform the global food system and feed the world sustainably, start at the local level

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

28.05.19

Food security

In a recent meeting with a developing country policy maker, I was asked which among…

Banana improvement project team meets to take stock, track progress and plan

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

27.05.19

Food security
Nutrition

An international team of researchers that is revolutionizing banana breeding in Eastern Africa are t…

In China, the largest bamboo structure of its kind proclaims the plant’s future

27.05.19

With its graceful arches blanketed by a landscape garden and reflected in the shimmering pond…

Restore Indigenous land rights to unlock traditional knowledge and repair ecosystems