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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Timescales can be tricky in forest restoration. We might have the best arguments in the…

System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Food security

Climate conditions in Nepal are suitable for the establishment of fall armyworm, which could cause…

Policy seminar: Building resilience through financial inclusion

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Disasters driven by climate change are creating new risks, shocks, and stresses for already vulnerab…

World Environment Day: The need for strong institutions and policies to restore and protect planetary health

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

As people and organizations around the globe mark World Environment Day (June 5), all signs point …

A burning issue: How sustainable agriculture is helping mitigate air pollution in South Asia

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Environmental health
Food security

Pollution has become a part of our daily life: particulate matter in the air we…

Slow-release nitrogen fertilizers measure up

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

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Maize, rice and wheat are the major staple crops in Nepal, but they are produced…

A4NH releases 2018 annual report

Health
Nutrition

The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health has published its 2018 annual…

The return of Chagos, DiCaprio’s new film, and the birth of Arctic peatlands

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

Welcome to the Landscape News bi-weekly digest on landscapes, climate and sustainability. From what�…

Opportunities for researchers: June 2019

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

A collection of opportunities for researchers working on sustainable agriculture issues: grants, wor…

Biodiversity’s freshwater connection

Biodiversity

A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction.…

Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa?

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

02.06.19

Africa - Agriculture continues to present the biggest threat to forests worldwide. Some experts pred…

IITA and CIRAD sign MoU for building sustainable farming systems

01.06.19

During the visit of His Excellency Mr Jerome Pasquier, Ambassador of France to Nigeria on…

CIAT Africa and CSAYN Kenya sign agreement to support young “agripreneurs”

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

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

To expand its support for young agricultural entrepreneurs, or “agripreneurs,” and to help culti…

Fodder for thought

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