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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
26.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
25.01.21-
Climate
World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
04.01.21-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
18.12.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Decoding the Data Ecosystem: Big Data in Agriculture Convention of 2018 & Inspire Challenge Grant Winners
07.10.18-
Big data
The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is hosting its second annual congress —…
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Training on digital seed roadmap use enables delivery of quality seeds to smallholder farmers
25.09.18-
Big data
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Genomics
Timely access to quality seeds by smallholder farmers is a major enabler for agriculture in…
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Global Research Consortium Partners with Mobile Sector Leader DIAL to Unlock Digital Agriculture Innovation
17.09.18-
Big data
How can mobile network data help build stronger, more resilient food systems worldwide? This is…
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ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
10.09.18-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
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Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
04.09.18-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
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Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack
22.08.18-
Big data
The data management teams of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
15.08.18-
Big data
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Climate
This post originally appeared in The Conversation in light of the 21st World Congress on Soil…
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USAID case study highlights CIAT’s data-driven agronomy work
03.08.18-
Big data
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Climate
An overview of how CIAT is using data analytics to help farmers make better on-farm…
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Aligning needs with solutions: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers
03.08.18-
Big data
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Vietnam's technology innovators and farmers convened at a workshop to gain a deeper appreciation of…
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If Mary has a little lamb, who should know about it?
12.06.18-
Big data
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, enforcing new guidelines…
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If Mary has a little lamb, who should be in the know?
08.06.18-
Big data
The GDPR and data science for agricultural development are at odds when it comes to…
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Data cleaning, the unsexy but essential aspect of data science
07.06.18-
Big data
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Data science involves creating models that can predict the future, such as what the yields…
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The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook: delivering biodiversity knowledge in the information age
22.05.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook is a new framework to deliver biodiversity knowledge. Fi…
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Harmonizing crop trait data: Crop Ontology
22.05.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Crop Ontology provides scientists and breeders with a common language that describes crop phenotypes…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
17.05.18-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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Workshop on data management in agriculture
10.05.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
PhenoHarmonIS workshop 2018 on harmonization of germplasm, phenotypic and agronomic data for plants…
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Blockchain and the future of agricultural markets
03.05.18-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Blockchain enthusiasts in agricultural and related industries are investigating its use in ensuring …
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A vision for our D2D community
03.05.18-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Daniel Jimenez writes how the Data-Driven Agronomy Community of Practice will advance data-driven a…
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