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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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A thriving community of women seed producers
10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It started with just three women farmers who were part of a pilot from Pagou…
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Water impact: When over 15,000 tanks were restored, how did lives of smallholder farmers change?
10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Soil, water and socio-economic impact of Telangana state government’s Mission Kakatiya to be asses…
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Tying up with one of China’s oldest agri-science academies to accelerate modern research pursuits
10.08.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To foster joint academic and research pursuits and to explore future collaborative ventures, the Zhe…
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A global strategy for the conservation and use of coconut genetic resources
10.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An updated global strategy launched by the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network/Bioversit…
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Aspen New Voices Fellows Andrew Mude and Jemimah Njuki tell of the moments their ag careers ‘took off’
10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
For your viewing and listening pleasure, here are two short video ‘stories’ by two great…
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From farm to fork: strengthening direct sales between smallholders and consumers in Cusco, Peru
09.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers say farmers need more help if they are to sell healthy farm products directly…
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Talking nutrition with adolescents in tribal regions of Telangana
09.08.18-
Nutrition
On World Tribal Day (August 9), we examine the importance of nutrition messaging in staving…
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Today’s the day to celebrate indigenous peoples!
08.08.18-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Indigenous communities are crucial to the protection and monitoring of the world’s most precious e…
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Mine compensation process in Africa should protect women’s rights, WoMin group urges
08.08.18-
Gender equality
Women in Africa are paying a disproportionate price for mineral and fuel extraction, according to…
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When saying 'see, it works!' isn’t enough: Sharing results from an evaluation of video-mediated extension in Ethiopia
08.08.18-
Food security
BY DAVID J. SPIELMAN, SIMRIN MAKHIJA, GASHAW T. ABATE AND TANGUY BERNARD For many researchers at …
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A4NH and partners convene ANH Academy Week 2018 in Ghana
08.08.18-
Health
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Nutrition
Over 350 scientists from 50 countries met in Accra, Ghana on 25–29 June 2018 to…
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Committed to soil and water conservation
08.08.18-
Environmental health
Initiatives to restore degraded land on a large scale have gained huge momentum during recent…
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Comprehensive REDD+ tool ID-RECCO is updated and now hosted by the Center for International Forestry Research
08.08.18BOGOR, Indonesia (7 August 2018) – The innovative REDD+ monitoring tool, International Database on…
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New paper on relationship between autonomy and decision making contributes to understanding and measurement of women’s empowerment
07.08.18-
Gender equality
Despite widespread agreement on the importance of women’s empowerment, ambiguity still exists abou…
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What do equity and equality have to do with it? Insights for food and nutrition from development studies research
07.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Equity and equality are important themes in food and nutrition, but the existing literature has…
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How and why iron-biofortified pearl millet improves cognitive function: A look inside a new study
07.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY SAMUEL SCOTT “The human mind is our fundamental resource.” – John F. Kennedy, 1961…
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When ‘Do no harm’ is harder than ‘doing good’
07.08.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
This drawing depicts a traditional ololili dry-season forage reserve maintained by Tanzania’s pas…
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Nigeria workshop seeks to scale up proven technologies, boost aquaculture production in West and Central Africa
07.08.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Participants from several West and Central African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Iv…
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