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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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New high-yielding pigeonpea variety set for release in India, more to come
09.07.21Researchers from ARS Tandur, IIPR Kanpur and ICRISAT monitoring progress in collaborative projects. …
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Global Landscapes Forum Africa: Restoring Africa’s drylands needs a localized, integrated approach, say experts at the conference
11.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
At the recent GLF Africa: Restoring Africa’s Drylands Conference, thousands of restoration practit…
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Millets prove tasty solution to climate and food security challenges
04.06.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A renewed focus on boosting the production of millets and highlighting their benefits, is critical…
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Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
03.06.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
High-yieldng, downy mildew-resistant and suitable for food and fodder. Developed by ICRISATand evalu…
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Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe
21.05.21-
Food security
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Health
Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers …
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A good pearl millet hybrid gets even better
23.04.21-
Food security
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Health
A team of researchers in India has bettered an immensely popular pearl millet hybrid, HHB…
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Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
16.04.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high…
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Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition
16.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem…
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Ghana farmers’ group raises groundnut yield five-fold with improved varieties, breaks three-decade productivity barrier
09.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Two improved groundnut varieties have helped a group of farmers in Ghana increase their yields…
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Malian farmers garner benefits of breeding initiatives, despite pandemic
26.03.21-
Food security
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Health
EU-APSAN-Mali project makes great strides in first year. More than 80,000 farmers, seed and grain…
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Building seed business hubs around women and youth in Tanzania
26.03.21-
Gender equality
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Health
Working with private seed companies, ICRISAT is helping integrate more women and youth into seed…
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UK Minister Lord Ahmad visits ICRISAT, discusses climate action
19.03.21-
Food security
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Health
Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the UK…
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The European Commission hopes for greater collaboration to improve food and nutrition security
19.03.21-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Delegates from the European Commission to Mali expressed interest in exploring new opportunities for…
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Watershed interventions provide groundwater access all year through
19.03.21-
Environmental health
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Health
Water conservation structures in Anantapuramu: A check dam (L) constructed in Kondampalle village, A…
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Investing in rural women farmers narrows the gender gap in agriculture
19.03.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming…
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Collective effort, irrespective of gender, need of the day for better, safer workplaces for women
12.03.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender parity cannot be achieved by putting the onus of it on one gender; joint…
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Special training sessions initiated for young women and hearing-impaired youth in Ghana
12.03.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To unlock the potential of youth in agriculture, we need targeted, inclusive interventions that appe…
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Creating a team of young scientists equipped with tech tools to fight pests and diseases
12.03.21-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A recent workshop on pest and disease modeling for crops was conducted for young scientists…
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