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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia
12.08.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
MARPLE (Mobile and Real-time PLant disEase) Diagnostics is a revolutionary mobile lab developed by a…
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New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers
12.08.19- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts,…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
12.08.19- Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
09.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Published in Science, the article provides evidence for national policies that block stubble burning…
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Guiding farmers to safer use of pesticides in Rwanda and Burundi
08.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
It’s hard to overstate the importance of root, tuber, and banana (RTB crops) for smallholder…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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Making irrigation technology more affordable in Ethiopia
02.07.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
“We will give due attention to the agricultural sector to bring about a fundamental change,…
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Considering Gender in Irrigation: Technology Adoption for Women Farmers
02.07.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Originally published on The Chicago Council on Global Affairs as part of the Uncharted Waters blog…
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Science is not negotiable: Reflections from the UN climate talks in Bonn
02.07.19- Climate
Two things struck us the most in this year’s intersessional climate talks: Firstly, countries fail…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Women in wheat science
01.07.19Demand for wheat is predicted to increase 70% by the year 2050. As demand for…
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Experimental stations in Mexico improve global agriculture
01.07.19The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) operates five agricultural experiment …
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A day to remember: Scientists and processors exchange on the changes in the cassava value chain in Colombia over the past 20 years
01.07.19- Nutrition
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
With funding from the Roots, Tubers and Bananas Research Program (RTB), the International Center for…
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IITA Youth Agripreneurs program wins international award for youth empowerment innovations
01.07.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
In recognition of its commitment to improving both agribusiness opportunities and creditworthiness o…
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When small is beautiful – but not spectacular
01.07.19- Climate
Taking stock of a widespread water intervention in Africa. New study highlights the need for…
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Research approaches required for supporting the empowerment of pastoral dairy women
01.07.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Maasai woman feeding her child milk (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). The especially rich and clearl…
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Reconciling food security, resource depletion and environmental quality trade-offs in India
28.06.19- Climate
New research, by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), delved into linkages…
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Conservation agriculture meets relay cropping
28.06.19- Biodiversity
- Climate
In 2003, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) designed a set of long-term trials…
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The world needs a global system to detect and halt the spread of emerging crop diseases
28.06.19In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global…
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Conference: Challenges of eliminating child labor in agriculture and food chains
28.06.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Around the world, more than 70% of child labor is found in the agriculture sector—an…
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Long-standing partnership with Myanmar strengthened
28.06.19- Nutrition
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The Department of Agriculture Research (DAR), Myanmar, has enhanced its partnership with ICRISAT for…
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Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
28.06.19- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these…
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Zimbabwe’s First Lady emphasizes crop research during visit to ICRISAT
28.06.19- Biodiversity
- Nutrition
Looking to pull rural communities out of poverty through millets and sorghum, Zimbabwe’s First Lad…
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The role of biodiversity in agroforestry and other types of smallholder farming
28.06.19- Biodiversity
- Climate
The global supply and consumption of food has increased over the last 50 years. However,…
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Policy Seminar: Faster than you think – renewable energy and developing countries
27.06.19- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Ten years ago, predictions for the adoption of renewable energy around the world made it…
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