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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Ojanji Wandera16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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ASEAN-CGIAR workshop reviews use of Vietnam's biodiversity to promote resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.11.23-
Biodiversity
A workshop to promote the use of agrobiodiversity in transforming Vietnam’s food systems towards m…
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Reducing antibiotic overuse in Vietnam’s agricultural sector: Stories from chicken farmers
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)21.11.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In Vietnam, a hidden problem troubles the agricultural sector, particularly in chicken farming. Farm…
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World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2023: Preventing antimicrobial resistance together through collaborative research
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)21.11.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is marked annually from 18 to 24 November to raise…
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Ethiopia strides towards One Health with launch of integrated food safety technical working group
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)16.11.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Foodborne diseases are a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Afri…
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From fleece to screens: Revolutionizing sheep and goat marketing in the digital age
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, genetic improvement holds the key to advancing the li…
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Bridging science and tradition to tackle zoonotic diseases in Isiolo County, Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.11.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In rural pastoral areas like Isiolo County, Kenya, people and their animals share a close…
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Enhancing livestock investments for climate-resilient and inclusive policy implementation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The livestock sector plays a vital role in Africa's economy. It not only provides food…
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Open access to CGIAR research – next steps with our CGSpace community
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.10.23For Open Access Week in 2022, we celebrated a major milestone: 100,000 knowledge products published…
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ILRI deputy director general Iain Wright reappointed to UN Panel of Experts on Food Security
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.10.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Iain Wright, deputy director of general research and development–Integrated Sciences at the Intern…
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Press Release: Ukama Ustawi Scaling Fund Launch - Advancing Climate Resilience and Innovation in East and Southern Africa
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa24.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nairobi, Kenya, 23 October 2023 — The CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern…
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Technical working group formed to strengthen food safety framework in Vietnam
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.10.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In its continuing efforts to improve food safety, Vietnam has launched a food safety technical…
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Uganda biobanking training launches new initiative to preserve Africa’s indigenous chicken
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)04.10.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Twenty-five scientists from eastern and central Africa have benefitted from training to identify, is…
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New study confirms efficacy of low-cost interventions in reducing pork contamination in Vietnam
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.09.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Researchers in Vietnam have provided evidence of the potential of low-cost interventions in reducing…
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Integrating herd health for improved pig production in Uganda’s central region
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.09.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity is testing an integrated herd health package…
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Milking it: boosting and professionalizing Kenya’s informal dairy sector
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.09.23-
Food security
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Nutrition
On the outskirts of Kenya’s Rift Valley town of Eldoret, many locals make money by…
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Increasing Kenya’s food, land and water policy coherence through coordination and collaboration
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.09.23-
Environmental health
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
On 15 August 2023, the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) hosted the…
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Smallholder farmers in Kongwa District, Tanzania, use the iSAT advisory tool to better manage climate risks
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)21.09.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
To help smallholder farmers make better agricultural decisions and reduce the negative effects of cl…
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Climate change, mosquitoes and disease: Battling a lethal trio in northern Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.09.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Beyond the well-documented rise in global temperatures, climate change is precipitating a grave publ…
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