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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Effects of rising CO2 on protein, iron, and zinc availability in global diets
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In recent years, the global fight against chronic hunger and undernutrition has focused increasingly…
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How RTB researchers try to develop the potential of RTB seed systems
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)18.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Roots, tubers and bananas share one characteristic that unites them in the CGIAR Research Program…
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Ghana’s ten percent agricultural expenditure saga: Why reported government expense shares are less than meets the eye
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.07.19-
Food security
In 2003, African countries signed the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAAD…
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DailyMaverick.co.za: As water systems fail across the country, rural communities look to self-supply
IWMI17.07.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
About half of municipal wastewater and water treatment works across South Africa are in a…
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What's the future of food subsidies in Egypt?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.07.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
In Egypt’s current context of wide-ranging economic reforms, there is growing momentum to improve …
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PIM Achievements in 2018: Highlights
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)15.07.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Sound policies and well-functioning institutions and markets are essential to building sustainable a…
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AfricaRice teams up with national partners to sustainably intensify rice-based systems in Africa
AfricaRice15.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
15 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboratio…
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US Government renews commitment to Mali’s food security and agriculture-led economic growth
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.07.19-
Food security
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Health
Renewing its commitment to investments in Mali, USAID’s partnership declaration event at the US Em…
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Understanding farmer concerns to improve pest and disease management
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)11.07.19-
Food security
Insect pests and diseases are high on the list of concerns for farmers of root,…
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United States and Mali launch five-year partnership for food security and livelihood resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Written by Assoumane Maiga Beneficiary Aoussata Coulibaly (left) talks with the Malian minister of a…
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IITA joins call for a global surveillance system to detect and halt the spread of crop disease
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.07.19-
Food security
A team of researchers has argued in Science that as nations collaborate to detect and stop human…
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Understanding farmers’ willingness to pay for root, tuber and banana crop planting material
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)02.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Experimental auctions reveal the true willingness of farmers to pay (WTP) for various farming inputs…
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Making irrigation technology more affordable in Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)02.07.19-
Food security
“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
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)02.07.19-
Food security
Originally published on The Chicago Council on Global Affairs as part of the Uncharted Waters blog…
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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
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)01.07.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
With funding from the Roots, Tubers and Bananas Research Program (RTB), the International Center for…
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Research approaches required for supporting the empowerment of pastoral dairy women
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.07.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Maasai woman feeding her child milk (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). The especially rich and clearl…
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Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.06.19-
Food security
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Health
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these…
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The case for rushing farmer access to BARI Gom 33
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.06.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
In 2016, the emergence of wheat blast, a devastating seed- and wind-borne pathogen, threatened an a…
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