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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
20.01.20The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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Addressing nutrition in Ethiopia: Changes, challenges and opportunities
15.01.20-
Nutrition
John McDermott, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, refl…
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Tribute to Azage Tegegne, leading Ethiopian livestock scientist
14.01.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
It is with as much shock as sorrow that we report the untimely death of…
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New CGIAR dashboard shows results in a new light
13.01.20Interested in how CGIAR is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Looking for mor…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
13.01.20Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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Roots, tubers and bananas key ingredients of a more sustainable food future
09.01.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A new report from the World Resources Institute points to ways in which roots, tubers…
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PIM Newsletter: October – December 2018
14.01.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Collection of news from the Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) program for the last quarter…
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Weather, climate and gender: Promoting gender equality in rural climate services
27.12.18-
Climate
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Climate change brings with it erratic and shifting weather patterns. The first five months of…
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Challenging gender norms around trees and land restoration in West Africa: can research be transformative?
21.12.18-
Climate
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Trees are important sources of income for many women in the drylands of West Africa,…
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The right tools for the job: enabling breeding programs to be gender-responsive
12.12.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Over the past few decades, gender initiatives across CGIAR have created broad awareness among scient…
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Integrating Value Chain research across CGIAR
10.12.18-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In early October 2018, PIM’s Flagship on Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains hosted a workshop…
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The role of gender equality in accelerating progress on SDG2
10.12.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
There is a growing body of evidence that documents the linkages between SDG5 on gender…
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“You will be afraid of doing anything on your own”: Agricultural development, intimate partner violence, and women’s agency
05.12.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign (Nov. 25-Dec. 10) present…
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NEW STUDY: Urbanization associated with lower rates of child stunting but higher rates of obesity among women
20.11.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Washington, D.C: Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in…
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Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
16.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is pervasive globally, with estimates showing that one in three adul…
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Where is the standardized measure of women’s empowerment?
15.11.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Measurements of empowerment—particularly women’s empowerment—are having a moment in the spotli…
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New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
12.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Washington D.C.: Improved public health and nutrition programs for children under five years of age,…
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New case studies are powerful examples of gender-responsive plant and animal breeding
10.11.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Adoption and impact of new crop varieties and animal breeds depend on the tangible benefits…
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How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
07.11.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean.…
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NEW STUDY: Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
02.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Washington, D.C.: Direct cash transfers coupled with behavior change communication can reduce vio…
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Designing gender-sensitive and climate-smart technologies: a must for the future of Guatemalan agriculture
01.11.18-
Climate
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
A recent National Geographic article opened with the shocking headline: “Changing climate forces d…
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AfricaRice Council of Ministers sends strong signal of commitment to drive Africa’s rice agenda
26.10.18-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently…
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CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research - Third quarter newsletter issue
26.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
In this latest newsletter issue from the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, we featur…
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‘Merry-go-round’ groups spin Kenyan women farmers to success
22.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Last month’s report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change highlights wor…
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