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IFPRI’s five decades of experience has shown that development policy research has a stronger likelihood of making an impact and meeting real-world needs when it is adapted to local contexts and created with national and local partners. The best bet for generating context-specific research is operating within beneficiary countries and communities. Building on this evidence, the new IFPRI Strategy 2026-2030 deepens an institutional commitment to decentralization.

In Vietnam, CGIAR and partners are strengthening farmer-centered approaches to precision nutrient management, ensuring that women and ethnic minority farmers have a stronger voice in shaping sustainable agricultural practices.

PRESS RELEASE Nairobi, 15 October 2026 Addressing gendered impacts of the polycrisis on food systems needs cross-cutting efforts by governments, funders, NGOs and researchers, finds CGIAR GENDER Accelerator.

In Ethiopia's Hadiya Zone, smallholder farmers are turning small plots of oats into profitable forage seed businesses that provide supplementary income, helping families cope with feed shortages, adapt to a changing climate, and plan for the future.

In Cambodia’s Tonle Sap floodplains, water connects farms, fisheries, ecosystems and communities.

Digital tools benefit women in agriculture in a variety of ways. Evidence from multiple countries shows gains in financial inclusion, decision-making power, access to credit, and well-being when services are designed to meet women’s needs.

IITA introduced Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) at the RAB Rubona station to increase multiplication rates while improving the quality and survival of tissue-culture-derived cassava plantlets.

Access to quality seed is one of the most important foundations of a productive maize sector.