News Overview

Three years ago, the CGIAR Climate Security team of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT established the Southern Africa Regional Hub, based in Pretoria, South Africa. The main mandate of the Hub was to generate evidence on how climate variability and extremes compound existing vulnerabilities to peace and stability in the region and help shape policymaking in this space. Since then, we have engaged with local communities to generate data in extremely vulnerable

Faces of Impact – Video Feature Story On a quiet backstreet in Mihango, Kenya, the gentle hum of machinery signals a small revolution underway. Inside a compact workshop stacked with sacks of sorghum, millet, and brown rice, Ms Dora Mummani is quietly rewriting Kenya’s snacking story. Her enterprise, IPOP Africa, stands as a living example of ICRISAT’s mission across the

By Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Abdullah Miajy, Abdul Haque, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In rural Bangladesh, where most farmland is reserved for rice and cash crops, homestead gardening has become a way for families to get nutritious food and additional income. These small household plots, often managed by women, play a vital role in diversifying diets and strengthening food security,

By Aditi Chugh and Danielle Resnick November 21, 2025 Each October, the global community focuses on the challenges facing rapidly growing cities and towns, starting with World Habitat Day early in the month and ending with World Cities Day. This year, the themes of “Urban October” were the subject of a side event at the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on October 23 in

The Alliance, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, and regional partners held a forage field event on November 10, 2025 in Sidama, Ethiopia, showcasing how improved forage innovations are helping farmers boost productivity, build climate resilience, and scale sustainable agriculture. The CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) initiative continues to demonstrate how research can translate into real, measurable change for farming communities.

Former Director General of ICARDA and Champion of Dryland Agriculture ICARDA is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Mahmoud El Solh on Sunday, 16 November 2025, a distinguished scientist, former Director General, and one of the most influential figures in ICARDA’s history.

Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind a shared goal: restoring the world’s farmland to strengthen food security, tackle climate breakdown, and protect biodiversity. CGIAR supports RAIZ as a technical partner.  RAIZ addresses one of today’s most urgent challenges. With over 1 billion hectares of agricultural land already degraded, food security, biodiversity,

Farmers, researchers, and counties in Nakuru introduced gender-transformative innovation bundles to boost yields and equality. Launched recently, the approach works because it tackles farming and social barriers together, improving resilience and decision-making. What if the biggest boost to farming in Kenya’s drylands wasn’t just better seeds, but better relationships, shared decisions, and stronger communities? It sounds surprising—but that’s exactly what farmers in Nakuru are