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On 14–15 July, a delegation of ICARDA and ARC-Egypt scientists embarked on an exploratory visit to Marsa Matrouh, located on Egypt’s northwestern Mediterranean coast. The visit aimed to enhance understanding of the area’s natural environment, soil types, existing farming practices, and production systems, while identifying opportunities to introduce new farming system innovations. Building on our longstanding collaboration and previous achievements in

By Taddese Zerfu August 6, 2025 In Africa, digital technologies are rapidly changing the way health care is provided, monitored, and evaluated. Ethiopia’s experience with the national web-based health information management platform, District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2), shows how data systems can be a game changer in advancing improved maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes—even in settings with few

By Dyutiman Choudhary, Narayan Khanal, Santosh Nepal, Sanju Koirala, Timothy J. Krupnik In Nepal, maize is the second most important crop after rice in terms of area, production, and yield. Despite strong demand, government prioritization, and the availability of improved technologies, maize production remains low. The value chain is poorly coordinated, and access to support services is limited. Fragmented and

Rice, Liberia’s staple, is a major socio-economic element in the West African coastal country. From everyday dish to the most elegant occasion, rice is part of the menu.  This cereal crop, according to reports, makes up nearly half of the calorie intake of adults, and accounts for about 15% of the overall spending of an average household in the

As global food-security challenges intensify, the urgency to strengthen capacity in breeding programs has never been greater. CGIAR Breeding Resources (BR), an area of work (AoW) of CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow Science Program, is rising to the challenge, not only by delivering world-class breeding tools and services globally, but also by ensuring the people who use them are equipped with

The Netherlands (NL) – CGIAR research programme contributes to transformational change in agriculture around the world by advancing food system knowledge and joint public and private innovation. The programme is part of the strategic partnership between the Government of the Netherlands and CGIAR, now entering its second phase (2024–2030), focuses on advancing sustainable food systems knowledge, objectives which are also key to

A regional technical training took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The training aimed to strengthen individual and institutional capacities to access, design and implement climate finance mechanisms to support the transformation of livestock systems into low-emission and climate-resilient models. In Africa, livestock plays a vital role in agricultural economies, contributing up to 40% of agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The United States Dry Bean Council (USDBC) and the Alliance-led Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) launched a strategic partnership in Nairobi to boost dry bean innovation, trade, and food security across Africa, positioning beans as a driver of nutrition, sustainability, and economic growth. The strategic partnership between USDBC and PABRA was launched on June 29, 2025, with a vibrant celebration in Nairobi that brought together food innovators,