Tanzania has taken a major step toward modernizing its agricultural research and seed system with the coming in of the Research Business Management System (RBMS), a centralized digital platform designed to organize, standardize, and manage breeder data, seed catalogues, research outputs, and project workflows.
Farmer uptake of improved bean varieties should not be the endpoint indicator of success. Low yield improvements in 3 countries, despite significant sowing of improved varieties, point to the need for improved management for farmers to reap benefits
In the paddy fields of Odisha, India, many farmers cultivate land they do not own—and without land titles, they cannot use their fields as collateral for formal credit
Education, Seeds, and Women’s Leadership in Action.
This blog highlights how agribusinesses in Malawi and Zambia are translating science into scalable, investment-ready business models through the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) Agribusiness Bootcamp—advancing inclusive growth, climate resilience, and market-driven innovation across agrifood systems.
CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow’s Accelerated Breeding team, together with Market Intelligence, recently spent ten days with IITA’s breeders working across maize, cowpea, soybean, cassava, yam, and banana. The goal was simple: strengthen alignment of Market Segments and Target Product Profiles (TPP), review breeding pipelines, and data systems.
Launched in January 2025 as a DTA-linked project, Fairgrounds aims to be the gateway for CGIAR to access global research data, while also opening CGIAR’s research data to the world.
Malawian smallholder farmers are turning beans into income and nutrition. Through improved seeds, cooperatives, and market access, farmers boost yields, earn profits, and build resilience, transforming livelihoods and strengthening local seed systems.