MOROGORO, Tanzania (8 October 2025) — Elite rice lines are outperforming the current popular varieties across Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), reaching up to 7.5 tons per hectare in trials, with next-generation lines poised to hit 9 tons. These results were presented during the ESA 2025 Advancement Meeting held by OneIRRI- NARES Network for East and Southern Africa, where the
From 22nd to 26th September 2025, more than 160 delegates from 27 countries came together in Edinburgh for Natural Fibre Connect (NFC) 2025 with over 1,000 participating virtually. NFC is an alliance between leading alpaca, cashmere, mohair and wool organizations and the event is a global platform that brings together different value chain stakeholders such as producers, policymakers, researchers and
With more than 1,300 delegates from 90 countries, the tenth Global Land Forum (GLF) turned Bogotá into the epicenter of international debate on land rights. In this setting, CGIAR contributed its perspective from applied research, participating in the decision-making spaces of the International Land Coalition (ILC) and presenting locally grounded solutions. Held recently in the Colombian capital, the GLF brought together experts, community
By Bedru Balana, Augustine Iraoya, Abba Aminu, Musa T. Yakasai, and Claudia Ringler November 11, 2025 In Nigeria, rainfed agriculture supports over 90% of agricultural production. Yet—as in the rest of Africa— farmers using this approach face increasingly erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and extreme weather events. Small-scale irrigation (SSI) has emerged as one of the most promising and potentially transformative solutions
On October 31, 2025, the Ousmane Tanor Dieng Ministerial Sphere in Diamniadio hosted the official launch of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan (CSAIP). The event, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock (MASAE), symbolized the country’s commitment to reconciling productivity, resilience, and sustainability. Born from a broad participatory process, the Plan emerged thanks to the technical and scientific
As COP30 opens in Belém, the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) is a key track for CGIAR. Established under the Paris Agreement’s Article 7, the GGA aims to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability worldwide. After years of technical work – including the adoption of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience at COP28, which set thematic targets for
Climate finance is generating considerable interest at COP30. Last year’s talks in Baku (COP29) set a bold financial vision through the “Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3 T”, aiming to scale up climate finance for developing countries to at least $1.3 trillion annually by 2035. Now, in Belém, negotiators face the challenge of translating that vision into concrete commitments. The urgency is
Under the UNFCCC’s Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security (SJW) – a four-year program launched at COP27 – countries are moving from dialogue towards delivery. Midway through this program, COP30 in Belém is a pivotal checkpoint. Why? Agriculture, which sustains billions of livelihoods and contributes significantly to emissions, must become part of