Climate adaptation can unintentionally deepen tensions in fragile settings. This blog introduces the Conflict Sensitivity Wheel, a practical framework for assessing how adaptation policies interact with power, participation, and inequality, and how they can be redesigned to reduce conflict and support sustainable peace.
A meeting was held recently held in Nairobi to advance the design and integration of on-farm verification trials (OFVT) as a core component of breeding pipelines going forward.
Improving crops has never been more relevant but funding is tighter while expectations are rising. How did CGIAR crop improvement Science Program, Breeding for Tomorrow, respond to this reality in 2025?
Demand system estimation—gauging how consumer choices respond to changing prices and incomes—is a crucial facet of food policy research, yet remains a highly specialized and underdeveloped area in development economics
COP30’s compromise on adaptation indicators positions CGIAR as a vital partner, leveraging its research to transform cautious political agreements into measurable, financeable actions that strengthen global food, land, and nutrition systems against climate change.
CGIAR is supporting Honduras’ National Institute of Statistics to integrate climate and displacement into national surveys. By strengthening household data systems, the collaboration makes climate-driven mobility and vulnerability visible, improving evidence for policies that anticipate displacement and support affected communities.
Agricultural R&D struggles to scale innovations without intentional private sector collaboration. This article shows how IITA uses evidence-based tools, licensing frameworks, and co-creation models to turn research outputs into market-ready solutions for farmers.
A one-day CIMMYT–CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) workshop with BARI on 8 Dec 2025 brought together 25 early- and mid-career scientists (56% women) to strengthen creative and systems thinking for more innovative, inclusive, and scalable agricultural research.