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New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), shows that adopting a portfolio of conservation agriculture and crop diversification practices is more profitable and better for the environment than conventional agriculture. Reported last month in Nature Scientific Reports, the results of the study

We caught up with Professor Guy Poppy, member of the IAES Evaluation Reference Group, to shed some light on the pivotal role of the newly established UK-CGIAR Centre for Collaboration and Innovation in Science and Technology. During the interview he was in Washington DC, USA, speaking at the National Academies at their Food Forum. The new UK-CGIAR Centre for Collaboration and Innovation

We recently had the opportunity to sit down virtually with Dr. David Meyer and Dr. Glenn Bryan, key contributors to the evaluation of the CGIAR Genetic Innovation Science Group (GI SG) under the SG evaluations umbrella (visit Portal). In this Q& A, David and Glenn share their insights and key takeaways from the real-time evaluation process. Their expertise highlights the achievements and

We spoke with Cristiano Rossignoli from WorldFish and who is based in Florence and Mooghdo Mahzab from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Dhaka to explore their insights from their participation at the Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) 2024, their work, and their perspectives on CGIAR’s evaluation systems. They highlighted the importance of strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Impact Assessment (MELIA) processes and shared how evaluations

CGIAR is a vast and complex organization and understanding its different bodies can sometimes feel overwhelming. The Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) plays a crucial role within this system as an independent science advisory body. Comprising of eight diverse experts, ISDC provides strategic advice to the System Council, the funders and country representatives of CGIAR. ISDC is also one