Adopting drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties has helped lift millions of people above Africa’s poverty line. In his recently launched book, How to avoid a climate disaster: The solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need, Bill Gates mentioned this innovation, singling out CGIAR as being “at the forefront of supporting the world to feed itself through research including developing improved higher-yielding
Interview with Giulia Caroli, Visiting Researcher at CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security by Nina de Ayala Parker. This year’s UN theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘Choose to Challenge’ in the lead up to the Global Generation Equality Forum, which seeks to realize women’s rights for an equal future by actively ensuring women have a seat at every table. So,
This International Women’s Day, join Kitty, Louise and Rebecca for a coffee break, where they chat about agriculture in Africa and the role of women in innovation. In recognition of International Women’s Day 2021, Louise O. Fresco, Kitty van der Heijden and Rebecca Sarku chatted over a virtual coffee about agriculture in Africa and the role of women in innovation. They discuss a wide
To mark International Women’s Day, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Global Wheat Program met with inspiring women in the global wheat research community. In addition to highlighting the work of these leaders in science, breeding and strategy, these conversations identified five key areas to be addressed over the next five years. Defining these “five-in-five” represents the first step in
On the International Women’s Day – and every day – we must call out gender bias wherever we see it. The trouble is, when it comes to land and property rights, much is hidden behind closed doors. But now, a new survey is giving voice to women around the world, letting them share their perceptions of their property rights. Unlike many surveys which interview
The state of Odisha, in the east of India, ranks sixth in rice production in the country. Agriculture in Odisha’s tribal-dominated plateau region, however, is characterized by depleted soils along with low and variable rice yields. During the monsoon season, more than 60,000 hectares of land are left fallow, due to lack of knowledge and to farmers’ low risk tolerance.
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Elizabeth Nduta Njeri, a community health volunteer supporting the COVID response in Nairobi, to recognize ‘Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’.
Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their livelihoods and ensure the continued flow of fish despite COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions. African women make up at least 60 percent of those handling fish once landed, buying wholesale to sell at local, regional, and international markets or to process through smoking, deep frying, and