The traditional milpa intercrop — in which maize is grown together with beans, squash, or other vegetable crops — can furnish a vital supply of food and nutrients for marginalized, resource-poor communities in the Americas, according to a study published today in Nature Scientific Reports. One hectare of a milpa comprising maize, common beans, and potatoes can provide the annual
Gender-inclusive participation in the sciences allows both men and women to fully benefit from advancements in science and technology. The past year revealed both the interconnectedness of and the challenges facing the global community. As scientists rushed to create a vaccine, COVID-19 claimed lives and stalled economies. While the pandemic dominated global headlines throughout 2020, climate change remained an
Bernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and a professor of aquaculture and fisheries extension, economics, and marketing at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Fregene facilitates the delivery of new technologies to aquaculture producers, aiming to increase local production of aquatic foods, improve household nutrition, and create job opportunities for women and youth. In her role, she manages interventions
Quennie Vi Rizaldo is a Human Nutrition Specialist at WorldFish collaborating on the USAID-funded Fish For Livelihoods project to support small-scale aquaculture farmers and fishers in Myanmar. Her research supports improved nutritional outcomes in aquatic foods systems through use of nutrition-sensitive approaches, including the integration of diverse vegetable crops alongside farmed fish in homestead ponds. In her role, Rizaldo specializes
On 4th November 2020, SPIA issued a small grant call for proposals on the topic of Agricultural innovations in Ethiopia. Building on the partnership with the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) and the LSMS-ISA team at the World Bank, the call aimed to identify PhD or Master’s students and early-career researchers as grant recipients to analyze the datasets of the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS),
BY LORI BEAMAN, SYLVAN HERSKOWITZ, NIALL KELEHER AND JEREMY MAGRUDER Around the world, youth play sports wherever there is enough space to kick a ball or swing a bat: On fields, beaches, empty streets, or vacant lots. Few activities capture the excitement, energy, and imagination of youth as much as sports. Since the early 2000s, enthusiasm has grown for using
Launched by The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith, UK Minister for Pacific and the Environment at FCDO and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit and discussed at CFS 47, the Transforming Agricultural Innovation for People, Nature and Climate campaign aims to mobilize a global network of climate champions. Aligned with this campaign, CoSAI and its partners will influence global investment priorities and
The CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) has recently released “Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evidence on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia”, a report that synthesizes a 5-year collaboration with the Central Statistics Agency and the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), World Bank team. Monitoring progress in agriculture requires evidence on innovations and their adoptions. To better guide