Closing the gender gap in agriculture by empowering women farmers has the potential to raise the incomes of 58 million people, and the resilience of an additional 235 million. Dr. Eileen Nchanji has studied these disparities for years. She has different questions in mind. “Instead of reflecting on the existing gender gap, what solutions can we start working on that can
As a country with arid and semi-arid land, the effects of climate change put food security and many livelihoods at stake, demanding an urgent shift towards resilient and sustainable farming. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) offers solutions by promoting practices that enhance productivity, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, CSA technologies are highly diverse and vary between productions systems and regions.
375 enset-farming households in 20 communities were interviewed to gain insight into multiple aspects of these enset farms, from socio-economical differences, to crop diversification, the specifics of enset cultivation, management and uses, and the challenges pertaining enset production. The results from this survey have been published in three individual articles. Have you heard of the enset crop? Enset is a
Vietnam’s climate conditions have greatly affected the vulnerability of its local agriculture. In 2020, the region lost US$ 10 billion as a result of the impacts of climate change. Additionally, in 2022, 874 hectares of rice and 4,445 hectares of other crops in many areas of Vietnam were flooded due to Typhoon Noru. A recent study estimated that with a
The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform and Rockstart power this innovation challenge with the aim of providing know-how and network to entrepreneurs in Latin America who are working to ensure the cocoa industry contributes to forest conservation and peacebuilding. Are you an innovator working on a solution that is applicable to the cocoa value chain in Colombia? Applications are open
For most of us this year, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has leapt from the realm of the possible to the inevitable. Sectors from healthcare to media are grappling with AI’s abilities, and agriculture is no exception. CGIAR scientists have already spent years exploring how AI can further efforts to sustainably grow resilient crops and ensure that farmers adapt
According to a recent global analysis, only 1% of the global public data on bee distribution comes from Asia, even though 15% of the world’s bee species are thought to live there. In a new paper, “Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation”, published in the journal Biological Conservation, 74 researchers from various regions including 13 Asian
Palmira, Colombia. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator and U.S. Senator, visited on August 2 the campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Palmira, Colombia. Accompanied by a delegation from the space agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, Nelson had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the progress of the SERVIR-Amazonia