In areas of Colombia once controlled by guerillas, conflicts over land continue and deforestation has risen considerably. But it’s in these same areas that researchers have found that farmers implementing sustainable land use systems, like agroforestry driven by cocoa (one of the key ingredients of chocolate), has contributed to reducing conflicts. Deforestation and Conflict In 2016, the government of Colombia
The arid region of Central Asia, West Asia, and North Africa (CWANA) faces increasing climate-related challenges, such as high temperatures, droughts, and floods. Despite limited agricultural land and water scarcity, the predominantly rain-fed agri-food systems are crucial for the social and economic stability of the region, determining employment, GDP, and local food security. However, vulnerability to resource overuse, climate
This advisory group is a body that provides advice and guidance to the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other relevant stakeholders on the promotion and facilitation of technical and scientific cooperation in support of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This is a valuable opportunity to continue to advance CGIAR’s advocacy efforts for policies that support
The results show that smoke from wildfires in South America accounts for approximately 12,000 premature deaths every year from 2014 to 2019, with ~230 of these deaths occurring in Indigenous territories. Exposure to harmful smoke particles is found to be much higher during the Amazonian dry season, from August to November each year, when wildfires more than double the
The Annual Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20) G20 Member States, Invited Countries, and International Organizations including CGIAR discussed ways to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable food systems at the Agricultural Chief Scientists Meeting (MACS) as part of the G20 Presidency of India. Under India’s G20 Presidency theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future” the
On 18 April and now available for rewatch, the Accelerate for Impact Platform invited Neil Crabb, CEO of Frontier IP to showcase success stories of bridging research ideas from lab to market and to join a discussion with the Alliance/CGIAR’s Nekesah Wafullah, Venture Builder Expert A4IP, about how to draw lessons for agricultural technology transfer, highlight synergies and pathways
This landmark agreement delivers perpetual, guaranteed funding to conserve the beans and forages collections housed in the CIAT-run Future Seeds genebank in Palmira, Colombia. The Crop Trust will cover a substantial part of the costs of the genebank operations essential to keep some 70,000 seed samples alive and available to researchers, breeders and farmers forever. Future Seeds holds the
Battle against Hunger In 2020, 828 million people globally went hungry and almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics. Despite India now being a middle-income country, it continues to struggle with food security, malnutrition, and rising levels of anemia among women and children. In recent years, there have been