Since 2009, the Seeds for Needs initiative has focused on sustainably promoting use and conservation of indigenous crop diversity. Smallholder farmers equipped with better information and access to a portfolio of adapted crops can improve their productivity, enhance nutrition and increase resilience to climate change. The path to develop durum wheat value chains Durum wheat is a valuable commodity crop
Rice remains one of the most important food crops worldwide, contributing to the zero-hunger sustainable development goal and food security. However, the rice sector faces diverse biophysical, market, and institutional challenges that hinder its capacity to satisfy a growing demand. In this context, it is essential to strengthen networks and join efforts between researchers from different institutions and diverse stakeholders
En el LXV Encuentro PCCMCA de junio de 2023 en Guatemala, el programa de arroz participó en la mesa técnica, logrando el restablecimiento de una red de socios de investigación para mejorar genéticamente el arroz. Durante la sesión, se abordaron temas clave, facilitando la interacción entre actores investigativos y sentando las bases para una colaboración renovada.
From the dedicated CGIAR pavilion and beyond, participants from the Alliance immersed themselves in the events, drawing delegates’ attention to the importance of food systems transformation in climate change mitigation and adaptation, based on the Alliance’s latest research. Gathering insights from the Alliance’s team on site, it became clear that finally, food systems took center stage in the negotiations.
Agriculture and the processing of and trade in food products are notoriously riddled with inequality. Rural women as well as marginalized groups at the base of agrifood supply chains typically experience poor terms of trade and are embedded in highly unequal relationships with other actors along the chain. As a result, agrifood companies and Voluntary Sustainability Systems (VSS) are increasingly
There is no easy answer to this question, which is increasingly being asked by researchers in the Bioversity-CIAT alliance. However, some promising experiences are beginning to emerge around an approach known as human-Centered Design (HCD). In the Alliance, we define this approach as an open, iterative, five-phase process (Fig 1): (i) identifying a research problem or challenge (Scope), (ii) gathering
Do you know where your tea comes from? Recentreports on the state of the industry have shown that there is cause for concern about whether your cup of tea was produced ethically, particularly if those leaves came from India. Worryingly, these results pertain to tea plantations, which are a highly regulated sector with established worker protections. But there is another,
As a pivotal annual assembly, COPs serve as the primary global multilateral decision-making platform on climate change. This year, nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” by 2050, the main driver of climate change.1 It is the first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international climate negotiations. Moreover, COP28