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As Asia’s strongest storm of 2024 ravaged parts of the region’s mainland, leaving billions in dollars in agricultural losses, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT reaffirmed its commitment to bolster research collaboration on agricultural climate resilience, particularly in typhoon-stricken Vietnam and Laos. The Alliance in Vietnam – along with the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment and three fellow CGIAR

Women are key actors in agrifood systems, participating on and off farm at different scales and across the public sector, private sector and civil society. However, there is a “dramatic imbalance” between women’s enormous and essential contributions to agrifood systems and their leadership and decision-making power. This global pattern holds true in India, where women often decision-making power than their male counterparts.

Indigenous seeds often passed down through generations, are uniquely adapted to local environmental conditions. They are more resilient to climate extremes, pests, and diseases than commercial seed varieties, making them crucial in times of changing climate and agricultural uncertainty. By preserving indigenous seeds, communities protect their biodiversity and safeguard their right to food. Local seed systems and community seed banks

As much as agriculture is blamed for being one of the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, causing deforestation, soil degradation, and climate change, agriculture, environmental and development experts are also unanimous that agriculture is also the arena where solutions must be sought. This was the resounding message from a high-level panel discussion by global leaders in agricultural research and development

To boost Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, the government launched the Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) initiative in 2019. This initiative aims to raise farmers’ incomes, expand market opportunities, enhance agro-processing, increase product volumes, and create more jobs. Smallholder farmers, however, face major challenges due to climate change. Unpredictable rainfall, frequent droughts and extreme weather events are causing crop failures, reducing incomes, and

October 29, 2024 – Lotus for Agricultural Investment & Development and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT are proud to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding – a strategic collaboration aimed at driving the growth of the agrifood and climate-tech ecosystem in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform

Norway and USAID also announced that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) – a pioneering impact investment group dedicated to financing and supporting African entrepreneurs while strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems across the African continent – was competitively selected as the FASA fund manager. The CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF) will be its agricultural and climate partner. I&P brings a strong track

When a peace agreement was reached in 2016 after 62 years of Colombia’s brutal conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), there was much to celebrate. Guerillas laid down arms, citizens celebrated the optimistic onset of a new era of history, and both sides took action to ensure peace endured, including integrating ex-combatants into society and politics. The