Soil erosion is sweeping away African farmers’ profits. With current soil degradation rates up to 100 times higher than the soil’s natural regeneration rate, farms are suffering from a widening crop yield gap that is estimated to cost Africa an annual loss of USD $68 billion. The prevalence of soil erosion and runoff across 65% of cropland has seriously jeopardized
The two organizations have worked together since 2014 to develop sustainable agricultural practices that benefit rural women, youth and farming communities worldwide. In a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the partners have established a framework for enhanced collaboration in research, development, capacity building and resource mobilization, to deliver impact to rural smallholder farmers. “This collaboration marks a significant milestone in
The Private Sector Incentives and Investments (PSii) project, which is implemented by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, financed by the European Commission and managed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) represents a major step towards achieving sustainable and inclusive food systems under the CGIAR’s Agroecological Transitions Program for Building Resilient, Inclusive, Agricultural and Food Systems (TRANSITIONS).
MANILA, Philippines—Achieving sustainable food systems transformation in Southeast Asia entails cooperation and collaboration among the public and private sector, including research organizations and financial institutions in the region. Bringing together experts from CGIAR Centers in Southeast Asia and ASEAN member states, the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program highlighted how innovations and synergies across relevant stakeholders contribute
Many regulations on food production aim to increase the sustainability of value chains. However, as illustrated in the case of the EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR), due to compliance procedures these well-intentioned policies can unintentionally discriminate against smallholder farmers, even though many of them adopt lower-impact traditional farming practices. How does this happen, and how is the Alliance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, in collaboration with BlueGreen Labs, has launched a new e-course on Fusarium wilt of banana on the banana plant health learning platform www.crophealth.org. Here, courses are developed within the CGIAR ‘Plant Health’ initiative, providing accessible and practical knowledge for effective banana disease management. The e-course on Fusarium wilt of banana addresses the practical
Cairo, 27 March 2024 – The CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), in collaboration with project partners, has announced the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge: a global call for innovators developing agri-tech solutions for a more sustainable, efficient, and climate-resilient agricultural system in Egypt. AgriTech4Egypt is a program designed to connect, accelerate, and upscale agri-tech ventures that align with the objectives of
WASHINGTON D.C. | April 8, 2024 — A ground-breaking new paper published in Nature Food from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) exposes a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the foods we eat. It unveils a meticulously curated list of 1,650 nutritionally and culturally diverse foods for biochemical analysis, of which more than 1,000 are not included in any globally recognized food composition databases.