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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.

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

The agreement: The collaboration between the two farmers cooperatives – Chefe Donsa Community Seed Bank and Habru Seftu Farmers’ Cooperative – and three food processing companies – Alvima PLC, Astuko PLC, and Ada’a Food Complex – marks a significant step towards the establishment of efficient and effective durum wheat value chain in Ethiopia. The agreement aims to establish a dedicated

In a new paper, “Applying the six-dimensional food security framework to examine a fresh fruit and vegetable program implemented by self-help groups during the COVID-19 lockdown in India,” published in the journal World Development, researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT looked at the effects of a government-backed women’s self-help group program in the state of Odisha, India and

Today’s consumers have access to increasingly more novel meat and dairy alternatives. These foods, which often look and taste like livestock-derived meat (for example, imitating the sensory profile of a burger with processed pea protein), frequently differentiate themselves with claims about a lower environmental footprint. But what does the science show? A report released during this week’s climate conference by

Post-harvest losses pose a significant challenge to agriculture in Kenya, with statistics revealing their pervasive impact on various value chains. The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT International (ABC), CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), in collaboration with The Rallying Cry, recently organized the launch of the Kenya Agri Hackathon

Through the AICCRA project, scientists, and researchers from across CGIAR— the world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research network—will support African national and regional partners with scientific and technical capacity development, with the aim of enhancing climate information services and validating packages of technologies, services or practices for agriculture that are validated to be ‘climate-smart’. So far at COP28, a total