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BOSTON and NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading horizontal platform for cell programming and biosecurity, and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), a leading organization on One Health approaches, today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to collaborate on pandemic surveillance work. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural

On Thursday September 7th at the 13thAGRF Africa Food Systems Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Pan-African Bean Research Alliance was announced as winner of the Africa Food Prize.   From rural mountain hillsides to bustling urban markets, beans are grown, traded and eaten as a staple food crop across Africa. They are a primary source of protein for almost half

The ability to undertake inclusive and participatory investment planning to access climate finance for climate risk management and build resilience is weak. Thus, limiting the alignment of policies, identification of the main climate risks that threaten the agricultural sector, and capacity building of stakeholders to advance climate-smart agriculture investment planning initiatives. The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa

In the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam, livestock such as cattle and buffalo often graze on native pasture on the vast communal land and forests in the uplands. Yet, as winter arrives, livestock producers prepare themselves to confront a familiar challenge that arises: livestock feed shortage. Livestock production is a critical agricultural activity in Vietnam. In fact, the subsector has provided

The disease burden and economic losses associated with food safety standard failures are much higher in low- and middle-income countries than in the rest of the world ​(Jaffee et al., 2018)​. The informal markets serving many of the consumers in these countries are characterized by multiple intermediaries who source agricultural products from small-scale farmers and aggregate them for resale. Poor

The recent Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) workshop, held from 31st July – 2nd August 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, provided valuable insights into the potential of the FABLE-Ethiopia country team to assess the synergies and trade-offs of different national development targets and identify sustainable pathways . During this event, we explored the lessons learned and the potential of

Sprout is a digital platform that makes content available on a range of agricultural topics, ranging from maize and potato value chains, to livestock, financial services, and climate-smart agriculture. “Our goal is to be the Google of Agriculture” says Ritika Sood, Sprout’s Partnerships Leader This type of content is usually developed by local, regional and global experts, and it is

  Wageningen, the Netherlands and Rome, Italy 30 August 2023  StartLife and CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner for the implementation of joint initiatives which will support the transition to a more climate positive and diverse food system.  Agrifoodtech systems are resource-intensive and contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.   Capacity