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The Philippine Rice Information System (PRiSM) received the Special Award for Sustainability from the International Data Corporation Singapore (IDC) at the Regional Future Enterprise Awards on November 19, 2024. The Future Enterprise Awards (FEA) celebrate outstanding organizations in the Asia Pacific region that spearhead digital transformation initiatives. Awardees are distinguished for their innovative technologies, which tackle significant challenges and promote

Socio-technical innovation bundles (STIBs) are social, technical, and technological solutions partnered with institutional and policy instruments that recognize and address context-specific challenges. Barrett (2021) explains that “Technological and institutional innovations in agri-food systems (AFS) over the past century have brought dramatic advances in human well-being worldwide.” However, they also recognize that these solutions are severely unsustainable because they damage the

13 November 2024 – The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program recently visited the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributing efforts to strengthen CGIAR-ASEAN collaboration. During the visit, the program’s delegations met with H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN Economic Community, and Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Assistant Director of the Food, Agriculture and Forestry Division.

The conference emphasized the need to align rice production with the Paris Agreement, UN SDGs, and other pledges, as well as its critical role in sustainable food systems and climate action. The discussions ranged from sustainable practices for smallholder farmers to advancements in MRV systems for tracking and reducing rice emissions. The event explored climate financing and carbon markets to

MANILA, Philippines – November 28, 2024 – The Philippines, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, faces increasing threats to its agricultural systems, as extreme weather events and shifting climate patterns continue to intensify. With food security, livelihoods, and economic stability at stake, strengthening agricultural resilience has become a critical priority. In a recent policy discussion, the CGIAR Initiative on

BAKU, Azerbaijan (21 November 2024) – In the face of mounting challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food insecurity, experts at COP 29 emphasized the critical need for transforming food systems and how a multisectoral approach to climate action can help countries achieve Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), and advance the global

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy, Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights how homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh under the MFS project. In northern Bangladesh, where agriculture has long been a way of life, women are emerging as entrepreneurs, transforming their livelihoods and the dynamics of their communities. With support from the CGIAR

Thailand (14 November 2024) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched an ambitious project aimed at transforming the environmental footprint of rice farming in Southeast Asia. The Methane Accelerator for Southeast Asia (MASEA), supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), targets significant reductions in methane emissions from rice cultivation. Southeast Asia, the global hub for