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By Dr. Eliud K. Kireger, Director General and Dr. Benjamin Kivuva, Assistant Director, Crop Improvement and Seed Systems Research Programs, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KARLO) In agriculture for development, collaboration networks play a vital role in the success of research. These networks thrive on the connections between researchers, private companies and public institutions, working together as a system.

By Godfrey Asea, Senior Principal Research Scientist, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) In Uganda, the need for accelerated agricultural innovation is important and high to achieve increased productivity and national effort on agro-industrial exports. While the population grows rapidly, by close to three percent per year, agricultural productivity lags behind, putting pressure on environment and food security, nutrition, and income

by Jonathan Newby, Erik Delaquis, Luz Andrea Gomez, Adriana Bohorquez Cassava production in Mainland Southeast Asia is a multi-billion-dollar sector supporting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, rural communities, and national trade balance sheets. Productivity is essential when competing in the global starch and carbohydrate market against alternative feedstock for a range of food and industrial applications. This is

By Chiedozie Egesi, Executive Director/CEO, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) is the only research institute in Africa fully dedicated to Root and Tuber Crop (RTC) breeding. These crops are vital staples for millions across the continent, making our work crucial to food security.   To amplify impact, NRCRI has embraced collaboration with CGIAR

By Bert Lenaerts & Neale Paguirigan In 2025, approximately 690 Seed Product Market Segments (SPMS) have been identified through collaboration between CGIAR centers and national partners. According to Market Intelligence Brief 1, these SPMS were defined using eight harmonized Market Segment (MS) criteria to ensure consistency across crops and countries. These same criteria are now also applied to newly developed

CGIAR INITIATIVES Market Intelligence Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas

By Ram Dhulipala, Interim Director of CGIAR’s Digital Transformation Accelerator, and Peter Coaldrake, Interim Director of Breeding for Tomorrow  CGIAR’s 2025–2030 Research Portfolio is designed to strengthen connections between science, partners, technology, and the people who rely on them. Within the Portfolio, Science Programs and Accelerators work hand in hand. An example of this integrated approach is the collaboration between

Message from Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) Interim Director Peter Coaldrake to CGIAR Breeders, National Partners, and Funders.  CGIAR has a track record of 50 years of success in the field of crop innovation, credited with spurring the Green Revolution and saving a billion lives, primarily in Asia where many people were on the brink of starvation.   Today, as we aim