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Authors: Shadrack Mwatu and Juneweenex Mbuthia In July and August 2025, the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), conducted a ten-day intensive training of trainers’ workshop on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling under the CGIAR Policy Innovations program. Held at KIPPRA’s offices, the training brought together technical

IWMI researchers report a 9% increase in global crop water consumption between 2010-2020, adding further pressure on already strained water resources. The post Open access model and data on blue and green water consumption of crops to help close water data gap first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). View original article .wysiwyg a::after {margin-left: 10px;top: -1px;}

Stakeholders visit the River Level Station on the Lower Sabie River, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo: Ryan Nehring/IFPRI By Ryan Nehring, Buyani Fakudze, Jonathan Lautze The new IncoMaputo multi-stakeholder platform ensures that farmers, civil society and businesses from Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa are directly involved in the management of their shared rivers. In a milestone for transboundary water governance, the Incomati

Yonas Getaneh and Andrew Czyzewski How do we provide the absolute necessities of food and water for a growing global population without catastrophically degrading nature? The prevailing wisdom has been that through innovation, more efficiency, and smart policy, we could achieve a win-win: more food, but with less impact on land and water. But are we on the right track?

By Aditi Chugh and Danielle Resnick November 21, 2025 Each October, the global community focuses on the challenges facing rapidly growing cities and towns, starting with World Habitat Day early in the month and ending with World Cities Day. This year, the themes of “Urban October” were the subject of a side event at the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on October 23 in

Currently, 80% of the world’s people rely on just three agricultural commodities as primary food staples: Maize, rice, and wheat.

While Uzbekistan offers generous subsidies to tackle its water crisis, a hidden barrier remains: the power grid. Our research reveals why even 92% subsidies fail to convince many farmers when unreliable electricity and poor technical support make new technologies a risky bet.