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Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 November 2024 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), in collaboration, launched Climate-Smart Mapping and Adaptation Planning (CS-MAP) on November 24, 2024, at the BARC Auditorium in Farmgate, Dhaka. As part of the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas, CS-MAP aims to enhance food security and climate resilience

Coastal polders in Bangladesh are crucial for the food security and livelihoods of millions. However, coastal farmers face significant challenges from climate change, including complex water management issues. To address these challenges, Water Management Groups were formed under the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) to involve farmers and other local stakeholders. Unfortunately, many of these groups are currently inactive due

On November 26, 2024, WorldFish, in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute, the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), and Cambodia Development Resource Institute, held a National Dialogue on Integrated Decentralized Food System Governance, Food Security, and Nutrition. The event, held at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh, aimed to improve agri-food systems in the Cambodian Mekong

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Paddy Rice Research Group of the Global Research Alliance co-organized a webinar that aimed to share the success story and lessons learned from the development and implementation of Rice Activity Monitoring and Reporting System (RiceMoRe) in Vietnam, as well as to explore opportunities to support other countries in the SEA region. The

To scale the Climate-Smart Mapping and Adaptation Planning (CS-MAP) tool across Bangladesh’s coastal districts, an Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) workshop was held on November 25, 2024, at the BARC Auditorium in Dhaka. The workshop brought together government and non-government partners to discuss scaling strategies for the CS-MAP tool. Md. Mozdar Hosen, Director of Field Service Wing of the

Originally published in Africa’s Voice on Water (AVOW) Magazine Volume 3 (Pages 18-19) There is a rapidly growing trend towards adopting solar-powered irrigation systems as a critical adaptive strategy by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The El Niño phenomenon has intensified food and water insecurity across southern Africa, including Zambia, resulting in an increase in the adoption of solar-powered irrigation

SOC TRANG, Vietnam, 21 November 2024 – Co-organized by the Department of Crop Production-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (DCP-MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a consultation meeting was held to discuss opportunities and cooperation to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Project for 1 Million Hectares of High-Quality and Low-Emission Rice in the Mekong Delta by

Bringing farmers to the fore with Virtual Reality Field Trips In the rapidly advancing digital landscape, emerging technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) have the potential to revolutionize the way we perceive agrifood systems and communicate development work. VR enables us to engage with high-resolution video, spatialized audio, and panoramic images from a 360-degree view. Statista projects that VR and similar