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Ethiopia has been a forerunner in integrating gender and social inclusion (GESI) into agriculture policies and strategies. However, transforming these GESI strategies into practice has been a key challenge. The policy-practice gridlock requires, amongst other things, building capacity and ensuring necessary resources for implementing actors to understand, apply, and monitor interventions designed to address GESI. The Ukama Utsawi Initiative

To discuss ways to maximize the use of rice straw for the benefit of rice producers and promote innovative solutions to enhance climate resilience and productivity, the Rice straw-based circular economy for improved biodiversity and sustainability (RiceEco) project and the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) co-organized the Summit on the efficient and profitable use of rice straw in Cambodia

By Salma Begum and Hamidul Huq, IDSS-UIU and Ahmad Salahuddin, IRRI “Cropping intensity of thousands of acres of agricultural land could be increased and yields doubled if water management issues were resolved,” the Water Management Group (WMG) members from costal polders emphasized. They described obstacles posing challenges despite their mandated role in local water management:   “No matter how much

A collaboration between the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Delta Talks is a webinar series focusing on the development and results of research activities on securing food systems and strengthening climate resilience in the Asian mega-deltas. Delta Talks serves as a platform for the joint exchange of research results or ongoing work between

Experts in agriculture and innovation convened to engage in an open and inclusive dialogue on developing and deploying agritech solutions in Egypt. On 7 February 2024 at Cairo, CGIAR Centers – Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, ICARDA, IWMI, IFPRI, and supported by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) – in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology

CGIAR’s partners in a dozen countries of East and Southern Africa are “keeping it real” by helping to close the gaps between agricultural ambitions and results Partners from a dozen countries working with the CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa, known by its Shona-Swahili hybrid name Ukama Ustawi (denoting “partnership” and “development”, respectively), came together last week

For more than half a century, CGIAR and its many research partners in development have worked to improve agricultural practices, technologies and policies globally, in contexts still dominated by millions of smallholder farmers and herders. These innovations can generate better livelihood outcomes. The trick is how to best reach and benefit farmers, processors, retailers and consumers as part of the

A ‘Scaling Fund’ was launched late last year by the CGIAR Regional Research Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa, an initiative known also by its Shona-Swahili name, ‘Ukama Ustawi’ (denoting ‘partnership’ and ‘well-being’). This initiative supports climate-resilient agriculture and livelihoods in a dozen countries in East and Southern Africa. It helps millions of smallholders to intensify and diversify