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Event summary  On 9 April 2025, during the CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, the Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) Science Program dialogue session highlighted how science-backed solutions can transform livestock and aquatic food systems to be inclusive, low-emission and nutrition-rich. The session underscored the need to reimagine food systems by focusing on smallholders, women and youth, and by addressing

  Group photo of workshop participants (photo credit: IWMI). With marine fish stocks declining and rural livelihoods under strain, small reservoirs in northern Ghana are emerging as promising alternatives for aquaculture-based food and income security. On June 10, 2025, 37 stakeholders from policymakers and researchers to fish farmers and private sector actors gathered in Tamale, Ghana to co-design inclusive,

The CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) program is advancing gender inclusivity, scientific innovation, and local partnerships including with Mali’s Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER) to strengthen the country’s small ruminant value chain. Launched in Bamako in June 2025, the five-year program is coordinated by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboration with IER, the International Center for Agricultural

As Nepal positions itself to meet growing national demand for safe, nutritious dairy while tackling climate and productivity challenges, over 50 stakeholders gathered on May 13–14, 2025, for a national co-design workshop. The event served as a platform to co-develop a Theory of Change for Nepal’s dairy value chain under the CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) Science Program.

As Southern Africa faces mounting climate pressures and food system vulnerabilities, Zambia is stepping forward with an ambitious plan to sustainably transform its livestock and aquaculture sectors. From July 3 to 4, 2025, key stakeholders convened at Twangale Resort in Lusaka for a co-design workshop under the CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Science Program. The two-day event was a

At the Anticipatory Drought Risk Finance Product Design Workshop, organized in the framework of the NG’OMBE project, innovative ways to protect livelihoods and improve drought risk financing were discussed among over 40 participants.