The CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems held an inception and planning meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR on March 20, 2023. The meeting brought together scientists from seven CGIAR centers and various stakeholders from Lao PDR, including policymakers, researchers from the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) and international organizations based in Laos. The goal of the meeting was
Sprout, a project of Mercy Corps Agrifin, and the CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative (EiA), have joined hands to unleash open digital agriculture advisory content and precision advisory services for farmer facing organizations (FFOs) and the millions of smallholder farmers they serve across Nigeria. Sprout will support EiA to digitize deep researched specific value chain agronomic content for Nigeria using
Farming Systems Analysis (FSA) is commonly used in CGIAR to assess ‘what works where, and for who?’. The findings are used to prioritize tailored/context-specific interventions and target investments for greater impact. An assessment of seven new CGIAR initiatives showed us that FSA is employed in a similar way across these initiatives, opening up avenues for strong collaboration and sharing of
“Barley is the King of Crops!”. This is a popular phrase among farmers in Ethiopia. Indeed, it’s well said! With an estimated annual production of 2.18 tons/ha, cultivated on 811,782 ha of land (CSA, 2019), barley is one of the dominant staple crops in Ethiopia, making immense contribution to human and animal nutrition. It is a multipurpose crop, with
On 16 November 2022, CGIAR researchers in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) organizations and other relevant stakeholders held a country launch event for the One CGIAR Sustainable Intensification of the Mixed Farming Systems Initiative in Rangpur, Bangladesh. The three-year Initiative is one of the 32 new research and development initiatives unveiled in 2022 by CGIAR.
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 17, 2022 – The CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative (EiA) hosted a roundtable event to publish a draft Climate Adaptation strategic paper on Agronomy and Climate Change Adaptation entitled Agronomic Adaptive Strategies to Strengthen Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change on November 16, at COP27. The EiA is calling on all stakeholders (governments, private sector, and non-governmental organizations, etc.) to provide comments