As One CGIAR takes shape it becomes critical to build on the progress already made. Participants in the virtual Golden Egg Transfer Marketplace event held in June 2021 reviewed 36 major research assets known as golden eggs and addressed their suitability for inclusion within the One CGIAR Initiatives. The CGIAR 2022–24 Investment Prospectus calls for the development of 33 Initiatives
Mon, 08/02/2021 “Kolfa” is a brand-new app which provides commodity price information to Tunisian farmers in near real-time. The bilingual Arabic-French app, now available for free on Google Play Store, has been developed by the ICARDA ICT2Scale team in Tunisia, with the support of the CGIAR’s Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (CRP PIM), and in partnership with the National
On July 27, 2021, ICARDA’s Director-General, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, led a scientific virtual lecture titled “ICARDA’s Efforts and Achievements in Developing Date Palm Cultivation Sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries,” which the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIAAI) organized. More than a hundred experts and specialists attended, representing 16 countries. During the lecture, Mr. Abousabaa
BY JULIE KURTZ AND DREW SAMPLE Our food system has a plastic problem. Macro- and micro-plastic pollution is contaminating aquatic and agricultural ecosystems—threatening food security. Plastics are entering food chains, threatening both animal and human health. Meanwhile, as diets increasingly include more packaged ultra-processed and fast foods, the food system itself is generating more and more plastic pollution. Takeout food and beverage
A pilot study determined a new fish smoking protype is cheaper and safer to operate for rural fish processors and produces fewer emissions. Smoking, hot or cold, is a proven way to extend the shelf life of fish and add retail value. In many low- and middle- income countries, where cold storage is limited, smoking kilns help to preserve fish
The Hallbars Award brings welcome attention to the importance of indigenous knowledge and practices within resilient and sustainable food systems.
The Fusarium wilt TR4 is ravaging banana plantations around the world. The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and partners in Yunnan, China explored the ability of five Bacillus strains to control the spread of TR4 by identifying its biocontrol activities through RT-qPCR.
Shakuntala Thilsted, recipient of the 2021 World Food Prize, explains why diverse aquatic food production systems need to holistically nourish the world in an article in Nature Food. As the world’s human population grows, fish and aquatic foods are set to play an increasingly vital role in food and nutrition security. Farming fish and other aquatic foods is one of