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By Maria DiGiovanni November 7, 2025 Conflict is a primary driver of recent food crises, while extreme poverty in fragile settings is only anticipated to rise in the years ahead—an increasingly dangerous dynamic that threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. The central role of food security in ensuring global stability was the theme of an October 21 panel discussion at the 2025 Norman E.

Ethiopia is pioneering a new era of data-driven agriculture through the institutionalization of the Harmonized Digital Fertilizer and Agronomic Solutions (HaFAS) framework. By integrating advanced analytics, AI, and local agronomic intelligence, HaFAS is transforming fertilizer recommendations into actionable insights that empower millions of farmers with context-specific, climate-smart advice. View original article .wysiwyg a::after {margin-left: 10px;top: -1px;}

Smallholder farmers remain the backbone of Kenya’s food security, but their productivity is stifled by one-size-fits-all fertilizer guidelines that fail to reflect the country’s diverse soils, weather patterns, and farming systems. The result has been low returns, inefficient input use, and declining soil health. A new collaboration between the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and CGIAR scientists is

By Md. Zakaria Hasan Background: The Storage Challenge Bangladesh produces approximately 3.6 million tons of onion annually, while the domestic consumption stands at 2.6 to 2.8 million tons. Despite having sufficient production to meet national demand, the country still imports 0.6–0.8 million tons of onion each year (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2024). This is primarily due to substantial post-harvest losses,

For over two decades, biofortification has helped make staple crops more nutritious for more than 350 million people. But for these gains to last and reach everyone, nutrition must become a standard feature of every new crop variety released.  That’s exactly what is now happening in countries like India and Nigeria, where governments are introducing minimum variety release standards for

Originally developed in 2023, the open-access and open-source CRP translates climate research into actionable insights for those in the agricultural space, enabling them to anticipate yield risks and implement targeted interventions. The tool has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the “Next Big Things in Tech” for its transformative potential in food and agriculture. View original article .wysiwyg a::after

For years, smallholder farmers across Tanzania toiled under the sun from dawn to dusk, their hands calloused, their backs bent, and their hopes dimmed by the weight of hard labor. Despite all their effort, profits remained painfully small. Without access to affordable machinery, manual threshing of common beans, maize, or sunflower was an exhausting and days-long task. Grains spoiled easily,

Dr. Marleni Ramirez was a distinguished biologist and ecologist, widely recognized for her leadership, vision, and lifelong commitment to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Over more than three decades, including 20 years of dedicated service to Bioversity International and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, she made enduring contributions across Latin America, Africa, and the global scientific community.