The challenges confronting the African continent are as striking as its growth. Climate change may hit the African continent harder than any other, with the rate of temperature increase across the continent projected to exceed the global average. Meanwhile, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains poorly understood. Counting 18 of the world’s 20 poorest countries—and six of the world’s
Food security in West Africa has been deteriorating since 2015: The proportion of the population affected by undernutrition rose from 11.5% in 2015 to 18.7% in 2020, a total of 75.2 million people. Now, like the rest of the world, the region faces rapidly growing impacts from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including spiking food prices and disruptions in markets for
American farmers say they will plant more soybeans — a record 91 million acres — and less corn and spring wheat despite tight global wheat supplies that have been compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are two of the world’s largest wheat exporters, and Ukraine is a leading corn supplier. The United States is the world’s
Ukraine, a.k.a. the “breadbasket of Europe,” produces about 10% of the world’s wheat, 14 % of it’s corn, and half of its sunflower oil. Joseph Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute explains that the war in Ukraine, not only endangers the country’s sovereignty, but also could bring about a global food shortage.
Future Seeds is the first ever genebank building in the world built with the goal of obtaining a platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. It provides a framework or healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Future Seeds was designed to: Meet employee health
At a High Level KIADPAI/CGIAR side-event during the 7th International Date Palm Conference in Abu Dhabi in 2022, regional ministers, NARS representatives and key stakeholders gave a thumbs up to the ICARDA-led Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform. The event was carried out under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,
The Initiative, Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water Systems, will work with small-scale farmers across seven nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America This March, CGIAR kicked off a science-for-innovation Initiative in agroecology. The aim is to demonstrate the applicability – and promote the investment and uptake – of agroecology by food system actors, including small-scale farmers, in low-income
WorldFish’s postdoctoral fellow Catherine Mwema gives insights into how she leads efforts to establish pro-poor, inclusive, profitable and sustainable aqua-business models for supply chain actors… Read more