The CGIAR Nature-Positive Solutions had several successes in India. Most of the Initiative’s key activities happened in tribal areas in Maharashtra State. As with much of NATURE+’s work – particularly on neglected and underutilized species, or NUS – traditional knowledge was key to the Initiative’s activities on crops, trees and nature-positive agriculture in India. The Initiative’s highlights included launching a
CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative achieved wide-ranging and comprehensive results in Kenya. Building on CGIAR’s community seed banks, NATURE+ established two aggregated farms for cooperative permaculture, and rallied another community to implement nature- positive solutions on their small farms. The Initiative rolled out an app that guides farmers on native-tree reforestation and provides economic incentives for successful tree establishment. All work
CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative made substantial progress in Northern Vietnam, alongside rural, Indigenous communities who were the Initiative’s main partners. The hilly landscapes are rich in threatened and understudied agrobiodiversity, which some communities still successfully cultivate. To help landholders address soil degradation and unsustainable agricultural intensification, NATURE+ and partners studied traditional crops, promoted their sustainable use and conservation through value
by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights Dilip Kumar Roy’s journey from struggling farmer to successful entrepreneur, showcasing the power of sustainable farming and support. “People used to call me lazy and useless. I was unsuccessful in every aspect of my life and felt completely defeated,” says Dilip Kumar Roy,
…and learnings from the first Africa Climate Mobility Academy Global science on the impact of climate change and its relationship with human mobility and fragility is growing in scope and quality. However, its focus, leadership and outputs are limited to specific regions and institutions, reflecting a global imbalance in development studies. Institutions and scientists in high-income countries, notably in Europe
A family photo of the panellists. (From left) Mohsin Hafeez, Strategic Program Director for Water, Food and Ecosystems, IWMI; Chiyedza Heri, Founder and CEO, Ubuntu Alliance; Rachael McDonnell, Deputy Director General – Research for Development, IWMI; Mirriam Makungwe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture & Climate Information Services, IWMI; Mikail Haruna Daya, Founder, DINERCAB; Richard Kachungu, Co-Found, YEFI; and Karunakara ReddyMardi,
Born in Nigeria, Dr. Nwanze began his four-decade-long career as a scientist, carrying out research on food and nutrition security at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and Kansas State University, USA. As the scope of his work grew, he held key leadership roles in agricultural development, including within the CGIAR partnership as the Director General of Africa Rice, during the
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines, 24 January 2025 – The Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) is playing a key role in modernizing breeding programs across CGIAR, enhancing data management and decision-making for multiple crops. While initially designed to support staple crops like rice, EBS is now being integrated into the Alliance of Bioversity International – CIAT’s Forages Program, marking its first implementation within