Opinion Piece By Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director General, ICRISAT At the recent Africa Food Systems Summit (AFS) in Dakar, I was struck by a profound mix of urgency and possibility. Urgency, because by nearly every measure, climate change, land degradation, malnutrition, and rural poverty are intensifying. And possibility, because it is remarkable to see such strong momentum around a single
As part of the Tropentag 2025 conference, a pivotal workshop on 10 September 2025 will bring together a diverse coalition of international experts to tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time: reconciling the changing use of land with the health of our planet. The session from 09:00 – 12:00 (CEST), titled “Enhancing tropical landscape multifunctionality, resilience, adaptability
September 5, 2025 In this interview, we spoke with Ben Belton, a Research Fellow with IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, lead author of a new article in Science about the rapidly expanding use of drones in agriculture around the world—particularly in the Global South.
Fondazione Agritech (Agritech) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, through the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), are proud to announce a new strategic partnership aimed at fostering international cooperation, strengthening innovation ecosystems, and accelerating the global market integration of Italian startups in the agri-food sector. Formalized under a Memorandum of Understanding, this partnership will leverage the
As part of the Tropentag 2025 conference, a pivotal workshop on 10 September 2025 will bring together a diverse coalition of international experts to tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time: reconciling the changing use of land with the health of our planet. The session from 09:00 – 12:00 (CEST), titled “Enhancing tropical landscape multifunctionality, resilience, adaptability
September 5, 2025 In this interview, we spoke with Ben Belton, a Research Fellow with IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, lead author of a new article in Science about the rapidly expanding use of drones in agriculture around the world—particularly in the Global South. View original article .wysiwyg a::after {margin-left: 10px;top: -1px;}
By Sumaya Tabassum, Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan Highlights: South–South collaboration aims to strengthen capacity to scale hatchery-based SIS seed production system for nutrition-sensitive aquaculture across Asia and Africa. Hands-on demonstrations highlighted scalable genetic innovations and sustainable seed dissemination models. Knowledge sharing across regions reinforces the potential for local adaptation of SIS breeding protocols. Why Hatchery Based SIS Seed Production Matters Hatchery-based mass
Over a decade ago, Ambarish Patel Patanawar was a hatchery operator in Nawalparasi District, Nepal, striving to improve the quality of fish seed for smallholder farmers. At the time, Nepal lacked a reliable supply of hatchery-produced seed for key species like carp. Farmers depended heavily on fingerlings imported from India or transported from distant parts of Nepal, which often arrived