By Bert Lenaerts & Neale Paguirigan In 2025, approximately 690 Seed Product Market Segments (SPMS) have been identified through collaboration between CGIAR centers and national partners. According to Market Intelligence Brief 1, these SPMS were defined using eight harmonized Market Segment (MS) criteria to ensure consistency across crops and countries. These same criteria are now also applied to newly developed
By Ruth Hill and Danielle Resnick August 11, 2025 Worldwide, government spending on subsidies in agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels amounts to a staggering $1.25 trillion annually. Subsidies play a significant role in every country’s fiscal policies, regardless of income level or spending patterns. Spending on energy and agricultural subsidies consistently accounts for 2%-3% of GDP on average across income levels and make the production
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nutah, recently commended progress made in Liberia’s cassava sector, applauding the EU-funded Seeds4Liberia project’s contributions. “What I have seen has impressed me greatly, because what we said we were going to do is becoming a reality. We are not where we want to be, but we are seeing results. So, let me say
As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries, the challenge of balancing economic development with low emission becomes increasingly complex. As governments strive to meet commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions such as the Paris Agreement, the need to balance multiple priorities, from nutrition and food security to peacebuilding, is increasingly pressing. “This
by Jonathan Newby, Erik Delaquis, Luz Andrea Gomez, Adriana Bohorquez Cassava production in Mainland Southeast Asia is a multi-billion-dollar sector supporting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, rural communities, and national trade balance sheets. Productivity is essential when competing in the global starch and carbohydrate market against alternative feedstock for a range of food and industrial applications. This is
By Chiedozie Egesi, Executive Director/CEO, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) is the only research institute in Africa fully dedicated to Root and Tuber Crop (RTC) breeding. These crops are vital staples for millions across the continent, making our work crucial to food security. To amplify impact, NRCRI has embraced collaboration with CGIAR
In Cameroon, the MyFarmTrees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators, traditional authorities, municipalities, ministries, and international partners to make landscape restoration a driver of local resilience. Led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with support from the GEF, IUCN, and the Darwin Initiative, the platform is already active in six of Cameroon’s ten regions—West, Centre, South, East,
With a large and highly urbanized population, high dependence on food imports, and water scarcity, Egypt is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. For over four decades, ICARDA has worked closely with Egypt’s Agriculture Research Center (ARC) and the government of Egypt to enhance agricultural productivity and build resilience for farmers and communities on the frontline of climate change. On 17 July,