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In this post, we examine that challenge and propose a solution to enable a rapprochement between content producers and data-hungry AI developers: content licensing agreements.

Food systems in Bangladesh are rapidly evolving in response to population growth, urbanization, and climate change. Addressing constraints such as affordability, availability, and desirability of nutritious foods, has emerged as an urgent policy priority, requiring integrated approaches that translate research into actionable strategies.

Pastoralist communities in Ethiopia are redefining climate resilience through locally developed practices in animal health, grazing, and forage management. Recognizing and amplifying these local knowledge and solutions can help modify approaches towards pastoral resilience.

Silage is vital for Kenya’s smallholder dairy farmers, yet poor quality limits productivity. A CGIAR / ILRI demand-driven study in Nandi and Bomet reveals implementation gaps beyond adoption, highlighting farmer-led learning and evidence-based interventions to improve silage quality, yields, and incomes.

Banana production on Ukerewe Island collapsed after Banana Bunchy Top Disease infected more than 85% of plants, driven by infected planting material and aphid transmission. A coordinated response led by IITA and national partners combined eradication, fallow periods, and local production of certified BBTV-free planting material using macro-propagation. By 2025, clean plantlets were back in farmers’ fields, restoring yields and establishing a community-owned model for long-term disease control.

In Ghana, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working with national and international partners to build a digital agronomy and soil hub to replace blanket fertilizer advice with data-driven, location-specific recommendations for farmers.

ICRISAT, in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through the All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl Millet (AICRP) centre at the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI) has developed the multifunctional, world’s first three-way pearl millet hybrid, RHB 273.

The municipality of Cumbal, in southern Colombia, is witnessing a powerful community transformation centered on the safeguarding of native seeds, supported by researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT.