News Overview

Globally, 2025 marked a year with some important achievements and notable setbacks in efforts to achieve healthier, sustainable food systems

Honduras has launched its first Adaptive Social Protection Policy, informed by community evidence from across the country. The policy strengthens how social protection systems anticipate and respond to climate, disaster, displacement, and economic shocks affecting the most vulnerable households.

CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow recently hosted a public webinar on licensing agreements, in partnership with New Markets Lab (NML). This article brings together the questions raised by participants during the webinar, presented here in a Q&A format to clarify key concepts, address common challenges, and share practical insights on licensing for seed delivery.

Education, Seeds, and Women’s Leadership in Action.

Enable, the partnership coordination engine of CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow Science Program, worked closely with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) to strengthen bean breeding efforts in Ethiopia.

The Enhancing Climate Resilience in East Africa (ECREA) project continues to deepen its engagement with county partners in Kenya, following a recent call to the Director of Climate Change in Homa Bay County. The meeting provided a valuable platform to assess the project’s progress in the county and explore opportunities to strengthen the delivery of climate information to smallholder farmers.

Alliance scientists and partners in Uganda are collaborating to improve banana health by distributing pest- and disease-resistant varieties, improving farming approaches, and mapping risk areas.

Tanzania has taken a major step toward modernizing its agricultural research and seed system with the coming in of the Research Business Management System (RBMS), a centralized digital platform designed to organize, standardize, and manage breeder data, seed catalogues, research outputs, and project workflows.