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A new compilation of data reveals real progress on CGIAR’s crop breeding transformation agenda. CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB)’s first-ever Annual Report focuses on 27 data points showing progress on its mandate to accelerate the modernization of breeding programs.  EiB and partners are helping programs leap forward with improvements such as data platform adoption, use of shared genotyping services, digitization of operations, use

The CGIAR Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform, in collaboration with African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), is announcing the call for the CGIAR Gender Researchers’ Leadership and Mentoring Program. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2021. Targeting mid-career gender researchers in CGIAR, the Program seeks to equip participants with practical tools to increase

Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, researchers have provided a comprehensive summary of the services performed by 27 seedbanks across the country.

A series of recommended reading lists provide starting points for researchers, students, practitioners and others looking to dive deeper into research on gender and a wide variety of topics. In this list, we take a closer at look recommend reading on gender and value chains. A previous reading list on gender and nutrition is available here. Over the past decades,

We began 2020 with grim news of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading from country to country, wreaking havoc on national economies, causing countless personal tragedies, and putting additional pressure on the livelihoods of the poor and hungry. The global crisis exposed the enormous vulnerability of our food system. If we have learned anything from the past year, it is that

In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in traditional markets, sometimes referred to as ‘live’ or ‘wet’ markets. The interaction of people, live domestic animals for sale, food products, and wild and scavenging animals at these markets creates a risk for emerging zoonotic diseases. Live and wet markets have been linked to the emergence of

Much of the work on food systems to date has relied on fragmented and disparate datasets, substantially reducing the capacity of decision-makers at both national and international levels to see the “whole picture” and to make the best decisions to improve the sustainability of food systems.

There is an urgent need for public breeding programs to prioritize and focus their efforts. Excellence in Breeding (EiB) is working with CGIAR partners to identify market segments and align breeding pipelines to them with the goal of increasing food security and improving livelihoods. Since the Green Revolution, public crop breeding programs have been expanding across the globe. But