News Overview

At World Food Day in The Hague, CGIAR and partners explored how to finance lasting scale, what research investment delivers, and why responsible design determines who benefits.

From digital soil mapping and nutrient management to decision-support tools for farmers and policymakers, the focus of soil science is increasingly shifting from generating information to applying it.

A new IFPRI book explores how conflict has disrupted Sudan’s agrifood system. Research shows how war has reduced agricultural production, disrupted markets, and undermined food security and livelihoods across the country.

Discover how stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea are working to scale cocoa agroforestry by addressing the financial, policy, market and institutional barriers that prevent farmers from growing cocoa sustainably while protecting forests and strengthening livelihoods.

Two CGIAR reports from Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea reveal why scaling cocoa agroforestry requires more than technical support, highlighting the importance of finance, markets, traceability and stronger value chains to help farmers adopt sustainable, deforestation-free practices.

Through hands-on training, digital innovations, and locally led scaling plans, IRRI and partners are strengthening capacity to bring precision nutrient management to farmers under Vietnam's One Million Hectare High-Quality, Low-Emission Rice Program.

A young Canadian researcher once learned Hausa in northern Nigeria to breed better legumes. Nearly four decades later, Dr Stanford Blade returns to Ibadan to reflect on what truly lasts in agricultural science.

Senior leaders from across CGIAR left IITA’s Ibadan campus with renewed commitment to collaboration, stronger partnerships, and a future in which agriculture, nature, and innovation work together to address global food and nutrition challenges.