Every year, the spores of the wheat blast fungus lie in wait on farms in South America, Bangladesh, and beyond. In most years, the pathogen has only a small impact on the countries’ wheat crops. But the disease spreads quickly, and when the conditions are right there’s a risk of a large outbreak — which can pose a serious threat
BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ROB VOS Global hunger has been on the rise since 2014, and the world is not on track to achieve the goal of Zero Hunger (SDG2). If current trends continue without concerted and collaborative actions to tackle the challenge, 840 million people will come under the grip of hunger by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly being applied across a diverse range of disciplines. Many aspects of our lives and work are now benefiting from these technologies. Disease recognition, for both human and plant health, is no exception. Ever more powerful AI/ML techniques are now opening up exciting opportunities to improve surveillance, monitoring and early warning for
Panelists discuss innovative solutions to problems faced by aquatic food systems around the world in the lead up to the UN Food Systems Summit. Read more
Historically, natural resources such as land, water and forests have been managed as economic resources, with policies and programs deeply rooted in economic and political agendas. Over time, research on nature–society relationships allowed new insights into the political nature of policies, institutions and processes of environmental change. Such research helped expose the gender dynamics at work in the management of
Aquatic foods are not just good foods, they are superfoods with the power to nourish all people and our planet. Read this blog written by Gareth Johnstone, Director General of WorldFish. This blog was originally published as part of the Borlaug blog series by the World Food Prize Foundation.
By: Dylan Anderson-Berens The Food Action Alliance (FAA), a global food systems initiative implemented by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, promotes market-driven sustainable food systems transformation.
From 10 to 15 June, IITA and partners organized a joint seed fair in the northern Nigerian Kano and Jigawa states. The seed fair aimed to create awareness among farmers on the availability of seeds of improved crop varieties and help them to access quality seeds for enhanced productivity. Additional objectives are to provide market opportunities for the seed companies to market