A recent interview with a woman farmer in Kenya revealed the multiple challenges of higher fuel and fertilizer prices stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As fuel prices have doubled, she said, farmers have been forced to sell their produce at higher prices to compensate for the increased cost of transporting goods to the market.
Agriculture has climate solutions, but scaling them depends on context. In this blog, Dr. Laura Cramer reflects on CGIAR’s contribution to the UNFCCC 18th Research Dialogue at SB64 in Bonn, exploring how evidence, finance, policy, MRV systems and local realities can help countries identify what works, where, for whom and under what conditions.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), in collaboration with AFAAS national chapters in Kenya (KEFAAS), Liberia (LIFAAS), Nigeria (NIFAAS), and Uganda (UFAAS) have launched a joint effort to explore how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen agricultural extension systems across Africa.
A common claim we hear in discussions about small-scale irrigation in low- and middle-income countries is that the technologies are simply too expensive, and that subsidies are therefore the only way to make them viable for smallholders.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on research, policy engagement, and knowledge exchange that promotes inclusive economic development and resilient livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
A two-day training workshop on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling and the Rural Investment and Policy Analysis Artificial Intelligence (RIAPA-AI) Model.
Rangelands cover around 54% of the world's terrestrial surface and support millions of pastoralists, ranchers and Indigenous people yet they remain overlooked in policy and investment. CGIAR science is showing how protecting rangeland biodiversity and strengthening food systems are deeply interconnected.
A collaborative Consultative dialogue among the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, seed sector stakeholders and CGIAR highlights pathways for inclusive, fit-for-purpose seed and plant genetic resources legislation in Kenya.