With water sources dwindling and harsher climate conditions on the rise, farmers in the developing world need both better crop varieties and improved water management practices. This World Water Day, CGIAR Genetic Innovation’s operations expert Gustavo Teixeira explores how crop breeding success is bound to water use. The world relies on water for agriculture, energy and industry. And each
A significant milestone was reached on 25 April in the realm of roots, tubers, and bananas (RTB) with the ground breaking of the Roots, Tubers and Bananas-East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RTB-EAGEL). The Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Hon. Mithika Linturi, commissioned the construction of RTB-EAGEL at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Plant Quarantine and
Ensuring top-notch equipment reaches breeding research stations worldwide is vital, but equally crucial is empowering trialling and nursery teams with the skills to continuously generate high-quality breeding data. Effective management of breeding trials is essential for establishing selection conditions that lead to distinct trait expression among genotypes. Good trial management minimizes experimental errors, thereby aiding in the identification of superior
CGIAR INITIATIVES Accelerated Breeding Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
Primary Impact Area Related Impact Areas
PRESS RELEASE JUNE 14, 2024 Washington DC, June 14, 2024: A study by authors from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published today in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems. Although efforts to slow down groundwater depletion need to be urgently accelerated, this study indicates that such efforts – in the absence of other accompanying measures –
This blog post was orginally published on CIPotato.org Millions of children across Africa, particularly those living in areas plagued by drought and unpredictable weather, constantly struggle to get enough healthy food to thrive. Poor diets can have devastating consequences, leading to stunted growth, increased illness, and even death. In Kenya alone, nearly 1 in 5 children under 5 years suffer
What is just transition in the context of climate change? A just transition seeks to ensure that the substantial benefits of a transition to a low-emission, carbon-neutral economy that is needed to stabilize our climate systems and halt climate change are shared widely by ensuring that those who stand to lose economically, in the short term due to this transition