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By Tamsin Zandstra and Derek Headey “A decade ago, many experts were skeptical about agriculture’s importance for nutrition, but the AReNA project really dispelled those concerns. AReNA showed us that the real prices of healthy foods vary enormously around the world and explain the massive nutritional inequalities we observe across countries; that there are huge opportunities to improve child nutrition through animal-sourced foods

In the rolling hills of Embu, a quiet revolution is taking root. For years, smallholder farmers—especially women and young people—have faced challenges including poor yields, changing climates, and limited market access. But something new is happening: farmers are not just receiving innovations, they are co-creating them. Welcome to the world of Gender Transformative Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (GTSTIBs)—a mouthful, yes, but

La Montañita (literally “little mountain” in English) is one of the municipalities in the department of Caquetá, Colombia, where dual-purpose livestock farming is the predominant productive activity, and where many rural women have a very active role in it. Despite the sector’s relevance to the well-being of women and their households, women’s role in livestock production, and how these roles

In Cambodia’s rice-growing regions, small ponds dug beside rice fields can change everything. By capturing and storing water, providing refuge for fish and supplying irrigation for vegetables, they can turn a single harvest into a year-round source of food and income. For farming families, this can mean more meals on the table, less risk from droughts, and a stronger defense

By Kevin Chen and Lingling Hou September 10, 2025 Climate change and food security are inextricably linked—a relationship particularly evident in the dairy sector. With livestock supply chains contributing 14.5% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cattle—including both beef and dairy production—accounting for around two-thirds of livestock emissions, the urgency of sustainable solutions has never been greater. Yet the challenge is complex: How can

SCALA is a joint program being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and FAO, whose goal is to support Ethiopia in achieving its climate adaptation and mitigation objectives within the agriculture and land-use sectors. The three-day ToT workshop was specifically designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of local actors, including government experts, development agents, and frontline practitioners,

That is the purpose of the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) program, a global initiative that seeks to ensure that solutions developed by its centers and partners do not remain as pilots or isolated cases, but instead scale responsibly, considering not only technical feasibility but also the social, economic, institutional, and environmental factors that determine their long-term success. On August

In Malawi’s Machinga district, irrigation and the AID-I initiative are helping smallholder farmers transform once-idle land into productive bean farms, boosting yields, incomes, and climate resilience year-round. In the early morning light of Mdere, a quiet farming community tucked into Malawi’s southern Machinga district, rows of green bean plants stretch across what was once parched, underutilized land. Hanifa Kondwani walks between the rows with