CGIAR INITIATIVES Accelerated Breeding Primary Impact Area Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Related Impact Areas
Many analyses model the impacts of climate change on various aspects of food systems. However, few of these are used to contribute directly towards solving the problems that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals seek to address – such as ending hunger, improving food and nutrition security, and promoting sustainable agriculture. Modeling for food system transformation needs to be focused squarely
09 March 2023, India – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bayer agreed to support and co-invest in a four-year project “Scale Direct” that aims to accelerate the global efforts of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on direct seeded rice (DSR) research and development for smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa. The Project got Launched through a
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)’s research station at Kiboko, Kenya, where several partner institutions including the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), conduct significant research activities on crop breeding and seed systems, is now equipped with five new seed drying machines along with a dedicated shed to house these units, a cold room for storing breeding materials,
CGIAR Breeding Resource Initiative (led and managed by Genetic Innovation’s Breeding Research Services unit) sends out periodic updates to inform partners about plans, progress, events and resources. These updates are collated on this page. For more information, please contact: a.hunt@cgiar.org UPDATE: July, 2023: Mid-year update on Process Teams, station upgrades, EBS and more At the mid-point of 2023, Breeding Resources Initiative
Are we investing enough to end hunger by 2030, the date set for its termination by the UN’s Agenda for Sustainable Development? This was the central question in a round table discussion on Financial Flows in the Agrifood Sector in the Global South, a joint production of CGIAR and The Economist held on December 6, 2022, in Nairobi, Kenya. Although
Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, Patricia Ocampo, applauds international support. October 13, 2022, Lima, Peru – Participants in a high-level meeting in Lima today will launch a series of multi-million-dollar research-for-development initiatives aimed at improving incomes and food security in some of Peru’s poorest communities, among other achievements. Representatives of CGIAR, the world’s biggest agricultural research network, will present
The new CGIAR Portfolio will be presented on October 10-11 in Bogotá. The Research Initiatives focus on emission mitigation, sustainable livestock, positive solutions for nature, excellence in agronomy, breeding, genebanks, plant health, and policies on these issues. Bogotá, Colombia, October 5, 2022 – Today, when the effects of climate change are already evident, science seeks to find ways for the world