A success story in global cooperation, CGIAR’s network of genebanks is helping scientists climate-proof food systems and address some of humanity’s most pressing challenges The Bezos Earth Fund pledged US$17 million for Future Seeds, a new CGIAR genebank inaugurated today. The new genebank will bolster global efforts to safeguard the world’s future food supply. Future Seeds houses the world’s largest
WorldFish Interim Director General renews relationship with the Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DoF) and the Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) through courtesy calls to their respective… Read more
Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) is a project being implement in Africa to help deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture. It is led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and Centre for International Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has imperiled global food security—creating suffering within Ukraine and displacing millions while disrupting agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major exporting regions. The latter threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions most dependent on exports from Russia and Ukraine—particularly the Middle East and North Africa. In
As the world emerges from the pandemic, agricultural researchers have begun training their lenses to understand how COVID-19 has affected the lives of women in agri-food systems in developing countries. To inform development initiatives and investments, having a proper and specific understanding of women’s experience is paramount. However, many feminist researchers express concern that the methods used in these investigations
The 2022 One Ocean Summit convened global policymakers to discuss translating commitments into tangible actions towards ocean preservation and sustainable resource use… Read more
BY CARIN SMALLER The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shocked the world, leading to terrible suffering, and harsh impacts are already being felt beyond the conflict zone. The war has the potential to spark a global food security crisis, driven by two factors: Skyrocketing costs of food for consumers and of fertilizers for producers. This crisis demands an immediate global
On the sidelines of a meeting of European Union Development Ministers, a high-level meeting saw speakers emphasize the importance of international agricultural research in informing public policy and supporting the transition to sustainable food systems in the face of today’s challenges, including climate change, biodiversity erosion, hunger and malnutrition. German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze highlighted a