The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) has published its final annual report, showcasing progress made from 2022 to 2024 in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. Over the past three years, SHiFT combined high-quality research with strategic partnerships to support country-led food systems transformation toward sustainable healthy diets. The 2024 report provides a snapshot
By Hung Nguyen-Viet The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely connected. Zoonotic diseases have become more and more common due
In a landmark move to accelerate agricultural innovation and collaboration across the Global South, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in partnership with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), officially launched the ICRISAT Center of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA) during the Conference on Global South and Triangular Cooperation: Emerging Facets,
Women make up a larger share of agricultural employment in countries with lower economic development, where limited education, infrastructure, and off-farm job opportunities constrain options. In many sub-Saharan African countries, women represent over 50% of the agricultural labor force. Similarly, about half of the agricultural workforce is female in several Southeast Asian countries. Yet, women’s access to assets and resources such as
By Jeffrey Bloem, Amy Damon, David C. Francis, and Harrison Mitchell June 3, 2025 From 2010-2020, Nigeria experienced a sharp rise in violence propagated by the jihadist group Boko Haram in the northeast region and escalating inter-group conflict between farmers and Fulani pastoralists in the north-central region. Boko Haram’s violent attacks led to states of emergency in both 2011 and 2013;
Stresses such as salinity and waterlogging makes the coastal region of southwest Bangladesh more vulnerable to climate change. These challenges further risk the rice farming systems and livelihoods of the smallholder farmers of the region. With the decrease in land productivity and effectiveness of traditional cropping patterns, there is an urgent need for collaborative action to scale and adopt climate-resilient
ICARDA Supports Smarter Tools for Better Crop Breeding Wednesday, June 4, 2025 – 09:27 year 2025 First author (ICARDA author) ICARDA Communication Team Director general blogs Off ICARDA expert author ICARDA Communication Team
In 2020, Bioversity International and CIAT came together as an Alliance, united by a shared vision to sustainably transform food systems. We set our sights on research-based solutions for people to consume diverse, nutritious, and safe foods; access and benefit from agri-food markets; sustainably manage farms, forests, and landscapes; and sustainably use and safeguard agricultural biodiversity. Explore the Alliance 2024 Annual Report