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LAGUNA, Philippines (13 May 2025) — IRRI emphasizes prevention and suppression at the recent International Technology Cooperation Center of the Rural Development Administration – Korea (ITCC- RDA) and IRRI training on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The 5-day training course aimed to introduce recent paradigm shifts in rice pest management, update participants on recent advances in management technologies, and assist them

Ethiopia’s livestock and fisheries sub-sectors represent some of the most promising, yet underutilized, engines of economic growth in the country. With the largest livestock population in Africa boasting over 70 million cattle, 52.5 million goats, 42.9 million sheep and 8.1 million camels Ethiopia has a vast biological resource base that can significantly boost food security, nutrition, employment and export earnings.

In Tanzania, like in many African countries, many women keep poultry as a means of contributing to their households’ incomes and food security. This venture requires relatively low capital investment compared to rearing other livestock, but women farmers still face significant challenges, including high chick mortality rates, poultry disease outbreaks, and limited access to training, veterinary services and inputs. To

Speaking at the opening session of the regional forage disease workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 24 June 2025, Namukolo Covic, ILRI Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia and CGIAR Ethiopia Country Convenor, emphasized the urgent need for action in response to the growing complexity of climate-related challenges in the face of a changing climate. ‘We are living in a

Colombia’s biofortified rice provides 1.5 more zinc than normal rice. Consumers say the rice is as good as premium rice, and are willing to pay more for it. Improving staple foods everywhere should be part of national nutrition policies.

Potatoes hold enormous potential in eastern Africa. Yet yields are collapsing. A new hybrid breeding initiative led by the International Potato Center (CIP) and Dutch seed company HZPC aims to reverse this trend and transform how potatoes are bred and grown across the continent.

CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has recently been accredited as an intergovernmental organization (IGO) to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). This accreditation, essentially conferring observer status at UNEA, marks a significant milestone for CGIAR as a science organization. It formally positions CGIAR within the highest level of international environmental governance, granting it the right to actively participate

On 20 May 2025, over 100 industry experts gathered at the Hotel Golden Carthage Gammarth for the Consultation Workshop: Strengthening Tunisia’s Innovation Ecosystem for Climate-resilient Agriculture. This event showcased the pivotal role of research, technology, and entrepreneurship in driving sustainable and resilient agriculture in Tunisia.