The three global rice cuisine reimagined with low-GI rice served during the launched of low-gi rice at IRRI’s 65th anniversary celebration At the forefront of global rice science, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has spent six and a half decades improving rice for both farmers and consumers, from boosting yields to enhancing nutrition. In 2025, IRRI marked its
FLEX (Frontlines Learning Exchange) is a knowledge-sharing series hosted by the FLOW Research Group at IWMI under the CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security program. It brings together researchers, humanitarians, innovators, and policymakers to share practical lessons and emerging solutions for building climate and water resilience in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Through virtual and in-person sessions, FLEX aims to spotlight local
Lomé hosted a three-day workshop to advance and promote Togo’s Soil Information System (SIS), known as FertiTogo. The SIS provides information on soil fertility maps, which is valuable for ensuring sustainable farming and boosting food security. The Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel organized the workshop from June 17 to 19, 2025. They
Over the years, digital inclusion has revolutionized sectors like health, education, and finance now it’s agriculture’s turn. In Tanzania, digital tools are emerging as a powerful force to unlock growth, especially for smallholder farmers and agro-enterprises. Yet many actors remain left behind, especially grain traders and processors operating in rural or semi-formal markets. Despite some strides being made, a digital
By Keith Wiebe, Elisabetta Gotor, and Evgeniya Anisimova July 23, 2025 We ask a lot of our food systems. We want them to feed and nourish a growing global population, support farmers’ livelihoods, adapt to climate change, preserve the environment, and make our food affordable. Is all of that possible, and if not, why? As the world grapples with overlapping crises
By Hagar ElDidi, Thomas Falk, Juan Felipe Ortiz-Riomalo, Franziska Auch, Wei Zhang, and Upeksha Hettiarachchi July 23, 2025 Shared natural resources such as cultivated land, water, wetlands, fisheries, and forests play a vital role in supporting human well-being but are often contested: Both between individuals and groups or between groups of competing resource users. These conflicts can be hard to manage; and
By Dr Godfree Chigeza, Soybean Breeder, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dean Muungani, Product Manager – Grain Crops, IITA, and Lennin Musundire, CGIAR Accelerated Breeding TRANSFORM Lead for East Africa As climate variability increases, fueled by rapid population growth, changing diets, and expanding livestock and aquaculture sectors, demand for protein-rich crops, such as soybeans – a long-underutilised crop in East Africa – is stepping
14 JULY 2025 (LAGUNA, Philippines) — “Bundling agricultural credit with crop insurance has the potential to expand rural financial markets for smallholder and marginalized farmers in Odisha,” stated Dr. Patrick Ward of the University of Florida during the SIRS Seminar on the “Impacts of an innovative credit + insurance bundle for marginalized farmers: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial in