Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Yield increases of staple crops have slowed, yet more food will need to be grown in the next 33 years than in the 10,000 years since the agricultural revolution began. Production and distribution will be challenged by population growth, dietary change, climate change and environmental decline. A diverse range of affordable and nutritious food – in particular, fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts – is limited in many markets, especially for the poor. Most of the growth in food required will need to come from increases in productivity across the food chain, and in harmony with the natural environment. Additionally, maintenance of active food markets and open trade are challenged. Food price crises have the potential to return in the future for various reasons including climate change, which increasingly creates correlated shocks in global and local food markets.
CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research to improve food security and nutrition contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:
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News
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Policy seminar: Countries pivotal actors as food systems transform
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.12.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Food systems in developing countries are undergoing a rapid transformation, much of it shaped by…
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Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
IWMI's Rachael McDonnell stresses the need for a more central role for water in climate…
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Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adapta…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the…
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Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adoption rates for climate-smart agricultural practices remain low in many of the countries which st…
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Events
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26.11.19
Transforming Africa’s Food System with Digital Technologies
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06.11.19
Using Malawi’s Community-Based Childcare Centers to Implement an Agriculture and Nutrition Intervention
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14.11.19
Food System Transformations: National Actions in a Globalized World
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07.08.19 > 28.08.19
Inside Track with IFPRI
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02.07.19
WEBINAR: Land tenure and perceived tenure security in the era of social and economic transformation in Africa
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18.07.19
Discussion on the Key Findings of FAO’s 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
1201 Eye St. NW Washington, United States
Publications
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A global overview of cassava genetic diversity
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)06.11.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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Developing Sustainable Community Forest Enterprises: Lessons from the Dryad Project in Cameroon
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)31.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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Seed sources and forest species of the tropical dry forests of northern Peru: Current status and future priorities
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.10.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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IFPRI in Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.10.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)01.10.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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Comparative analysis for producing sweetpotato pre-basic seed using sandponics and conventional systems.
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)01.10.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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