Food security
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:
News
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Full diplomatic status to boost research and food security efforts in Zambia
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
In a major development that will change the research and food security efforts of IITA–CGIAR in …
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Enhancing food safety by adopting postharvest technologies: A case study of PICS bags in Tanzania
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
Postharvest loss has been a significant threat to achieving food security and safety in most…
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Strengthening agricultural development in Cameroon through stakeholder engagement
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, met wi…
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Joint comprehensive strategies to combat banana bunchy top outbreak in East Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The invasion of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the causal agent of the lethal bunchy…
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Lagos Food Fair features products from YAS beneficiaries
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.04.24-
Food security
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Youth
The Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling scaling of innovative technologies for sustainable food solution…
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IRRI, PhilRice launch drone protocols to boost rice farming in the Philippines
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)18.04.24-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (17 April 2024) – Aimed at leveraging the power of drone technology…
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Events
Publications
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Role of markets and consumers’ preferences in improved native chicken demand in Cambodia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Approximating the global economic (market) value of farmed animals
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.12.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
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An index for enabling socially inclusive digital innovation processes in food, land, and water systems
IWMI14.11.23-
Food security
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Social inclusion
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Beyond the digital divide: a multi-dimensional approach to enabling digital inclusivity in food, land, and water systems
IWMI06.11.23-
Food security
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Building resilience in fragile and conflict-affected agrifood systems through a water-energy-food nexus approach
IWMI26.10.23-
Food security
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The nexus across water, energy and food (WEF): Learning from research, building on evidence, strengthening practice
IWMI21.10.23-
Food security
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