Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
About three-quarters of the world’s poor rely on agriculture and natural resources for food and livelihoods. More than 85% of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries where meaningful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities are limited – contributing to migration and political insecurity. Stable rural and urban development requires jobs for the growing number and proportion of young people in the coming decades. Mechanization in food systems presents both opportunities for productivity and employment risks for some. Growth in the rural economy will be dependent not only on increasing jobs in agriculture but also wealth accumulation to allow farm family members to find off-farm employment. The Blue Economy is an often overlooked but critical element of livelihoods and sustainability.
CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research to improve livelihoods and reduce gender inequalities 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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CIMMYT to lead CGIAR varietal improvement and seed delivery project in Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.04.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sorghum field in Kiboko, Kenya. (Photo: E Manyasa/ICRISAT) As part of the One CGIAR reform,…
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Good agronomic practices with sweetpotato are cause for celebration in Uganda
International Potato Center (CIP)22.04.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Everyone smiled, grasped hands, and shook their heads in wonder. The excitement at Michael Mugabi’…
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A Green Light for Desert Farming Collaboration
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.04.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At a recent KIADPAI/CGIAR side-event during the 7th International Date Palm Conference in Abu Dhabi,…
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Cameroon learns potato lessons from Kenya
International Potato Center (CIP)31.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Potato is an important food and nutritional security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. However, a quick…
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WorldFish pilots last-mile feed business models to boost aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish31.03.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smallholder fish farmers in Zambia face a myriad of challenges, but one of their biggest…
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Crowdsourcing market intelligence to boost sweetpotato breeding impacts in Uganda
International Potato Center (CIP)22.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scientists with the International Potato Center (CIP) and Uganda’s National Crops Resources Resear…
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Events
Publications
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India’s self-sufficiency policies for pulses and their implications for Myanmar
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.03.22-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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2021 Annual trends and outlook report: Building resilient African food systems after COVID-19
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.11.21-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Africa agriculture trade monitor 2021
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.09.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Migration, environmental change and agrarian transition in upland regions: learning from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.08.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Policy-induced market distortions along agricultural value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.05.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Aspirations undone: hydropower and the (re) shaping of livelihood pathways in northern Laos
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)18.05.21-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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