Lulseged Tamene Desta
Director of the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Program
Director of the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Program
Director of the CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) Program
Director of CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact Program
Maize production is surging due to its diversified end uses. While it is already the first staple cereal globally, it is expected to emerge as the world’s predominant crop for cultivation and trade in the coming decade. Globally, it serves primarily as animal feed, but
Crops to End Hunger (CtEH) is a global initiative modernizing CGIAR-national crop breeding programs by upgrading research stations, building staff capacity, and deploying tools to improve breeding efficiency.
A randomized evaluation of a lower-cost poverty graduation-style program in rural Ethiopia finds modest gains in savings and livestock income but no sustained improvements in consumption or food security, suggesting that smaller cash transfers and lighter support may be insufficient to help extremely poor households escape poverty, particularly in shock-prone settings