Bernard Vanlauwe
Deputy Director General for Research for Development at IITA
Deputy Director General for Research for Development at IITA
CGIAR Integrated Partnership Board, Chair, effective 1 January 2026.
Practice Lead, Program Delivery, and Special Advisor to the Chief Scientist
Leader, Portfolio Performance and Results
On February 24, 2026, the CGIAR Policy Innovations Hub for Kenya launched in Nairobi with a collaborative working dialogue where policymakers and research partners committed to establishing structured contact points, identifying critical evidence priorities, and aligning future analytical work with formal government planning timelines.
With the participation of 56 representatives from development partners, government institutions, and the private sector, the Ethiopia Policy Innovation Hub was officially launched on March 11, 2026 in Addis Ababa. The event was held under the theme “Evidence-Led Solutions for Ethiopia’s Rural Transformation Challenges”.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the outbreak of the Iran war on February 28, 2026, put roughly one-third of global seaborne fertilizer trade at risk. Suddenly, production across the broader Persian Gulf region had no clear ocean exit.