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The CGIAR System Council is the strategic decision-making body of the CGIAR System that keeps under review the strategy, mission, impact and continued relevancy of the System as a whole.

Some life journeys tell far more than an individual story. They speak of a territory, a generation, and a courageous choice. At 43, Idrissa Aidara, a farmer in Dar Salam in the Goudomp department of Senegal, embodies such a story. A returnee migrant after two attempts at irregular migration marked by violence and imprisonment, he chose the land as his anchor and climate-smart agriculture as his pathway to rebuild his life. Thanks to the AVENIR project, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by MEDA in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Idrissa has built a model farm, created local employment, and inspired other young people to believe in a possible future in Senegal. Here is his story.

Bringing decisions from international climate negotiations into concrete actions that truly benefit food producers remains one of the major challenges of the global agenda for COP31.

Smallholder agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa continues to fall short of its potential. Recent evidence finds that crop yields among smallholders are stagnant or even declining (Wollburg et al. 2024), and that no single constraint fully explains this pattern (Suri et al. 2024).

For the past four years, the Alliance has been leading research in Colombia on carbon sequestration in tropical soils to restore soil health, mitigate climate change, and strengthen food security.

CGIAR discusses the impacts of climate change on global food supply chains and why long-term investment in crop science, climate adaptation, and farmer-focused innovation is essential.

A consultation workshop in Vietnam highlighted how digitalizing agricultural mechanization and deploying suitability maps can optimize machinery investment, connect farmers with service providers, and build a unified database to drive the Mekong Delta’s low-emission, modern, and sustainable rice production goals.

At the heart of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT campus in Palmira, Colombia, a unique opportunity is emerging: transforming a critical challenge into a replicable model of sustainable agriculture for the world.