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By Ravi Nandi, Innovation Systems Scientist and project lead at CIMMYT, Bangladesh; Nora Hanke-Louw, DCR and Project Coordinator at IWMI, South Africa; Nedumaran Swamikannu, Principal Scientist in Agricultural Economics at ICRISAT, Hyderabad; Apurba Kumar Chowdhury, Professor and Dean at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India; Pashupati Pokhrel, Senior Agriculture Development Officer and Division Chief at the Planning and Monitoring

Education, Seeds, and Women’s Leadership in Action.

Much of South Asia’s prosperity, both literally and figuratively, rests upon vast reserves of groundwater. Some of the highest-yielding aquifers in the world supply water for irrigated agriculture (where 90 percent of withdrawals are directed), industry, and daily domestic needs. However, it all depends on a delicate balance; for sustainability, groundwater outflows, including long-term extractions, must not exceed natural recharge. Across

Across Nepal’s diverse landscapes, farmers and partners are testing maize innovations that improve yields, resilience, and livelihoods, but the biggest challenge is moving from local wins to sustainable scale. Scaling for Impact (S4I) program is helping to build structured pathways that connect proven research with markets, investment, and policy.

On 18 December 2025, an inter-provincial workshop in Prey Veng, Cambodia brought together 83 stakeholders from government, research, communities, and development partners to share lessons from district-led food systems governance.

The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a challenging year, placing considerable strain on global food systems. A new online report, CGIAR Annual Performance Report 2020: Growing Resilience for a Better Future, details how CGIAR worked with partners to respond to shocks to food security around the world and to build back more resilient land, water and food systems. The fourth in a series of annual performance reports on CGIAR, the online document presents research-to-impact results in 2020 across CGIAR.  CGIAR Annual Performance Report 2020: Growing Resilience for a Better Future  Despite the year’s challenges, CGIAR continued to work toward, and make, strong

This blog was originally posted on IFPRI Ethiopia’s website. The issue of policy coherence has gained growing significance in development discussions over the past few decades. It was also emphasized in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is highlighted in Sustainable Development Goal 17. Similarly, it has been noted by both experts and researchers that fragmented policies

A theoretical understanding of the interconnectedness of water, energy, and food is not enough to drive change – we need to break institutional silos and design bankable projects.