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This post first appeared on the Agricultural & Food Policy blog. Increasing urbanization is transforming the eating habits of the African population: city dwellers are eating fewer fruits and vegetables. New strategies are needed to combat malnutrition and its consequences. Food environments in Africa are changing rapidly due to urbanization spurred by economic growth, population increase, and rural-urban migration. This

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT joined regional organizations in the MAPBIOMAS network to map and monitor surface water in Guyana, French Guyana and Suriname. Data will help inform public policies on land and water use. The Amazon Basin is one of the world’s largest river systems, responsible for over 15% of the fresh water entering the oceans. The rivers

Future water security depends on transforming how water systems are managed. More than six months after unprecedented floods left a third of Pakistan under water, millions are still feeling the humanitarian aftershocks. The deluge was an extreme manifestation of how the planet’s water cycle is becoming increasingly unpredictable because of climate change. Growing water risks are reinforcing the notion of a global water

by Anusha De, Caroline Miehe and Bjorn van Campenhout OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Esther (a composite of typical experiences) is the proud owner-manager of a small shop in a trading center close to her home in a village in eastern Uganda. With a loan from a savings and credit organization and some help from her husband, she was able to rent a stall and

Goal 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals calls to “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development”. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) answered this call to action by recently hosting a collaborative dinner to strengthen ties between the Center, the private sector and government partners in Malawi. Hosted by CIMMYT

El sistema alimentario es un conjunto de procesos que va desde la producción de alimentos en la finca hasta su consumo final2. Este sistema está influenciado por diversos factores económicos, sociales, políticos, ambientales, demográficos, entre otros, convirtiéndolo en un sistema complejo que tiende a ser frágil. En este sentido, si alguno de sus componentes falla, los demás pueden sentir sus

Comparative Advantage is one of the most powerful theoretical insights in economics. It provides a useful framework for identifying areas where CGIAR’s efforts are most crucial to achieving its mission—to deliver science and innovation that advance the transformation of food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis. Applying a Comparative Advantage analysis can produce a more streamlined, purposive, and

“AI is changing the way we work and live. But with climate change impacting seasonal temperatures and rainfalls around the world, can it help make food production more sustainable?” asks The Climate Question podcast, BBC (UK). Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of the Environment and Production and Technology Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute was interviewed for the podcast and answered questions about how