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Two panicum grass varieties Chano (Panicum maximum Jack) and Gardula (Dichanthelium latifolium) have been released for cultivation in Southern and Central Ethiopia.

Climate change is worsening food insecurity and gender inequality in Chimanimani, increasing the risk of gender-based violence. As climate shocks strain households, women face rising domestic abuse but often remain silent to preserve marriages shaped by patriarchal norms. This blog explores how climate stress and cultural expectations sustain GBV during crises.

Poor diets are now the leading global risk factor for chronic disease. A new policy note from IFPRI, CGIAR’s TAFSSA initiative, and MSSRF unpacks what’s driving India’s cereal-heavy, increasingly ultra-processed diets, and lays out practical, evidence-based actions to shift the food environment.

In Serera Kebele, in Doyogena district of the Central Ethiopia Region, Abebe explains “It started with a mindset shift, seeing two sheep not as animals, but as a start of a business."

What if food and feed could grow continuously, be harvested at any time of year, and provide both protein and energy from a single plant?

The resilience of integrated farming systems relies on keeping essential links among their components. In Ethiopia's Doyogena district, the most vulnerable part of the sheep-enset mixed farming system is the availability of feed during the dry season.

Solving invasive species (and other) problems with fun and games. Innovative games and simulations are helping researchers and practitioners address invasive species and other complex environmental problems. This blog explores how CGIAR and partners use serious games to support learning, decision-making, and collective action.

Over the past 50 years, CGIAR research has shaped how food systems are understood and transformed. This blog distils key insights from that body of work and what they mean for addressing today’s food, climate, and development challenges.