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High-yielding sorghum with grain yield between 1.8 to 2 t/ha and dry fodder yield of 7 to 12t/ha and biofortified pearl millet with yield potential of up to 1.2 to 1.5 t/ha captured the attention of farmers and seed producers from six villages at a farmers’ field day held at Wakoro village in Dioïla region of Mali. These early-maturing varieties

Since the 1930s, farmers in the lower eastern regions of Machakos and Makueni in Kenya have a history of collective working through Mwethya groups- a name referring to organized farmer groups focusing on soil conservation. Farmers forming modern cooperatives have sustained this group model to work together to achieve their social and economic growth. Kimatwa SACCO is a women-led cooperative

The 2023-2024 El Niño had a catastrophic impact on East and Southern African countries as it triggered heavy rainfall and lingering floods from April to May 2024 . In Tanzania’s Rufiji District, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that around 88,000 people have been affected and 6,000 have been displaced. Reports also show that the

Dhaka, Bangladesh (30 April 2025) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) took center stage at the Gobeshona Global Conference 2025, hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) on 30th April 2025, with a dynamic virtual session titled “ Agri-Food System Innovations for Food Security. ” This webinar was arranged to connect local and international researchers,

26 April 2021 – Mr. Le Minh Hoan, Leader of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), gave a statement to the 1st Round Table of the Ministerial Policy Dialogues on Transition to Sustainable Agriculture Conference of Agriculture at COP26. He emphasized the country’s remarkable progress in transforming agriculture production to be sustainable and contribute to reduce greenhouse gas

By Bushra Humaira Sadaf A team of researchers from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), and Japan’s National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) has identified practical strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields without sacrificing yield, conducted across saline and non-saline regions of Bangladesh over consecutive rice seasons.

African livestock producers have a unique opportunity to improve the production of meat, milk and eggs through modern breeding technologies and innovations being tested in Africa, according to a recent perspective paper published in Nature Genetics. With the right support, these advancements can enhance not only productivity but also climate resilience and sustainability. Through strategic investment and collaboration, African livestock

With the initial support of GIZ and with KfW as anchor investor, responsAbility and CGIAR have partnered to launch the first science-based impact investing solution targeting food systems transformation. The aim is to provide long-term expansion debt to innovative businesses operating in the food value chain in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa with the goal of mitigating climate