By Ignacio Madurga-Lopez, Leonardo Medina, and Grazia Pacillo Guatemala is among the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change in Latin America, and it is already experiencing severe consequences, especially in the agriculture sector. In recent years, an increase in the average temperature of 0.8°C has been observed, as well as a concentration of rainfall in fewer days
Following the success story on one of the most important crops in Ethiopia, let’s take a look at the second phase of the study on the durum wheat value chain conducted by our team and funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), in search of inclusion and productivity improvement. During the second phase, the project sought to
Food and agriculture sectors are increasingly transformed by new technological and knowledge-based solutions brought by innovative startups as a response to the complex and interlinked challenges faced by the global food systems. Indeed, even as humanity struggles to respond to shocks like COVID-19 pandemic aggravated by ongoing conflicts and rampant inflation, changing climate, potentially catastrophic biodiversity loss, and degradation
Aquaculture has expanded significantly as an industry in Bangladesh over the last 20 years. It has the potential to greatly improve food and nutrition security while also creating sustainable livelihoods for millions of people. Read more.
Rwanda’s 4th Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA4) recognizes the importance of the livestock sector for the country’s economic growth and development. As a result, significant support is provided to the sector and to the development of the country’s animal resources. Under PSTA4, the Rwandan government has set several growth targets for the sector, including increasing milk production from 785
The world faces an increasingly arduous task to meet the rising demand for fish and other aquatic foods. The importance of sustainable fisheries management to ensure there is sufficient fish now and for years to come cannot be overstated, with over 3 billion people dependent on aquatic foods as their primary source of animal protein. Read more.
The UN 2023 Water Conference was convened by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan in New York from 22 to 24th March 2023 to urgently scale up action to address the water crisis and ensure a water-secure future. ICARDA’s Dr. Vinay Nangia was invited as part of the CGIAR delegation to present
ROME, ITALY – Cacao of Excellence is proud to unveil its new state-of-the-art cacao R&D laboratory and training centre. Located at Via Baccio Baldini 4 in Rome, the facility will be dedicated to exploring the depths of cacao quality and sensory analysis and revealing the diversity of cacao flavour profiles. The laboratory and training centre will accommodate the processing