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Our food system is not in good shape: despite tremendous progress made in the last two centuries, more than 800 million people still do not have regular access to sufficient nutritious food. At the same time, and occasionally in the same countries, an increasing number of people are becoming obese or overweight—more than 1 billion people globally. The food system

By: Hailemariam Ayalew, Faith Kimaiyo, Sally Kimathi, Michael Keenan, and Clemens Breisinger Fertilizer subsidies have played a prominent role in Kenya’s agricultural policy since 2007, helping farmers reduce production costs and improve yields. From early programs like the National Accelerated Agricultural Input Access Program (NAAIAP) to the current National Fertilizer Subsidy Program (NFSP), the government has invested heavily to

Background Food and nutritional security of resource poor farmers globally is increasingly under threat due to climate change. In Uganda, agricultural production rates are low, exacerbated by frequent erratic rainfall and droughts. The loss of genetic diversity in farmers’ custody has greatly narrowed the genepool from which they choose varieties that do well in challenging environments. In order to strengthen

Over the past few weeks, CGIAR has been working with partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to gather perspectives on their priorities in food systems, including agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture. Using a bottom-up approach, CGIAR held a series of online consultation workshops in seven ASEAN countries – Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam –

In the last two decades, conflicts and wars have spread and intensified. All around the world, people are directly exposed to this violence or face negative effects from it, including involuntary migration and dramatic increases in the cost of basic necessities. The negative consequences are much stronger in fragile regions where coping options are limited and people must move or

It is an open secret: people are starving in Africa. For far too long has Africa served as the poster-child when it came to hungry humanitarian aid settings – and when one looks at the stats, it is within reason. According to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2021, there were no

Climate is linked to conflict, acts as a multiplier, and exacerbates the risk of crisis and instability. Although this is widely recognized in the science-policy landscape, there is a lack of solid, localized, and policy-relevant evidence on how exactly climate security risks can arise in different geographical contexts.   To address this, CGIAR created The Climate Security Observatory (CSO),