This year's theme of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal was “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and the Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation”
AgriLAC Resiliente is a CGIAR Regional Initiative that seeks to improve the livelihoods of producers in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the support of national governments, the private sector, civil society, and regional and global donors and partners. AgriLAC will also benefit farmers in Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. Tegucigalpa, June 30, 2022 – Latin America and
With 24 interventions from six partner centers, the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology will be well represented at this year’s Tropentag, to take place from 11-13 September in Vienna, Austria. The team will organize 5 pre-conference workshops, make five oral presentations and present 14 posters covering the different work packages of the initiative. These interventions provide a deep dive into the
Water is indispensable in agriculture, accounting for approximately 70% of global freshwater use. It is used for irrigation, livestock, and processing agricultural products. However, at the same time, 3.2 billion people lie in one-fourth of the world’s crops (mainly rice, wheat, and maize), where water supply is severely stressed or highly variable. The growing demand for food, increased competition for
By Zain M. Akbar, Claudia Ringler, and Mohsin Hafeez In Pakistan, unlike India, the solar-powered irrigation revolution is largely driven by farmers purchasing solar pumps directly without the provision of favorable interest rates or other subsidies. Better-off farmers have flocked to solar-powered pumps largely to counter Pakistan’s challenging energy supply situation: electricity access in rural areas is often unreliable, while
Boeng Sneh Lake in Ba Phnom, Prey Veng, Cambodia has reached a major milestone in sustainable water and fisheries management. In late 2025, the District Technical Working Group (DTWG) secured Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDoWRAM) funding to replace the lake’s deteriorated water gate.
Water plays a crucial role as a key connector between the three components of One Health. What happens to water upstream affects humans and animals downstream. The concept of One Health recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environment health and emphasizes the importance of addressing health challenges through a holistic approach that integrates multiple disciplines and sectors. Globally, the