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Togo’s farmers struggle with poor soils and declining yields. The reason: low awareness of nutrients status of soils and inefficient fertilizer use. A regional initiative is helping smallholder farmers in Togo farm fertile ground again. The Regional Hub in West Africa and the Sahel is driving a fresh initiative to improve fertility and soil health by promoting efficient fertilizer use

Once considered just a simple grain, wheat in Zimbabwe is now part of a broader story—one of innovation, entrepreneurship, and local resilience. 10-12 September 2025 – At SOS Hermann Gmeiner High School in Bindura, students, teachers, farmers, and researchers gathered for a workshop on wheat value addition, turning classrooms into laboratories of creativity. The event was organized by the Directorate

CGIAR INITIATIVES Nature-Positive Solutions Primary Impact Area Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Related Impact Areas

CGIAR INITIATIVES Climate Resilience Primary Impact Area Climate adaptation & mitigation Related Impact Areas

COP30 in Belém, Brazil is being heralded as a pivotal “COP of adaptation” and a turning point for implementing climate solutions on the ground. The Brazilian COP30 Presidency’s communications emphasize three core priorities: strengthening multilateralism, connecting climate action to people’s daily lives, and accelerating implementation. There is a strong focus on protecting vital ecosystems – especially the Amazon – and integrating

The global pandemic and extreme weather events have intensified the problems faced by small producers and other actors in the coffee supply chain. Increasingly, the coffee sector has found it necessary to act with urgency and to seek new options to be resilient to climate change.Projections of climate impact on coffee production in Central America for 2030 and 2050, indicate

This global research and development effort will help increase the productivity of mixed farming systems for more food, nutrition, and income security The new CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SI-MFS) was launched at an inception meeting held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from May 31 to June 2, 2022. The three-year

An innovative public-private partnership-based project, led by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has not only boosted the resilience of Senegal’s seed value chains to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on food security, but has also laid the foundation for a resilient and vibrant national seed industry to meet the