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For more than 300 million people in Africa, maize is the most important dietary staple. Produced widely, the crop is especially dominant in sub-Saharan Africa, where it provides roughly 30 percent of caloric intake and basic food security. While popular, accessible, and an important part of many Africans’ diets, maize is also associated with lower nutritional content, soil degradation, and vulnerability to climate change.  Often under-resourced, maize-reliant smallholder farmers across eastern and southern Africa — where almost two-thirds of the population depends on farming—are dangerously exposed to climate

A family photo of the panellists. (From left)  Mohsin Hafeez, Strategic Program Director for Water, Food and Ecosystems, IWMI; Chiyedza Heri, Founder and CEO, Ubuntu Alliance; Rachael McDonnell, Deputy Director General – Research for Development, IWMI; Mirriam Makungwe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture & Climate Information Services, IWMI; Mikail Haruna Daya, Founder, DINERCAB; Richard Kachungu, Co-Found, YEFI; and Karunakara ReddyMardi,

Weather and climate are the main drivers of agricultural production and ecosystem services, but their variability and long-term changes are an ongoing source of disruption. These changes pose a significant threat to global food security, the sustainability of agri-food systems and the livelihoods of people across the world. In the rural areas of developing countries, the effects of climate change are

CGIAR Centers – ICARDA, IWMI, IFPRI, and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT supported by the Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) – in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) of Egypt, are set to host the “Consultation Workshop: Deep Diving into the Agri-tech Innovation Ecosystem in Egypt” on Wednesday, 7 February 2024 from 10:30-16:00 (GMT+2)

Agriculture sustains humanity, but it also leaves a growing ecological footprint. Alongside climate change, agricultural pollution is now responsible for an estimated 14% of global biodiversity loss. This hidden crisis is reshaping ecosystems, water resources, and even human health; often in ways that remain unrecognized in policy and practice. The 8th International Farming System Design Conference (FSD8), held in Paris

BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Food systems must function well in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The operation of food systems affects incomes and employment; poverty and food security; diets, health, and nutrition; energy sources and uses; climate change, environmental sustainability, biodiversity, and ecosystems; and even aspects of peace and governance. Yet progress toward SDG2 and its key component,

Norway and USAID also announced that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) – a pioneering impact investment group dedicated to financing and supporting African entrepreneurs while strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems across the African continent – was competitively selected as the FASA fund manager. The CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (Impact SF) will be its agricultural and climate partner. I&P brings a strong track

By Claudia Ringler, Edward Kato, and Geoffrey Kiguli June 16, 2025 Healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and a range of ecosystem services. Yet sub-Saharan Africa has experienced the most severe land degradation in the world. There is no shortage of established ways to improve and restore soils—however, these all too often remain “on the