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Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict, biodiversity loss, and hunger, CGIAR has launched its inaugural flagship report, Insight to Impact: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Navigating Food System Science at CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya. The new report hand-selects data and innovations from among decades of research. It presents science as

CGIAR launches a new Science Program to develop and deliver climate-resilient, market-preferred, and nutritious products for smallholder farmers worldwide Nairobi, Kenya – April 8 – As part of its 2025-2030 research portfolio, CGIAR launched Breeding for Tomorrow during its Science Week – a new Science Program designed to tackle one of the greatest challenges of our time: ensuring a global

Nairobi, 20 June 2025 (IITA) – Across Africa smallholder farmers battle working with degraded soils, inefficiency farming methods and climate change impacts which are constraining their productivity and profitability. What if a digital tool could help them make science-backed decisions on fostering soil health, knowing what seeds to plant, the type of fertilizer to apply and even what crop varieties

Nairobi, 21 July 2025 (IITA) – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is deploying advanced data and AI driven modelling to boost soil nutrient management, soil health and improve farmer productivity in West Africa, a region experiencing recurrent nutrient depletion due to unsustainable farming practices and injudicious fertilizer use. Crops remove essential nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium

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

CGIAR INITIATIVES AgriLAC Resiliente Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas