
PERFORMANCE REPORT 2018
FOOD SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS FOR IMPACT
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
READ MOREAgriculture is at the heart of both the problems and solutions that link nutrition to climatic and environmental change. The immense challenges demand novel solutions, putting research for development at the center of shared agendas for action and transformation.

Innovative technology is helping farmers around the world combat the effects of climate change.

Women play an integral part in ensuring food supplies and empowering their communities.

From gaining consumer confidence in Vietnam to introducing sweet potatoes to farmers in Malawi.
CGIAR portfolio progress in 2018
innovations (significant products or findings from research)
new varieties with genetic gain made available for use
peer-reviewed publications
people trained by CGIAR
policies, legal instruments or investments to which CGIAR research contributed
CGIAR external partners

FOOD SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS FOR IMPACT
Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes of reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. The high-level impact of CGIAR varieties, technologies and innovations makes a critical contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. READ MORE
CGIAR Results Dashboard
The CGIAR Results Dashboard contains results data from the 2017 and 2018 CGIAR Performance Reports on the following results and indicators: contribution to System-Level Outcomes, outcome impact case reports, progress towards milestones, and common results reporting indicators on innovations, partnerships, policies, capacity development, publications and altmetrics. READ MOREBEST OF 2018
PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
peer-reviewed publications
are open access
published in international scientifically indexed (ISI) journals
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Making the case for using a combination of measures to keep food systems within planetary boundaries.
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Results of the global monitoring system dedicated to tracking the health impacts of climate change.
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The study found several unreported subpopulations of rice which correlate with geographic location.
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Sustainable intensification may be approaching a tipping point where it could be transformative.
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Helping empower researchers and breeders to improve the staple crop.
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Only 20 percent of wheat in the United Kingdom is resistant to the fungal disease.
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Climate shocks still make maize yields vary in sub-Sahara Africa and Asia.
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Why the type of soil makes a big difference during times of climate stress.
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IMPACT STORIES

GLOBAL ENDORSEMENT OF CGIAR WORK
IITA Wins Africa Food Prize
On September 7, 2018, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) was the first institution to receive the distinguished Africa Food Prize at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda. READ MOREWORKING TOGETHER TO BOOST PERFORMANCE

CGIAR System 3-Year Business Plan 2019-2021
This System-level business plan sets out 10 action points that aim to achieve successful implementation of CGIAR’s research portfolio, greater cooperation between Centers, a new 2030 plan, a step change on gender, and stabilized funding. READ MORECGIAR RESEARCH SUPPORT PLATFORMS

System advisory functions
Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC), Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA), Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA), Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC), System Council Intellectual Property Group, CGIAR System Internal Audit Function. READ MOREFUNDING & FINANCE
CGIAR assets
CGIAR has a wealth of experience and knowledge spanning 50 years, with a global network of 15 top-class Research Centers that implement 15 Research Programs and Platforms in partnership with 3,000+ organizations in more than 70 countries around the world.
Header photo credits: Setting up a solar pump, Ethiopia, by M. Ayene/WLE. Background photo credits: Farming family in their field, Burundi, by P. Lepoint/Bioversity International; Aerial view of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, by N. Sujana/CIFOR. Progress towards research outcomes photo by P.S. Rao/ICRISAT. Gender photo by A. Habtamu/ILRI. Improving returns to public investments in China's agricultural sector photo by ICRAF. 3 million households in Asia growing CGIAR potato strands photo by S.A. Fajardo/CIP. Planting rice earlier to avoid the consequences of El Niño photo by I. Serrano/IRRI. Implementing agroclimate services to help more than 500,000 farmers photo by A. Camacho/Bioversity International. Native species for nutrition and food security in Kenya photo by D. Deshmukh/ICRISAT. Pearl millet hybrid brings financial and social benefits photo by A. Sanoussi/GLDC. Water planning system improves investment decisions photo by WLE. Fast-tracking maize replacement in Ethiopia photo by IITA. Scaling up participatory research in India photo by S. Punna/ICRISAT. Additional photo credits on 2nd level pages.