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High Iron Beans (HIB) Seeds on display Nyota, Angaza, Faida and Metameta.

Transforming agriculture in Kenya: ENABLE TAAT at the Kilimo Biashara Expo 2024

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

17.04.24

Food security
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

During the 2024 Kilimo Biashara Expo, the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT…

Farmers in Burera District, Rwanda, received small packs of orange-fleshed sweet potato vines, and along with flyers containing key essential information about the seeds, to test in their small plots.

Size matters in seeding success: small packs drive market penetration for improved seed

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

17.04.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Small tends to be underrated. Yet, it can be tremendously successful. Initially skeptical, market ac…

ICRISAT and FAO-SFE Cooperate to Combat Hidden Hunger in East and Southern Africa

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

12.04.24

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Social inclusion

ICRISAT, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization's Subregional Office for Easter…

Sow, grow, and thrive: a pathway to improve cassava farming in Zambia

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

05.04.24

Food security
Social inclusion

For decades, women farmers like Maureen Bwalya from the Musa camp in Kasama district…

Title page for 'A Framework for Gender Responsive Livestock Development'. Photo by ILRI.

Contributing to a World Free from Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty and Inequality: Framework for Gender-Responsive Livestock Development launches at the Climate and Clean Air Conference

CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate

04.04.24

Gender equality

‘Empowered women boost livestock development, and livestock development can also support gender eq…

A community leader in Baliakandi inspires women empowerment in agriculture: Promila Rani Mondol

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

03.04.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Thirty-three-year-old Promila Rani Mondol lives in Baliakandi Upazila in Bangladesh with her …

Clean energy solutions for rural development in Ethiopia: Combining forces across key energy actors

CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains

03.04.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

By Dr Claudia Ringler In Ethiopia, key uptake partners are making use of research carried…

Strengthening women’s access to rural energy sources and technologies in Ethiopia: From research to action

CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains

03.04.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

By Tiruwork Arega and Dr Claudia Ringler Universal access to affordable clean energy is a…

Delta Talks webinar highlights inclusive water governance in Bangladesh

CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas

02.04.24

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

For the eighth installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and…

WEBINAR: Launch of an evidence synthesis of gender norms in agrifood systems: Pathways towards improved women’s economic resilience to climate change.

CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality

25.03.24

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Join us for the webinar launch of "An evidence synthesis of gender norms in agrifood…

For women farmers, by women farmers: Facilitating timely access to quality inputs and services through women farmer service centers

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

25.03.24

Food security
Gender equality

The gender gap in access to inputs has affected productivity in agriculture for the longest…

Leveraging water for peace: Is water the ultimate peacemaker?  

CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

22.03.24

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

Water is essential for all life on our planet. Explore how this precious resource can…

Open-access agrifood system data from 4,000 households across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal

CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

20.03.24

Big data
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Nutrition
Nutrition, health & food security
Youth

South Asia, home to one quarter of the global population, faces issues such as poverty,…

Ms Emanuela Claudia Del Re, EU Special Representative for the Sahel, visits ICRISAT Mali.

Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel visits ICRISAT in Mali

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

20.03.24

Social inclusion

The European Union's Special Representative for the Sahel, Ms Emanuela Claudia Del Re, recently visi…

Beyond incomes: What is the true impact of engaging in seed production on women's lives?

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

20.03.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

Afreen Khan, Ranjitha Puskur, Suchaita Tenneti Two Farmer Producer Companies (FPC) in Odisha, India …

Empowering women and improving rice yields and productivity through seed production

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

18.03.24

Gender equality
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

by Afreen Khan, Ranjitha Puskur, Suchaita Tenneti Two Farmer Producer Companies (FPC) in Odisha, Ind…

Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2024 Women in Triticum (WIT) awardees

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

14.03.24

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024…

NATURE+, partners, highlight need for soil sampling on degraded farms in Kenya

CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions

14.03.24

Environmental health & biodiversity
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

Soil degradation from deforestation, erosion and chemical fertilizer overuse has decreased soil fert…

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Transforming agriculture in Kenya: ENABLE TAAT at the Kilimo Biashara Expo 2024

Size matters in seeding success: small packs drive market penetration for improved seed

ICRISAT and FAO-SFE Cooperate to Combat Hidden Hunger in East and Southern Africa

Sow, grow, and thrive: a pathway to improve cassava farming in Zambia

Contributing to a World Free from Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty and Inequality: Framework for Gender-Responsive Livestock Development launches at the Climate and Clean Air Conference

A community leader in Baliakandi inspires women empowerment in agriculture: Promila Rani Mondol

Clean energy solutions for rural development in Ethiopia: Combining forces across key energy actors

Strengthening women’s access to rural energy sources and technologies in Ethiopia: From research to action

Delta Talks webinar highlights inclusive water governance in Bangladesh

WEBINAR: Launch of an evidence synthesis of gender norms in agrifood systems: Pathways towards improved women’s economic resilience to climate change.

For women farmers, by women farmers: Facilitating timely access to quality inputs and services through women farmer service centers

Leveraging water for peace: Is water the ultimate peacemaker?

Open-access agrifood system data from 4,000 households across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal

Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel visits ICRISAT in Mali

Beyond incomes: What is the true impact of engaging in seed production on women's lives?

Empowering women and improving rice yields and productivity through seed production

Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2024 Women in Triticum (WIT) awardees

NATURE+, partners, highlight need for soil sampling on degraded farms in Kenya