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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsÂ
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: InvestigaciĂłn para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Launching a User-Centered Rangeland and Water Monitoring System for Early Warning in Ethiopia's Pastoral Areas
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Pastoralist communities in Ethiopia have long suffered from climate-induced shocks and stressors, le…
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Researchers discuss food system trade-off analysis with stakeholders in Bangladesh
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets19.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
On June 9, 2024, researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through…
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A revolutionary field test for East Coast fever
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.08.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
A highly sensitive, affordable and rapid test has been developed for East Coast fever (ECF)…
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SHiFT researcher joins technical panel for forthcoming report on sustainability transformations
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets16.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Nature Sustainability recently announced plans to develop a technical report on sustainability trans…
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Ukama Ustawi: Developing potential futures to strengthen the resilience of maize-mixed systems in East and Southern Africa
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa15.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Insights from the Regional Participatory Scenario Development Workshop for East and Southern AfricaÂ…
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How Farmers and Tech Teamed Up To Better Test Crops
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)14.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Food insecurity is on the rise worldwide, with 345 million people in 82 countries suffering…
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Biofortified Rice: A Transformative Opportunity for Entrepreneurs in BolĂvar, Colombia, in collaboration with AgriLAC Resiliente Initiative
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
On August 9, 2024, the city of Cartagena witnessed an event that could mark a…
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Partnerships and innovation drive Viet Nam’s food systems toward climate goalsÂ
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets09.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
From July 4-6, 2024, over 50 key stakeholders gathered in Vinh City, Viet Nam, for…
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Can agronomic biofortification boost nutrition in maize?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In a world where maize stands as one of the most vital crops, feeding billions…
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Pixels to Pasture: How AI Can Help Farmers Predict Their Pasture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In 2020, global agricultural emissions were 16 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, accordin…
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Tanzanian women farmers emerge as leaders in quality seed production and higher rice production
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)09.08.24-
Food security
Good quality seed leads to good yield and produce, but it can also be a…
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Empowering Agri-Food Innovations: AgriLAC Resiliente and the Sustainable Future of Honduras
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Annual AgriLAC Resiliente Meeting brought together efforts to scale agri-food innovations in Eas…
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Can agronomic biofortification boost nutrition in maize?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Maize is the second largest crop of the world after wheat, but the most produced…
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ILRI welcomes Fabian Kausche as new deputy director general of research and innovation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.08.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabi…
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Driving Agri-food Innovation in Honduras: AgriLAC Resiliente Results and Strategies
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Strengthening innovation networks, analyzing results, scaling plans, sustainable technologies and ag…
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Millet: From Ancient Grain to Staple Crop for Future Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
While millets were amongst the world’s first cultivated crops, production and consumption decrease…
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Farmers Field Day on Crop Diversification in the Aral Sea Region in Uzbekistan
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
The fragile ecosystem of the Aral Sea Region of Uzbekistan faces significant agricultural challenges…
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Transforming Africa’s food systems: recognize, engage and invest in the informal food sector
CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities02.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Informal sector representatives from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Lesotho, Namibia and South Afr…
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