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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
CGIAR24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
CGIAR17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
CGIAR12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
CGIAR12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish19.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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Improving the prospects for breeding better bananas
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)18.01.21-
Food security
Progressive heterobeltiosis for bunch weight in bred ‘Matooke’ banana hybrids (NARITAs), when gr…
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Gender equity in the food environment: Considerations for low- and middle-income countries
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)18.01.21-
Food security
To truly understand the role of gender and inequities in the food system, nutrition and…
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WEF event: Building gender equitable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
By SOKHNA SALL SECK Empowering women and girls and the recognition and respect of their…
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Press Release: FFAR Grant Develops Climate-Resilient Wheat
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat11.01.21-
Food security
FFAR + CIMMYT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Brian Oakes, FFAR: 202-604-5756, boakes@founda…
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Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)11.01.21-
Food security
By Hugo Campos and Michael Quinn In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and…
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Agricultural value chain finance can help drive Myanmar’s agricultural growth
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.01.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SIDDHARTHA BASU, ALAN DE BRAUW, KHIN PWINT OO AND RUSSELL TOTH Surrounded by some…
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Taking stock of value chain development
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.01.21-
Food security
In 1967 Albert O. Hirschman, the pioneering development economist, published Development Projects Ob…
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Big costs, bigger rewards: How $33 billion in spending each year can help end hunger sustainably by 2030
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY SWATI MALHOTRA The Ceres2030 project has shown the urgent need for additional investments—a…
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Shrimp Farming and Research in Bangladesh Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic
WorldFish07.01.21-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted tremendously every aspect of the economy in Bangladesh, including…
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Thriving with complexity
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)06.01.21-
Food security
Visiting Margaret Nalujja with Elliot Baligeya of UFVEPA. You can see the charcoal cooler behind…
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Policy seminar: Prospects for the African Continental Free Trade Area
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.01.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY TIMOTHY KAROFF On Jan. 1, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) formally took…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.12.20-
Food security
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Health
A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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Policy seminar: Expanding policy research to strengthen Eurasia’s food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN Along with other regions of the world, Eurasia has been hit hard…
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Encouraging entrepreneurship with mobile grinders and seed cleaning machines
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)29.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICARDA and its national partners in Tunisia are promoting entrepreneurship and rural businesses thro…
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10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Market-driven chickpea innovations record many firsts in Africa and Asia. To meet the growing global…
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Announcing CIMMYT-derived fall armyworm tolerant elite maize hybrids for eastern and southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.12.20-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is pleased to announce the successful …
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PIM News: November-December 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)22.12.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dear colleagues and friends, Welcome to the final issue of PIM News in 2020! As…
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