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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Food security
Gender equality

The tropical savannas of Burkina Faso are under pressure from seasonal water scarcity, climat…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates 10 years

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 10th anniversary on 26 February by receiving shipments…

New CRP (GLDC) focuses on strengthening whole value chains

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

Food security

Over 130 participants from 25 countries met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to confirm partners and…

What’s the truth about the role of women in agriculture today?

Gender equality

Women produce 60-80 percent of the world’s food, and women are inherently better stewards of…

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Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton receives Crop Trust Legacy Award

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

IRRI congratulates Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Genebank, for rec…

Woman on a mission: Pushing for rights and a seat at the decision-making table

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Environmental health
Gender equality

Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR Rural women face a range of challenges across the environmental secto…

Climate-smart agriculture is the future for smallholder farmers in Africa

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is proposed as a solution to transform and reorient agricultural sys…

Celebrating CGIAR “Global Gatekeepers” of Crop Diversity

CGIAR

27.02.18

Biodiversity

“Genebanks are the backbone of CGIAR innovation. They ensure that thousands of scientists – acr…

Dr. Buyung Hadi appointed as IRRI's representative in Cambodia

27.02.18

IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Buyung Hadi as the Institute’s representative…

Stakeholders evaluate the impact of Alternate Wetting and Drying Technology in Bangladesh

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

27.02.18

Irrigated rice in Bangladesh accounts for nearly half of the country’s rice output. However variab…

Malawi's new reality: Fall armyworm is here to stay

26.02.18

Food security

February 26, 2018 IFPRI Blog Kimberly Keeton Malawi's new reality: Fall armyworm is here to…

Gazette notification of Golden Rice approval by FSANZ

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

25.02.18

GR2E Golden Rice passes FSANZ safety standards.The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code has bee…

The multibillion dollar question: How much will it cost to end hunger and undernutrition?

23.02.18

Food security

February 23, 2018 IFPRI Blog Shenggen Fan The multibillion dollar question: How much will it…

Is the Current Agriculture Technology Strategy Unsuitable for Getting Smallholders Out of Poverty?

CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)

23.02.18

Environmental health
Food security
Nutrition

Currently, agriculture technology strategies are mostly based on implementing technologies and innov…

BOOK RELEASE: The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Feb 22, 2018 Press Release BOOK RELEASE: The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in…

Jean Hanson: Building the next generation of genebank managers

CGIAR Genebank Platform

Biodiversity

Jean Hanson, the retiring leader of the Forage Diversity Project at the International Livestock Rese…

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Farmer-buyer collaboration can help increase farm productivity in Nepal

Contract farming , a conditional arrangement on inputs and/or output between farmers and buyers, cou…

Ben Juliano, renowned cereal chemist & national scientist, passes away