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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
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
17.06.24-
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
12.06.24To 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
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
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
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region
19.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Climate change poses a significant global threat to food security and nutrition, largely through its…
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AsiaTimes.com: The developing world’s water crisis has arrived
19.08.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water…
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IndiaTimes.com: Can a single tribunal resolve water disputes between states?
19.08.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Shifting monsoon patterns and drying catchment areas in India’s river basins, of which there are…
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AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
16.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded …
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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia
12.08.19-
Food security
MARPLE (Mobile and Real-time PLant disEase) Diagnostics is a revolutionary mobile lab developed by a…
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New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers
12.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts,…
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Training an army of giants for the biological control of Fall Armyworm
09.08.19-
Food security
Scouting for natural enemies of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW) in both Asia and…
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Warmer night temperatures reduce wheat yields in Mexico, scientists say
08.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As many regions worldwide baked under some of the most persistent heatwaves on record, scientists…
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Can creation of a separate Indian Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries bring fresh momentum in growth?
08.08.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry, dairying, and fisheries for t…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Persistent hunger and obesity increase the global burden of malnutrition
05.08.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
After decades of steady decline, the trend in world hunger—as measured by the prevalence of…
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New CIMMYT pre-commercial hybrids available from Asia maize breeding programs
05.08.19-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is offering a new set of improved…
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Protect our food. Fund the seed.
02.08.19-
Food security
“It is the seed that controls the system, not the other way around.” Chef and…
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Convention on Biological Diversity adopts indicator to track conservation of useful plants
01.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Developed by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the Crop Trust, the indicator pro…
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Global Food Policy Report–EAT-Lancet Commission launch in The Hague: Rural revitalization and sustainable diets
01.08.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
How do two major reports with different emphases on the relationship between nutrition and agricultu…
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Joint Grasslands and Rangelands Congress will be held in Nairobi in Oct 2020
01.08.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Kenya State Department of Livestoc…
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After 75 years, agriculture and nutrition meet again
31.07.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
For the third year in a row, the recently-released FAO State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition repo…
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Kenyan livestock sector to grow ‘exponentially’—Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
31.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Cattle grazing at ILRI’s Kapiti Ranch Research Station, outside Nairobi, in Kenya (photo credit: I…
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