News
Featured news
-
The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
CGIAR24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
Read more -
-
CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
CGIAR17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Environmental health & biodiversity
-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
-
Nutrition, health & food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
Read more -
-
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
Read more -
-
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,…
Read more
Filters
-
Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.11.18-
Big data
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, however,…
Read more -
-
Decoding food security at the 2018 Big Data in Agriculture Convention
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture24.11.18-
Big data
In order for the tools of big data to be put to use for food…
Read more -
-
Pest distribution and risk atlas for Africa includes potato and sweetpotato pests
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)13.11.18-
Big data
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Insect pests cause major yield losses in agricultural crops. Climate change is expected to exacerbat…
Read more -
-
Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
CGIAR12.11.18-
Big data
-
Food security
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
Read more -
-
Digital disruption in agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.11.18-
Big data
-
Environmental health
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agriculture in India contributes to about 17% of GDP but employs nearly 55% of the…
Read more -
-
Ag-Incentives Consortium improves global data on agricultural policies
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)02.11.18-
Big data
-
Food security
A group of leading international organizations joined with IFPRI and PIM in 2013 to form the…
Read more -
-
Big data proposal wins 2018 Inspire Challenge
WorldFish15.10.18-
Big data
WorldFish is a winner of the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture’s 2018 Inspire…
Read more -
-
Kenya’s ICT Cabinet Secretary: Data is ‘key’ to smart farming
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture12.10.18-
Big data
-
Food security
Addressing hundreds of participants at the 2018 Global CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture…
Read more -
-
AfricaRice Annual Report 2017 focuses on effective targeting of research to respond to stakeholder needs
AfricaRice11.10.18-
Big data
-
Biodiversity
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Environmental health
-
Food security
-
Gender equality
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
AfricaRice is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report 2017, themed ‘More effective…
Read more -
-
Decoding the Data Ecosystem: Big Data in Agriculture Convention of 2018 & Inspire Challenge Grant Winners
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture07.10.18-
Big data
The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is hosting its second annual congress —…
Read more -
-
Training on digital seed roadmap use enables delivery of quality seeds to smallholder farmers
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)25.09.18-
Big data
Timely access to quality seeds by smallholder farmers is a major enabler for agriculture in…
Read more -
-
Global Research Consortium Partners with Mobile Sector Leader DIAL to Unlock Digital Agriculture Innovation
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture17.09.18-
Big data
How can mobile network data help build stronger, more resilient food systems worldwide? This is…
Read more -
-
ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.09.18-
Big data
-
Environmental health
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
Read more -
-
Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
CGIAR04.09.18-
Big data
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
Read more -
-
Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.08.18-
Big data
The data management teams of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR…
Read more -
-
How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)15.08.18-
Big data
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
This post originally appeared in The Conversation in light of the 21st World Congress on Soil…
Read more -
-
USAID case study highlights CIAT’s data-driven agronomy work
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.08.18-
Big data
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
An overview of how CIAT is using data analytics to help farmers make better on-farm…
Read more -
-
Aligning needs with solutions: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.08.18-
Big data
-
Environmental health
Vietnam's technology innovators and farmers convened at a workshop to gain a deeper appreciation of…
Read more -