A Rainy Community Success: The Observer Networks in Choluteca and El Paraíso, Honduras: What began as a funded development project has grown into a network of passionate rain observers

Community participation: greening the Aba Gerima watershed in Ethiopia

The rolling plains of the Aba Gerima watershed cover the upper portion of Lake Tana…

Women’s voices in civil society organizations: Evidence from a civil society mapping project in Mali

BY KATRINA KOSEC AND EVGENIYA ANISIMOVA How can women’s voices be amplified in a situation…

ILRI scientist named among climate science's top 100

"On some days I think I can see hopeful signs. On others, I think no,…

Future Thinking for Present Decisions: On the Importance of Foresight and Trade-Off Analyses in Agricultural Research Portfolio and Investment Plans

The Global Food Systems 5050 Initiative: Tracking and promoting progress on gender equality amid food systems transformation

BY JEMIMAH NJUKI Women play critical roles in food systems—as producers, processors, traders, cons…

Smallscale composting can help put the brakes on youth immigration in Niger

A small group of youth from Niger learned a fast-paced composting technique. Their learnings are…

Why youth here aspire to be farmers, the case of Burkina Faso

Jobs that are intellectually satisfying, economically rewarding and low on drudgery are the biggest …

ILRI and partners call for greater investment in global animal health in the fight against pandemics

To mark World Veterinary Day 2021, the International Livestock Research Institute joined a number of…

CIMMYT and John Innes Centre announce strategic collaboration on wheat research

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) have…

Can we create a climate-resistant coffee in time?

Matthew Reynolds, Distinguished Scientist and Head of Wheat Physiology at CIMMYT, talked to The Guar…

El Niño can help predict cacao harvests up to 2 years in advance

Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researcher…

WorldFish Science Director Prof. Eddie Allison named among world’s top cited

Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the worl…

Can child wasting be prevented in times of crisis? Evidence from Burundi

This post is the sixth in a series on a research project in Guatemala and Burundi…

Survey: A major food transfer program in Bangladesh fell short during the COVID-19 pandemic

BY SHYAMAL CHOWDHURY, NAHIAN BIN KHALED, KALYANI RAGHUNATHAN, SHAHIDUR RASHID AND HONOR DEARLOVE Ban…

NAQS honors IITA with “Service Support Award” for phytosanitary capacity development

A long-time collaborator and partner, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS), honored …

Study: Examining wealth and residential inequalities in India’s double burden of malnutrition

The double burden of malnutrition—the coexistence of underweight and micronutrient deficiencies wi…

Georgia Seed Model Farm Opens

Dignitaries, researchers, and private sector representatives gathered this week in southwestern Geor…

Leaders Summit on Climate: USAID Announcements

On April 22-23, President Biden hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to catalyze global…