From politician to climate-smart coffee farmer: The Kate Nakimuli story

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Food security
Nutrition

Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified…

Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Food security
Gender equality

Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important cro…

Mrs Aminata Diawara and her daughter showing samples of their sorghum produce. (ICRISAT)

Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for…

Expanding and improving Genesys

CGIAR Genebank Platform

Biodiversity

Genesys, the online portal for information on genebank samples, is constantly evolving. First launch…

Women and youth turning to tree-based enterprises for livelihoods in Mount Elgon, Uganda

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

In the Mount Elgon region, women and youth comprise a critical labour force for farming.…

Success Through Seaweed in Bangladesh

WorldFish

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

This is ECOFISH II interventions as per approved alternate income-generating activities AIGAs throug…

Small is beautiful

09.07.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Can Africa’s smallholder farmers adopt and reap the benefits of farm mechanization? The Farm Mecha…

Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Food security

The agricultural market has been suffering since the government of Nepal imposed a lockdown from…

When mothers learn from babies

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

In Chebvute, Zimbabwe the CIMMYT has established trials to test the effectiveness and productivity o…

IITA launches Agribusiness Training Program for secondary schools in Oyo State

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through a new initiative known as the S…

Nicoline de Haan appointed as Director of the CGIAR GENDER Platform

CGIAR GENDER Platform

Gender equality

Dr Nicoline de Haan has been appointed as the Director of the CGIAR GENDER Platform,…

MEDIA RELEASE: Looking for natural solutions to boost feed-efficiency in animal husbandry

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Nutrition

Nairobi, Kenya, 8 July 2020 — More than 60% of protein fed to ruminant animals is…

Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Health

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world, a…

Could coronavirus drive farmers to adopt sustainable practices in India’s breadbasket?

CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

Food security

June marks the start of the rice growing season in India’s breadbasket but on the…

A wheat leaf infected with yellow rust, also known as stripe rust. Photo: Thomas Lumpkin/CIMMYT

Harnessing the potential of state-of-the-art genomic technologies for accelerating the rate of genetic gain in wheat

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

Yellow rust, also known as stripe rust, is a tenacious and widespread fungal disease that…

We could become more resilient to future pandemics by protecting nature

Environmental health
Food security

The world’s wetlands could generate sustainable, agricultural livelihoods, which in turn contribut…

Fourteen breeding seed orchards already established in Ethiopia

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation

The Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio in Ethiopia project, led by World Agroforestry (ICRA…

MEDIA RELEASE: Nature’s plural values: who benefits and has a say?