Why the death of Ukraine’s grain deal is not moving wheat markets (The Economist)

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

Food security
Gender equality

Drive along any major road connecting an African city with the hinterland early in the…

Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted

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

Health

The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guid…

Haveli with harvested rainwater (R) Wheat is grown in the drained haveli, post-monsoon. Photos: Dr Ramesh Singh, ICAR-CAFRI

Revive havelis, India’s ancient rain harvesting farms, to save big on money and resources

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

Have you ever heard of a dual-purpose farm that is a reservoir in the monsoon…

Why the world needs inclusive food systems now more than ever

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Food security

The 2020 Global Food Policy Report is now out, with a sharp focus on creating…

Colombian Farmers Donate Zinc Rice to Coronavirus-Stricken Cartagena

HarvestPlus

09.04.20

Nutrition

"One by one we are all mortal. Together, we are eternal." These words of solidarity,…

A Call to Action for World Leaders Preventing a Global Food Security Crisis while Combatting COVID-19

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

COVID-19 is posing unprecedented challenges for food systems around the world. The Food and Land Us…

Safeguarding biodiversity is essential to prevent the next COVID-19

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

Biodiversity
Health

While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversit…

Strengthening city-region food systems during and beyond COVID-19

Food security

Cities, like any area where population densities peak, are hot spots for the spread of…

Hari Upadhyaya: The fearless breeder in the genebank

CGIAR Genebank Platform

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Biodiversity

As a young man growing up in the village of Shiwala in India’s Uttar Pradesh,…

Cows walk along an irrigation canal in Niolo, Mali (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).

Lessons on tackling the growing risk of emerging infectious diseases in Africa

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Health

As part of a new blog series on COVID-19, scientists from the International Food Policy…

Is COVID19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?

International Potato Center (CIP)

Food security

by Jean Balié and Harold G. Valera As governments around the world are realizing the…

Mapping bacterial wilt in Uganda

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Bacterial wilt is a serious threat to potato production in Uganda, and throughout Africa. But…

Crossing boundaries

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Daily life as we know it has grinded to a halt and crop scientists are…

What if we need more? Wildling propagation as an alternative for production of tree-planting material

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

A quick search amongst the policies that brought forth the biggest forest restoration projects in…

Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldwide

Los Baños, Philippines, and Cleveland, USA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…

Kanayo Nwanze to bring voice of One CGIAR to UN Food Systems Summit

CGIAR