We must build food system resilience before the next crisis

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

In most countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a greater segment of rural communities derive their livelih…

Top shelf: Who has access to the healthiest processed foods?

Health
Nutrition

In 2013, Mexico had the fourth highest sales of ultra-processed products worldwide. This is indicati…

Advocating for livestock, say its supporters, requires stronger narratives as well as robust evidence

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

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Mary Nzomo, the chair of Kenya’s Agriculture County Executive Committee Members Caucus, holding th…

New Index outlines agrobiodiversity’s role in food system sustainability

Biodiversity
Nutrition

The Agrobiodiversity Index is an innovative tool to calculate how well countries are conserving a…

Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank

CGIAR Genebank Platform

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Biodiversity

An automatic seed sorter is now making the task of sorting seeds more efficient at…

Recharging Nepal’s mountain springs

10.06.19

Climate adaptation & mitigation

A novel approach for determining where and how to intervene. In mountainous areas of Nepal,…

And in the end, where are we starting to go?

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

09.06.19

Bill McKibben will give a video address at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019 on 22–23 June.…

Boosting the bottom line through tech for High Quality Cassava Peel production

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

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

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

By 2100, the African continent is projected to see some of the highest GDP growth…

A blueprint for South-South cooperation in agriculture

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

Food security
Health
Nutrition

India’s strides in agricultural science innovations can greatly benefit African nations, enhancing…

High demand for climate info in farm planning

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

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Nutrition

Climate-specific guidance is critical to crop planning ahead of monsoon this year for farmers of…

Farmers in Tanzania urged to embrace drought tolerant crops

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Gender equality
Health

Against the backdrop of changing climatic conditions in Africa, scientists, administrators and seed …

Boosting Uganda’s investments in livestock development ‘healthy animals for healthy food and healthy people’

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Field visits to Kiruhura District, Uganda [photo credit: ILRI/Sonja Leitner] Today, policymakers, re…

Market near Khulungira Village, in central Malawi (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).

Celebrating the inaugural #WorldFoodSafetyDay: A focus on food safety research at ILRI

Health

Today, 7 June 2019, marks the first-ever World Food Safety Day. Food safety is a…

Today is World Food Safety Day—Watch why safe food matters are life-and-death matters to poor people worldwide

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Health

Today, 7 Jun 2019, is the first-ever World Food Safety Day! #WorldFoodSafetyDay Here, for your…

When ancestral lands fall victim to an international border