Opinion: Why water emergencies are the thorniest end of the climate crisis

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

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation

Government, researchers and development agencies are creating a roadmap for restoration in Mali to e…

University of Florida Researchers Develop Model to Help Keep Crop Seeds Healthy

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Food security
Nutrition

Working with international researchers, University of Florida scientists have developed a model that…

New data offers insights into rural poverty and undernutrition in Papua New Guinea

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

Nutrition

The dinghy ride up the Ramu River takes nine long hours, but my excitement mounted…

Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases

International Potato Center (CIP)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

KU Leuven and Bioversity International signed a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of the…

Malawian entrepreneur creates nutritious products and a new market for farmers

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

After six years of helping others add value to their businesses, Malawian food technologist Jean…

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

Growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, are…

Breaking Ground: Tawanda Mashonganyika unites crop breeders and market experts for more impactful varieties

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

The low rate at which farmers adopt improved varieties is one of the biggest obstacles…

Policy seminar: Who will feed India?

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

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Who will feed India? The country’s population will soon be larger than China’s, economic growth…

Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative…

Reducing intimate partner violence through cash transfers: The next research frontier

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Cash transfers are promising interventions to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but more evide…

CIFOR DG calls for ‘people-centric’ approach in landscape restoration

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Tenure security for the indigenous and traditional communities that are often the stewards of forest…

Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia

Environmental health
Food security

IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative…

IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food system transformation in Southeast Asia

WorldFish

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

09 April, 2019, Los Banos Laguna, Phillipines – WorldFish, the International Rice Research Institu…

Kenyan value chains are crucial for regreening efforts

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Biodiversity
Environmental health

Researchers show development of value chains is important for restoring degraded land in Kenya. Deve…

IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia