CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
Wheat output in Africa and South Asia will suffer severely from climate change by 2050, modelling study shows
Climate adaptation and mitigationCrop simulation models predict that climate change will lower global wheat production by 2050 in Africa and South Asia, where food security is already threatened.
MARPLE reaches South Asia
Capacity developmentNepali researchers get trained on rapid diagnostics tool and get ready to monitor yellow rust in the 2022/23 wheat season.
Turning data swamps into data lakes
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionNew metadata schema will make it easier for scientists to find and reuse open-access data.
Climate change slows wheat breeding progress for yield and wide adaptation, new study finds
Climate adaptation and mitigationIncreasingly unpredictable weather poses challenges for breeding widely-adapted wheat lines, but stress tolerance breeding is boosting wheat’s hardiness under rising temperatures.
Digital revolution can transform agri-food systems
InnovationsAs the world becomes increasingly digital, the international agricultural research-for-development sector needs to keep up.
Crop Modeling community of practice
Capacity developmentImproving global coordination of crop modeling efforts.
AgriFoodTrust platform gains momentum in quest for more inclusive, transparent agriculture
InnovationsThe testing and learning platform is working to tackle issues from adulterated seeds to crop residue burning.
Q&A: How blockchain can create social and environmental impacts
InnovationsSusanne Köhler discusses how this technology can be used to increase the resilience of individuals, communities and ecosystems.
Tangible agricultural solutions shine at first online AGRF
InnovationsCIMMYT puts forward integrated systems, healthy diets and One CGIAR agronomic innovation at first-ever virtual edition of the African Green Revolution Forum.
Excellence in Agronomy 2030 initiative to launch at African Green Revolution Forum
Climate adaptation and mitigationCGIAR centers join efforts on agronomy research and innovation initiative to support agricultural productivity growth in the global South.
The missing link between maize seeds and trust
InnovationsScientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.
100Q: Boosting household survey data usability with 100 core questions
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.
Launching the AgriFoodTrust platform
InnovationsNew testing and learning platform aims to build the knowledge base for trust and transparency technologies in food systems.
MARPLE team recognized for international impact
InnovationsResearch team behind revolutionary field test for wheat disease wins prestigious BBSRC prize.
Assessing the effectiveness of a “wheat holiday” for preventing blast in the lower Gangetic plains
Nutrition, health and food securityPolicy to encourage alternative crops for wheat farmers in South Asia a short-term solution at best, say CIMMYT researchers