Foresight and ex-ante
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.
Taming wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversityResearchers point out the future of the disease, the ways to manage it and prevent it from spreading — within and across continents.
Understanding decision support
Environmental health and biodiversityResearchers study the design, delivery and use of digital decision-support tools for smallholder maize farmers in northern Nigeria.
Digital revolution can transform agri-food systems
InnovationsAs the world becomes increasingly digital, the international agricultural research-for-development sector needs to keep up.
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.
Breaking Ground: Jordan Chamberlin avidly explores the changing landscapes of Africa
InnovationsCIMMYT spatial economist studies how economic behavior varies across diverse geographical contexts, how smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa are evolving, and the need to revisit agricultural resources and policies accordingly.
The missing link between maize seeds and trust
InnovationsScientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.
Launching the AgriFoodTrust platform
InnovationsNew testing and learning platform aims to build the knowledge base for trust and transparency technologies in food systems.
Study calls for better understanding of fertilizer prices faced by African smallholder farmers
InnovationsScientists use spatial price prediction models to estimate local prices that might be more relevant than the national average.
Scientists develop an early warning system that delivers wheat rust predictions directly to farmers’ phones
InnovationsNew research describes a revolutionary early warning system that can predict and mitigate wheat rust diseases in Ethiopia.
New publications: A study of water markets in Bangladesh
InnovationsResearchers analyze irrigation service providers to understand how different business models and pump types affect pricing and water conservation.
The case for rushing farmer access to BARI Gom 33
Nutrition, health and food securityResearchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh.