Sustainable agrifood systems

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

For its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.

Projects

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

tag icon Capacity development

The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence releases two reports on a framework for informing crop breeding and future market segments for hybrid maize.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

A workshop supports participants to grow their crop modeling expertise, with the aim of improving the use of tools in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Water harvesting technology trials give hope to farmers in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

A hotter planet was devastating wheat yields in one of India’s poorest but most fertile states. Researchers looked at the agricultural system as a whole to find a promising path forward.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Africa Briefing (13 Feb 2023)

Bram Govaerts emphasizes the potential for agricultural development in Africa using nutritious indigenous crops.

In the media

Source: NextBillion (8 Feb 2023)

Efforts to transform global food systems typically focus on introducing/scaling new innovations/programs. Here we argue for more focus on intentionally scaling down unsustainable farming practices.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

The introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.

In the media

tag icon Capacity development

Source: Business Recorder (2 Feb 2023)

The development of hermetic storage technology can help farmers in Pakistan to protect their crops post-harvest and pass on financial savings to consumers.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Gates Notes (31 Jan 2023)

Bill Gates reflects on a recent visit to a Kenyan farm to see firsthand the results of work by CIMMYT and CGIAR.

SAS Program Manager- Africa
Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The downstream effects of the war in Ukraine imperils food security in countries like Nepal. A CSISA-led activity looks to boost local production via increased sustainable irrigation capacity and investment.

Publications

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

New research estimates impact of farmer adaptation to climate change on maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and soybean.