Putting nutrition and health firmly on the agricultural agenda
CGIAR has committed to spend at least US$400 million on nutrition-relevant agricultural research for the next 3 years
View ArticleGlobal alliance to boost local capacity to innovate in agriculture
The many research innovations of the past decades can help smallholder farmers grow better crops and raise more meat and fish.
View ArticleKaren Brooks on generating knowledge to improve policies, institutions and...
Experience shows that sound policies have been fundamental to rapid agricultural growth in recent times. But policy, institutional and market…
View ArticleAll systems go in the dryland areas
A conversation with Bill Payne, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems The Dryland Systems program – the…
View Article‘Healthy ecosystems can support development’ says DeClerck
Using innovative approaches to build the resilience of communities against unpredictable change
View ArticleResearch to improve entire farming systems; the “systems approach”
The study of agricultural systems has long been central to CGIAR research. During the third of four sessions in the…
View ArticlePathways towards sustainable food and nutrition security
Defining what the real needs on the ground are for agricultural research to deliver in the short and long term
View ArticleDonors and partners tell CGIAR program leaders to “Show us the impact”
CGIAR donors, partners and research teams discussed the development outcomes that the 16 CGIAR Research Programs aim to achieve
View ArticleStrong African partnerships point to a brighter future for the continent
Africa is an important region for CGIAR. It is no coincidence that at least 50 percent of our research budget is invested in...
View ArticleGenebanks: investing in biodiversity for future generations
Genebanks can also provide direct help to farming communities, for example by reintroducing 'extinct' landraces
View ArticleDeadline extended for Science Forum 2013
Applicants are requested to submit a form by 15 August.
View ArticlePartnership for impact: the Barotse, its people and its potential
AAS has been working to raise agricultural and fish production, and expand the markets for produce in the region
View ArticleDraft SRF Management Update and Guidance for CRP 2nd Call released for...
We are very pleased to share for consultation with CGIAR partners and stakeholders drafts of the 2014 CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework Management Update and the Guidance for the CRP 2nd Call
View ArticleCGIAR Consortium 2013 Reflections and 2014 Outlook: A Mid-Term Review for the...
In January 2013 I first shared my reflections on the CGIAR Consortium’s achievements from the past year, and on the challenges facing us in the year ahead.Positive response from readers of that...
View ArticleMoving in the right direction: join the debate on the CGIAR agenda
Last week in Johannesburg, South Africa, the FARA@15 Celebration provided the opportunity to announce the first step of a consultation on the new CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF), as…
View ArticleAn effective strategy for CGIAR’s next ten years? Consultations on the SRF...
If you didn’t get a chance to join the first phase of consultation on the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) or wanted to continue to follow how things are progressing with it and continue to...
View ArticleInviting Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to Submit an Expression of Interest...
The Organizing Committee for the third Global Conference for Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) is inviting Expressions of Interest from countries in sub-Saharan Africa wishing to host the...
View ArticleDo we really need 120 indicators just for Capacity Development?
In the Capacity Development (CapDev) Indicator Document recently developed collaboratively by a taskforce of the CGIAR Community of Practice on Capacity Development (CapDev CoP) there are a total of...
View ArticleAccessing healthy diets from sustainable food systems all year round
A 3-year research-for-development initiative in Zambia brought scientists and community members together to improve food and nutrition security all year round
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