January 6, 2021
Agricultural research unties the Gordian knot - Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut the Gordian knot entangling food security, climate emissions, biodiversity collapse and human health
October 30, 2020
Sowing seeds of the future - Alison Bentley, incoming director of the Global Wheat Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the CGIAR Research Program on Wheat, looks back at her early career and the lessons she will take to her new role at CIMMYT
September 17, 2020
CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades — they need change management
July 27, 2020
Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
June 25, 2020
As COVID-19 fractures food systems, global experts issue roadmap to avert post-pandemic food shocks caused by climate change - Influential voices from six continents present path to climate-smart, food-secure future in wake of new UN report warning climate stress contributing to COVID “food emergency”
April 28, 2020
Is a pandemic the time to think about genebanks?
April 20, 2020
Conservation agriculture key in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals
April 14, 2020
Hari Upadhyaya: The fearless breeder in the genebank, recipient of the inaugural Crop Trust Legacy Award
April 8, 2020
Crossing boundaries - Looking at wheat diseases in times of the COVID-19 crisis
April 6, 2020
Meet CGIAR-IITA’s women fighting plant pests and diseases
December 3, 2019
Investments in climate services for agriculture and food security outweigh costs
October 10, 2019
Intense wildfires of 2019 highlight urgent need for transition to climate-smart agriculture
June 27, 2019
Will climate change make us go hungry by 2050?
April 21, 2019
Plant breeding for the future: the time is now - Climate change requires that we breed crops and livestock better suited to new conditions
March 28, 2019
Building resilience across East Africa one seed at a time
March 8, 2019
Women in seed systems in Africa: Sylvia Horemans, Kamano Seed Company, Zambia
Women in seed systems in Africa: Zubeda Mduruma, Aminata Quality Seeds, Tanzania
Women in seed systems in Africa: Grace Malindi, Mgom’mera Seed Company, Malawi
February 15, 2019
The genetic improvement of cowpea: develop high-yielding varieties (Open Access Government)
January 7, 2019
World Bank launches global analysis of climate-smart agriculture in 33 countries - Most comprehensive climate-smart agriculture study to date charts strengths, weaknesses and barriers to adoption in effort to unlock investment
May 21, 2017
Improved crop varieties & quality seed boost yields & income for smallholders (CGIAR)
September 1, 2015
Cereal systems in South Asia show diverse benefits of conservation agriculture
March 16, 2015
Transforming the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to nourish Africa
November 27, 2014
Combating hidden hunger in a changing climate: harnessing biofortified crops
September 15, 2014
Quality matters for rich and poor alike (CGIAR)
September 5, 2014
Should technological innovation be the last piece of the “yield gap” puzzle in Africa?
December 18, 2013
The massive benefits of global rice research
Hope rises for global food security as world’s largest agricultural research partnership marks major milestone: doubles funding to $1 billion in five years - Fruits of new investments in CGIAR could include big boost in rice production for Asia, sustainable irrigation for millions of parched farms in Africa, and dramatic drop in forest destruction tied to agriculture
October 24, 2013
When the genes don’t add up
August 30, 2013
Steadying the aim for crop breeders using target population environments
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