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From niche to known: findings on farm data sharing from Partners in GFAR…
By Valeria Pesce (GFAR), Chris Addison (formerly CTA), Foteini Zampati (GODAN Sometimes—perhaps …
GFAR (back) in Action
GFAR is revitalizing Collective Actions to strengthen agri-food research and innovations systems,…
Keeping farmers at the forefront: Future of Forgotten foods
Four food crops - wheat, maize, rice and soybean - provide two-thirds of the world’s food supply.…
GFAR joins IFAD and partners to imagine a new frontier for food
    On the 23 March, IFAD—alongside partners Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and…
Prolinnova launches strategic plan 2021 - 2025
Prolinnova (Promoting Local Innovation in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource…
New York Times recognizes FAO’s new Chief Scientist as Global Change Leader
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi has studied plant breeding, agriculture and genetics, and in November became…
Food Tank: From Crisis to Possibility; Five Aspirations for our Food System
Food as Community The global food system, while highly efficient, has obscured the journey from…
AFA: New Research and Training Centre to promote modern farming technologies in…
The Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) will open a research and training centre…
How can Bangladesh sustain growth to make Bt eggplant technology sustainable?
In the seven years since Bangladesh approved its first genetically modified crop — insect-resistant…
WEF: Cassava could help alleviate hunger and end soil erosion
The cassava – sometimes referred to as ‘the Rambo root’. This plant could potentially help…
5 ways you can use Science Communication to change our food systems for the…
The food security debate is no longer limited to yields and calories. Increasingly, we are…
FARA: African Development Bank backs young ‘agripreneurs’ to beat climate change
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The African Development Bank…
Three Ways to Ensure COP-26 Delivers for Poor People
COP-26—the latest global gathering of parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change—…
Bill Gates on climate change, CGIAR and adapting to a warmer world
Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. CGIAR is the world’s largest…
Purdue University: Weekly Spring Webinar Series announcement
A weekly webinar series featuring experts in data science and digital agriculture at Purdue…
A million young people urge governments to prioritise climate crisis
More than 1 million young people around the world have urged governments to prioritise measures to…
CIMMYT: Maize delivers "valuable solutions" according to report
The CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) “uniquely fills a gap at the global and regional level…
ICRAF: Water is everywhere: oxygen signals in tree rings shows climate changes…
In a world first, researchers use the composition of stable oxygen isotopes in growth rings in…
Nutritious, cheap and… convenient? Capitalising on untapped bean markets
Beans are great. They are nutritious, they are cheap and they boost the incomes of smallholder…
ILRI: A no-meat diet everywhere will not solve the climate crisis
People in industrialized regions like the United States of America or Europe are generally urged to…