Matthew O'Leary

Matthew O'Leary
Innovations
Features

Susanne Köhler discusses how this technology can be used to increase the resilience of individuals, communities and ecosystems.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

Interest in farm machinery and crop diversification spike as farmers respond to COVID-19 labor shortages.

Innovations
Features

The tractor-mounted reaper saves farmers time and money and offers new sources of income.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

Hot on the trail of fall armyworm, CIMMYT builds local research partnerships in Southeast Asia.

Innovations
News

New testing and learning platform aims to build the knowledge base for trust and transparency technologies in food systems.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

New project to deliver wheat disease warnings directly to farmers’ phones in Bangladesh and Nepal.

Innovations
Features

Web app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

For the first time widespread monitoring examines how farmers are coping with climate stresses.

Capacity development
Features

Public and private partners join forces to mitigate voracious pest.

Environmental health and biodiversity
Publications

CSISA publishes policy and research note on how to develop balanced nutrient management innovations in the region.

Nutrition, health and food security
Explainers

Wheat blast is one of the most fearsome and intractable wheat diseases in recent decades. It spreads through infected seeds, crop residues as well as by spores that can travel long distances in the air, posing a major threat to wheat production in tropical areas.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

Markets and value chains expert studies seed demand and distribution, with the aim to help agro-dealers and seed businesses better market improved seed.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

CIMMYT maize physiologist supports development of new climate-resilient maize varieties that help resource-poor Asian farmers protect their food and income security.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Publications

An agricultural organization led by indigenous Santal women is also benefiting low-income Muslim women.