Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, underscored the far-reaching implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for agricultural production and international trade at the recent World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue 2023.
Govaerts also noted that scientific and political responses tend to be reactive, as seen in the rapid development of vaccines in response to the emergence of the new virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Capacity development
Source: The Kathmandu Post (10 Oct 2023)
In Nepal, the collaboration between IWMI, CIMMYT, and local governments thus opened a promising path toward sustainable agricultural development, where the enthusiasm and involvement of farmers became the cornerstone of progress and innovation.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
As rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
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.
