Sustainable agrifood systems
Helping farming families thrive while fighting climate change in Mexico
Women and youth help lead efforts to adopt climate-friendly farming and safeguard indigenous maize yields.
Climate insurance for farmers: a shield that boosts innovation
New insurance products geared towards smallholder farmers can help them recover their losses, and even encourage investment in climate-resilient innovations.
Breaking Ground: Clare Stirling sees no silver bullets to control agriculture’s emissions
Scientist Clare Stirling describes how agriculture can reduce its emissions and adapt to climate change.
New book highlights sustainable agriculture success story in Mexico
A new book from Columbia University Press offers social sector organizations a how-to guide on applying new and creative methods to solve complex problems.
How a seed bank in Mexico produces data to help alleviate poverty
Scientist Kevin Pixley leads a project to catalogue 178,000 corn and wheat seeds at the CIMMYT seed bank near Mexico City.
Borlaug Dialogue delegates to discuss strategy for tackling Fall Armyworm menace in Africa
B.M. Prasanna at 2017 Borlaug Dialogue on expert panel to discuss the strategic approach for managing the pest menace in Africa.
New Publications: Using networks to disseminate agricultural innovations
A new study examines how networks help spread new technologies and innovations in agriculture.
Project helps African farmers identify regional best practices
Traditional farming systems in Africa must be updated for today’s climate and market challenges, according to a new article from the University of Queensland.
Scaling sustainable agriculture in South Asia
A two-day regional policy dialogue on scaling conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in South Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 8-9, 2017.
Study reveals new opportunities to cut greenhouse gas emissions in India
India is one of the world’s largest contributors to global warming, but simple changes in farm management can drastically cut emissions while meeting food demand.
Wheat forum builds partnerships for sustainable intensification in Nepal
The Government of Nepal recently endorsed a new twenty-year agriculture development strategy that charts a progressive course of action to revitalize agriculture as an engine for economic growth and domestic food security.
New Publications: New environmental analysis method improves crop adaptation to climate change
Zero till climate-smart wheat-rice-bean crop rotations in India curb emissions
Zero tillage with residue retention techniques in rice-wheat-mung bean crop rotations result in the lowest global warming potential, a study on sustainable intensification in India shows.
Increased investment needed to adapt Africa’s agriculture to climate change
Delegates at a conference in June called for a new focus and increase in investment to ensure eastern and southern Africa’s farming systems can withstand the impacts of climate change.
Farmer in Malawi defines true project success
Development initiatives are only truly successful when participants graduate, adopt and leave.