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☀️One Ethiopian farmer earned 8x more from a season of solar-irrigated cabbage than with diesel. @iwmi.bsky.social and the CGIAR Scaling for Impact on why solar pumps work best bundled with smarter farming 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4i3Qg4W

🐟 🌍 A new @worldfish.bsky.social initiative aims to create 25,000 jobs for women and young people in the fish sector in Nigeria and Tanzania, from fish feed and hatcheries to processing and cold storage. Read more 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4B9FYc5

☕ Kenya’s coffee production has declined 70%, with ambitions to reach 150,000 tonnes. @BiovIntCIAT_eng is engaging with KALRO-CRI to explore adapting Croppie, an AI-powered app, for better farm decisions. 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4jrFxDJ

🗣️ Registration is now open for CGIAR Science & Partnership Week 2027! 🌍 Join changemakers from around the world for a week of science, collaboration and action. 📅 12–17 April 2027 📍 New Delhi, India Register: https://www.cgiar.org/spw2027 #ICAR #ICRISAT #CGIARScienceWeek

🍌 Vitamin A-rich Bira, LAHI and Apantu bananas are now registered in Tanzania, helping tackle vitamin A deficiency. A research milestone by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI). 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4en14d9

What we do today shapes what we harvest tomorrow. 🌱 This #WorldFoodDay, we’re looking at how CGIAR science is already making a difference. Today’s innovations are helping build a more food-secure tomorrow. @worldfish.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social

Cyclone Ditwah caused $4.1B in damage in Sri Lanka, at a scale planners never designed for. Read why water systems built on past patterns can't keep up 💧 @iwmi.bsky.social https://on.cgiar.org/4y2VtzK

🌱 From 600g of bean seed to community impact! 🇷🇼 The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is helping tackle child malnutrition with high-iron beans. So far: 273 schools reached, 500 teachers trained, and healthier futures growing. 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4B33pUn

There's a 90%+ chance of a very strong El Niño in 2026/27. For Malawi, that means maize losses and rising hunger unless action starts now. @ifpri.org outlines what farmers and governments can do. 🌽 https://on.cgiar.org/4dpn1YO

Dams, deforestation and droughts threaten the 200+ fish species that feed Amazon communities. The way forward: protect natural river flows and pair Indigenous knowledge with science. 🐟 https://on.cgiar.org/4AG4Urk #FoodSecurity @iwmi.bsky.social

At #CBDCOP17 in Yerevan, WorldFish scientists are working with partners on a workshop exploring how nature-based aquaculture can be scaled with a focus on policy integration and identifying barriers and actions for scale-up. 📌 Save the date and follow the conversation at CBD COP17.

💧 When water leads, climate action delivers. The @iwmi.bsky.social – @ipcc.bsky.social #ClimateWaterMeeting highlighted why water must be central to climate policy, finance and resilience. Explore the implications in our latest feature 👉 on.cgiar.org/4i7Uolz

📣 New free course! Learn how to finance #biodiversity equitably in just two hours ahead of CBD #COP17Armenia and Climate #COP31Türkiye. Enrol and earn a certificate:🔗 https://bit.ly/4zeJVug #BiodiversityFinance #RestorationEducation #Landscapes4Life

🌊 Seaweed cultivation can be more than a source of food; it can also support coastal livelihoods and climate resilience. In Timor-Leste, WorldFish and the National Directorate of Aquaculture are working with communities across on seaweed cultivation and regular monitoring.

Stop by our booth at the @fao.org Science and Innovation Forum to explore CGIAR innovations spanning AI, digital agriculture, crop diversity, policy and scaling - all helping shape the future of food systems. 📍 Rome, Italy 🗓️ 15–16 Oct 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4hDymqO #FAOSIF2026 @cimmyt.bsky.social

24 breeders from 7 African countries trained with AfricaRice and @cimmyt.bsky.social to use drones and shared genotyping services. Faster field data, better varieties, sooner. 🚁 https://on.cgiar.org/4hQyRh3 #CropBreeding

Sea turtles are eating the seaweed that coastal families in Malaysia live on. The fencing that protects both crops and turtles is too costly for most farmers. @worldfish.bsky.social looks at how people and turtles can share the sea. 🐢 https://on.cgiar.org/4rzUWDO

CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi joins Tom Vilsack on the World Food Prize Podcast to discuss how science and innovation can help tackle hunger, climate change and nutrition challenges, and shape the future of global food systems. 📺 Watch the episode 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4iXydzu

Nairobi schools are feeding kitchen waste to black soldier fly larvae and turning it into animal feed and fertiliser. First harvest: 50 kg of larvae across 3 schools, with yields already up 30 to 60%. 🪰 https://on.cgiar.org/3SUQbbm #FoodSecurity #CircularEconomy @cipotato.org

Rwanda's soils are diverse but its fertilizer advice was not. The fix came from Ethiopian peers, brokered by CGIAR. Read the full story 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/46IyZch

Ethiopia has Africa's largest livestock population. In Hawassa, 18 PhD researchers trained with @ilri.org on making dairy systems climate-smart, from feed costs to farm-gate milk prices. 🐄 https://on.cgiar.org/3VIioms #FoodSecurity #Livestock

🌾🇧🇩 Women in Bangladesh have kept seeds for generations, yet few can get a loan to grow a seed business. @irriofficial.bsky.social on how Orange Bonds could change that 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4AcjXcj #FoodSystems

#ScalingWeek2026 has wrapped up in Nairobi! 3 days of scaling superheroes listening, learning and working together on how to turn promising food, land and water systems innovations into lasting use. 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/47eGqbk

📸 Day 2 of #ScalingWeek2026 in pictures. More than 400 people from over 40 countries and 100 organisations gathered in Nairobi with a shared question: how do we turn promising innovations into lasting change? 🔗 https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/inside-hive-first-day-cgiar-scaling-week-2026

🚜 In Buhera, Zimbabwe, a peanut butter machine and a chopper grinder turned Rudo Mudonhi's subsistence farm into a family enterprise with three income streams 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4cNDZ2F @cimmyt.bsky.social #FoodSecurity

☀️🔥 A record #ElNino is forecast for 2026-27, and fertilizer already costs 61% more. According to @ifpri.org modelling, Malawi could see 4.6 million more people undernourished in 2027. But there us still a window to plan ahead 👉https://on.cgiar.org/4rfmUov #FoodSecurity #Malawi

The energy is high in Nairobi, Kenya today as #ScalingWeek2026 begins! Convened by the CGIAR Scaling for Impact program and @ILRI.org, Scaling Week brings together 400 scaling champions across food, land and water systems to work on real-world scaling questions and challenges.

🗽 CGIAR is at #UNGA81 and #ClimateWeekNYC. El Niño early action, low-emission livestock, cacao traceability, AI for African agriculture: our scientists are where food security meets climate action. See CGIAR Participation 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4iAIYYk

🌾🇻🇳 Low-emission rice in Vietnam's Mekong Delta depends on farmers learning new fertilizer practices. Women are often left out of training. @irriofficial.bsky.social and @cipotato.org are changing that 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4xd80QP #GenderEquality #FoodSystems

The earthquake didn’t destroy the harvest. It disrupted the market. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is exploring how to help Colombia’s chontaduro farmers rebuild resilient livelihoods. 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4ip6mb3

CGIAR and the Belgian Government @belgium.be will convene a roundtable in Brussels on how Global Europe can strengthen research, partnerships and more resilient food systems worldwide. 📅 25 September 2026 📍 Brussels, Belgium 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/3USKlrt

🌽 In Mbire, Zimbabwe, one failed season can erase a harvest. 500+ farmers came together to swap and cook 20+ indigenous crops that keep them resilient 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4gY09AD @cimmyt.bsky.social #FoodSecurity

The seeds that come home. 🌱💚 An international research collabration on value, resilience and what it takes to prevent hunger: https://on.cgiar.org/3UvRLAT #NLCGIAR @iwmi.bsky.social

🔍 Looking for a job, consultancy, internship, traineeship, or fellowship? Here's how to find opportunities across CGIAR. 🔗 cgiar.org/careers #CareersAtCGIAR #Jobs #Internships #Traineeships #Consultancies #ResearchCareers #FAQFriday

🍜 4 in 5 teens in Vietnam eat food made outside the home daily, a quarter of their calories. Nutritious, but heavy on salt, sugar and fat. @ifpri.org: food environments decide what young people eat 👉https://on.cgiar.org/4gFSdUs

Are we on track to transform food systems? New research finds global progress is insufficient to meet 2030 targets, but most targets could still be achieved by 2050 with accelerated action, investment, and intervention. #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-01379-0 @cgiar.org

How will agrifood systems continue to evolve over the next 25 years? 🌾🚜 On Sept. 10, join @IFPRI & @CGIARPolicy to learn from the past and anticipate future dynamics in agrifood systems. 💻 Virtual 🎟️ bit.ly/AgrifoodFuture @cgiar.org

🌊 In Tanzania’s Kagera Region, communities are leading the way in climate adaptation. Fishers, processors and local stakeholders are turning experiences of changing rainfall, rising temperatures and shifting fish habitats into practical solutions. Read their story: https://on.cgiar.org/4qOiRPJ

📢 We’re hiring! IWMI is seeking a dynamic Country Representative – Pakistan to lead our research, partnerships, and impact in the country. 🌍 Internationally recruited 📍 Lahore 📅 Apply by 23 September 👉 on.cgiar.org/46O2iKg

Meet Sabina Shonhiwa, a community village leader in Murehwa, Zimbabwe. For 19 years, she’s overseen the responsible use of natural resources, safeguarding the environment for future generations. ⏳🌱 Read more here: https://on.cgiar.org/4z4dyPM #StrongRootsInclusiveFutures #WaterAndPeople #IYWF2026

📣We leave #AFSForum2026 with a clear challenge: turn ambition into action. The Alliance brought science, partnerships and solutions for more resilient food systems. The forum ends. ➡️ The work continues.

🔍 How can impact evaluations support the design, delivery, and scale-up of school meal programs? 🔗 Learn more in this recent blog by the World Food Programme Impact Evaluation Team: https://on.cgiar.org/4gMqHEK @wfp.org @cgiar.org

🌏🤝 What if the biggest barrier to food systems transformation isn't policy, but implementation? 🎯 In Vietnam, researchers helped align nutrition, agriculture, and resilience efforts, turning fragmented action into shared progress. 🌱 👉 Read more: https://allbiociat.org/4gJkBGq

🐟 Can fish help fix the global nutrition crisis? This episode brings experts together to explore the links between fish, nutrition, affordability, policy and culture. Explore what stands between aquatic foods and people who need them most. 🎥 Watch the conversation: https://on.cgiar.org/4xwdnLN

💧 From Stockholm to Abu Dhabi, the journey continues. IWMI reflects on what it will take to turn global water commitments into lasting action through stronger institutions, inclusion, water intelligence, and more. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4yq6cF8 #IWMIatWorldWaterWeek2026

🌍 Day 1 of the @iwmi.bsky.social - @ipcc.bsky.social Co-Sponsored Expert Meeting on Climate Change and Water is underway in Colombo, bringing experts together to strengthen evidence on climate-water risks and identify critical knowledge gaps for AR7. #ClimateWaterMeeting

🐟 What could Kenya’s indigenous and emerging blue foods mean for sustainable aquaculture? A new review explores their potential to support more diverse and resilient aquatic food systems. 👉 Read the research: https://on.cgiar.org/4r0b4OQ

🆕 #Blog Beyond the violence: How farmer-herder conflict is reshaping rural livelihoods in the Sahel 🖊️ By Katrina Kosec, Lucia Carrillo, Jordan Kyle, and Jeffrey Bloem. 🔗 Read more here: https://on.cgiar.org/4dqm8iq @cgiar.org

Across a packed week at #AFSForum2026 in Kigali, CGIAR Centers and Programs brought a clear proposition: Investment delivers more when trusted science connects with country priorities and long-term delivery. Read more: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/cgiar-afs-forum-2026-evidence-delivery

🌪️Early warnings only work if they arrive in time. CGIAR climate science helps governments act before floods and droughts strike, not after. Swipe for the numbers 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/3UocXJ0 @iwmi.bsky.social #CGIAR #ClimateAction #FoodSecurity