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CGIAR Climate Action awards six research grants to deepen research on GESI across the program
The CGIAR Climate Action Program has awarded gender equity and social inclusion research grants to six teams across four CGIAR Centers. The grants will strengthen evidence on inclusive adaptation, equitable climate finance, and the impact of climate interventions on women's empowerment.
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From the rangelands of Africa to the Hills of Nepal
Though separated by thousands of kilometres and distinct cultures, two pastoralist women, Adama Lam Ka, a Fulani from Senegal and Pauline Ngurumwa, a Maasai from Tanzania went to Kathmandu, Nepal with a shared mission- to represent Africa’s pastoralist women.
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CGIAR establishes new Board
CGIAR's new governing board took effect Monday, 15 June 2026, following approval by the System Council, the Integrated Partnership Board, and the General Assembly of Centers.
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Women as shock absorbers: Gendered costs of the global fuel and fertilizer crisis
A recent interview with a woman farmer in Kenya revealed the multiple challenges of higher fuel and fertilizer prices stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As fuel prices have doubled, she said, farmers have been forced to sell their produce at higher prices to compensate for the increased cost of transporting goods to the market.
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Scaling climate action in agriculture starts with context
Agriculture has climate solutions, but scaling them depends on context. In this blog, Dr. Laura Cramer reflects on CGIAR’s contribution to the UNFCCC 18th Research Dialogue at SB64 in Bonn, exploring how evidence, finance, policy, MRV systems and local realities can help countries identify what works, where, for whom and under what conditions.
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IFPRI and AFAAS partner across four countries to test AI tools for farmer advisory services
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), in collaboration with AFAAS national chapters in Kenya (KEFAAS), Liberia (LIFAAS), Nigeria (NIFAAS), and Uganda (UFAAS) have launched a joint effort to explore how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen agricultural extension systems across Africa.
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Are subsidies the solution for ‘costly’ small-scale irrigation technologies?
A common claim we hear in discussions about small-scale irrigation in low- and middle-income countries is that the technologies are simply too expensive, and that subsidies are therefore the only way to make them viable for smallholders.