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🌾 🔬 Behind every resilient harvest is decades of science, partnership and local knowledge. 🌍 CGIAR works to turn scientific breakthroughs into practical solutions that farmers can use today and adapt for tomorrow. 📺 on.cgiar.org/45HaDPT #WithScienceWeCan #FoodSystems

📣 Starting soon – don’t miss this AI for Food Systems Research #webinar:    📌 Leveraging Automatic Speech Recognition and Farmer-Generated Data for Insight, Inclusion, and Impact 📆 May 4, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT 💬 Donna-lee Ginsberg (@GeoPoll), Violet Lasdun (@LSEnews), Marieke Meeske (Zero Hunger Lab, Tilburg University), and @EliotJonesGarc1 (IFPRI). 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4n3csOE @CGIAR @CGIAR_Data

From seed to plate, the International @planttreaty is driving change for a food-secure world. Read more the latest Plant Treaty Headline News ➡️ bit.ly/48zEPhk #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity @FAOclimate @CGIAR @BiovIntCIAT_eng @CropTrust @UNBiodiversity

Ethiopia’s Juniperus procera 🌳 has supported livelihoods and culture for generations, but its forests are declining. Science offers a way forward 🌱. @BiovIntCIAT_eng promotes sustainable forest management for resilient ecosystems and economies. 👉 on.cgiar.org/3QXiO62

For #InnovationDay, The @isdc_cgiar-supported Agricultural Systems special issue advances evidence and dialogue on what it takes to enable inclusive innovation in practice. 📖 Explore the special issue: on.cgiar.org/4qZjtBI @cgiar @IAES_CGIAR

🌍 Impact at a Glance 🗂️ Niger Basin Authority’s 2026–2030 plan uses IFPRI’s Nexus guidance 📜 First integrated resource policy by a transboundary water body in Africa 👥 Could benefit 160M people across 9 West African countries Read more: shorturl.at/EaNIa @CGIAR

We're partnering with @CGIAR to develop an AI model for crop breeding! 🌾 By analyzing data from drones and smartphones, this model helps identify high-performing crops faster to strengthen food security in the Global South. 🌍 Better data. Faster decisions. Improved crops. Read more: goo.gle/4un3bTU

SMEs are key to Kenya’s circular agri-food systems, but new value chains face regulatory gaps. IWMI's new study of 3 enterprises shows how outdated frameworks limit innovation and outlines reforms to unlock frontier SME potential. 👉 on.cgiar.org/4deRGYV @CGIAR

#ICYMI Did you miss this IFPRI Policy Seminar? 📌 Financing Social Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 🤝 @IFPRI @CGIARPolicy 📺 Watch the recording here: bit.ly/FinanceSP @CGIAR @dogilligan @Ugentilini @KibromAbay @BAliryani @raafatshafeek

📢 There is still time to register for this #webinar in the AI for Food Systems Research series:   📌 Leveraging Automatic Speech Recognition and Farmer-Generated Data for Insight, Inclusion, and Impact 📆 May 4, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT 💬 Donna-lee Ginsberg (@GeoPoll), Violet Lasdun (@LSEnews), Marieke Meeske (Zero Hunger Lab, Tilburg University), and @EliotJonesGarc1 (IFPRI). 🎫 ifpri.org/event/leveragi… @CGIAR @CGIAR_Data

IFPRI’s research and policy engagement have informed a resource management strategy that could benefit over 160 million people across nine countries in West Africa who depend on the Niger basin’s water and related resources. Learn more in this interactive story by Maria DiGiovanni and @ClaudiaRingler: on.cgiar.org/4mQdsFO @CGIAR

A 🆕 systematic risk profiling (SRP) tool analyzes the varied triggers of economic shocks in developing countries using economy-wide models, historical data, and machine learning. Learn more in this recent blog by Askar Mukashov and Eleanor Jones: on.cgiar.org/4tC8PSg @CGIAR

📣 Don’t miss this upcoming event: 📌 Counting the Cost: School Meal Programs in the 21st Century 🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition 📆 May 5, 2026, 9:00 – 10:30 am EDT 🖱️ Learn more here: on.cgiar.org/4tUHNFG @CGIAR @LSHTM @WFP @GCNFoundation @RockefellerFdn @novonordiskfond

📢 Webinar: Join @CGIARnutrition & @BiovIntCIAT_eng for the launch of a new report on pathways toward healthier and more sustainable diets across Latin America and the Caribbean. 🌱🍎 Register English: May 4| lnkd.in/gUkpUZRe Spanish: May 5 | lnkd.in/gFhSzzBX

☀️ 🔌 Groundwater irrigation drives ~10% of India's carbon emissions. @IWMI_ is training agricultural extension officers as Energy Extension Agents to accelerate solar pump adoption among smallholders. Read the full story 👉 on.cgiar.org/4dvBinB

Across many rural communities, banana and plantain are not just everyday foods, they are quiet drivers of prosperity. From farm to market, these crops are powering local economies, creating jobs, and putting steady income in the hands of families. With improved yields and a growing range of value-added products from chips to flour, banana and plantain are opening doors for women and youth entrepreneurs to thrive. Markets are buzzing, livelihoods are strengthening, and communities are becoming more self-reliant. Even in challenging times whether drought or rising food prices, these crops remain accessible and affordable, helping families depend on nutritious, locally grown food instead of costly imports. It’s resilience you can see, taste, and grow. Banana and plantain aren’t just feeding communities, they’re sustaining futures. #FoodSecurity #YouthInAgribusiness #WomenInAgriculture #SustainableFarming #IITAMandateCrops #IITAPlantainBananaMonth #WithScienceWeCan

The @CGIARclimate Program has been launched in Tamil Nadu, India, to strengthen science-driven climate adaptation and resilience for agriculture, water and vulnerable communities. Read more 👉 on.cgiar.org/4vWsJJg @tanmoy_pj @AmarnathGiriraj @DrAlokSikka1 @CGIAR

IWMI participated in #SIAM2026 in Meknès, where @BrouziyneY joined the #AAAInitiative Ministerial Meeting and a high-level roundtable on Moroccan agriculture cooperation, advancing water-smart, climate-resilient agriculture through science, partnerships, and action. #OneCGIAR

📢 Save the date!   📌 Leveraging Automatic Speech Recognition and Farmer-Generated Data for Insight, Inclusion, and Impact 📆 May 4, 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT 💬 Donna-lee Ginsberg (@GeoPoll), Violet Lasdun (@LSEnews), Marieke Meeske (Zero Hunger Lab, Tilburg University), and @EliotJonesGarc1 (IFPRI). 🎫 ifpri.org/event/leveragi… @CGIAR @CGIAR_Data

#TAAT launches a new campaign on its private sector e-catalog ●Build scalable agribusiness solutions 🚀Explore the TAAT e-catalogs: url-shortener.me/KAQ3 There is TAAT for that! #TAAT4that #Agribusiness #Investment #AgriculturalInnovation #PrivateSector #SustainableFarming #AfricaGrowing #EngageTAAT #Scale4Impact #FeedAfrica @AfDB_Group @gatesfoundation @GatesAfrica @CGIAR @CGIARScaling @IITA_CGIAR @isdb_group @MastercardFdn @AFSTA_Seed @SeedFed @ReutersAfrica @Better_Seed @EuroseedsEU @ISTAseedtesting @ScienceAlly @ippcnews @AFP @ReutersWorld @_AfricanUnion @afaasinfo @AUC_CAADP @ccardesaa @CORAFNews @ASARECA @SAA_africa @WorldBank @WorldBankAfrica @giz_gmbh @IFAD @FAO @WFP @jica_direct_en

The Niger Basin Authority’s Nexus guidance is the first ever resource management policy of its kind to be adopted by an intergovernmental, transboundary water body for more integrated basin management. Learn more about IFPRI's contribution to this work in this interactive story by Maria DiGiovanni and @ClaudiaRingler: on.cgiar.org/4mQdsFO @CGIAR