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Transforming global rice-based food systems
New International Rice Research Institute strategy focuses on inclusive science, deep partnerships, and coordinated action across public and private sectors.
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Living libraries of the world's crops
Find out more about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and how genebanks are helping to halt and reverse the disappearance of crop diversity.
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Severe food crisis in Gaza demands urgent action and strategy
Gaza’s entire population faces crisis-level food insecurity, with over 500,000 people on the brink of starvation. IFPRI experts call for immediate humanitarian access and long-term recovery investments.
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Why cutting climate aid now will cost more later
As climate disasters escalate, aid cuts threaten the resilience of low- and middle-income countries already hit hardest by climate change. Proactive investments in adaptation are vital to help communities thrive.
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Strengthening urban food systems
See how CGIAR’s Food, Frontiers and Security Program is working to improve organic waste recycling, ensure safe wastewater reuse, boost food safety, create youth employment, and expand access to fresh, nutritious, and affordable food.
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Dryland ecosystems offer lessons on living in balance with nature
A new piece calls for dryland perspectives to guide biodiversity and development debates, especially in fragile, climate-vulnerable regions.
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CGIAR at the Bonn Climate Change Conference
Mid-year meeting serves as a critical platform for technical negotiations and policy development, setting the stage for COP30 later in the year.
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CGIAR Research Portfolio 2025-2030
The 2025-30 Research Portfolio is intended to accelerate and strengthen the implementation of CGIAR’s 2030 Strategy. It aims to raise the ambition for our science and innovation by bringing together and leveraging collective capabilities of all CGIAR Research Centers.

Our assets
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15 top-class Research Centers
CGIAR’s global network of 15 Research Centers contributes to an unrivalled mix of knowledge, skills and research facilities able to respond to emerging development issues.
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3,000+ partners
Unequalled partnerships network of more than 3,000 partners from national governments, academic institutions, global policy bodies, private companies and NGOs.
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89 countries
We have a local presence in 89 countries with a deep knowledge of customs, values and market operations in developing countries.
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50 years experience
A wealth of experience and knowledge spanning 50 years that builds on a track-record of innovation and world-class research.
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770,000+ germplasm accessions
CGIAR Research Centers have together built up the largest and most frequently accessed network of genebanks in the world.
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60+ innovations that changed the world
In 2021, CGIAR celebrated its 50th anniversary by showcasing its most impactful innovations of all time.
News
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Fruit and vegetable intake among elderly people in Bangkok
Food Frontiers and Security Science Program19.06.25Published in the American Journal of Health Behavior & World Vegetable Center Fruits and …
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The building of a pan-African soil information system for soil health monitoring
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.06.25The Soils4Africa project, funded by the European Union under the Horizon2020 Programme, was designed…
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IITA joins ICARDA-led global consortium to spearhead biotechnological innovations in the battle against the red palm weevil
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.06.25At the 17th Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, the United Arab…
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