Technological Innovation and Sustainable Intensification

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION

Blog
November 25, 2019
Can we ignore risk when we study the effects of climate change on agriculture?
Shifting from volatile staples to more climate change-resistant crops such as groundnuts and adjusting land use in response to risks can offset falling yields, research suggests.
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Events
October 30, 2019
Workshop on Scaling of CGIAR innovations
October 23, 2019 Scaling of CGIAR innovations: Sharing of experiences and opportunities for collaboration Scaling of innovations is one of
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Blog
October 18, 2019
Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal eggplant variety helps farmers in Bangladesh earn more with less pesticide
Bt eggplant leads to a 95% reduction in the fruit and shoot borer infestation along with 42% increase in yields.
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News
October 9, 2019
Charting a course for capacity development in Ethiopian livestock and Nigerian aquaculture systems
“Capacity development strategies through an agricultural innovation system lens” was the focus of a recent collaboration among partners in several Feed the Future Innovation Labs and CGIAR centers.
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Publications
October 2, 2019
Transgenic cotton and farmers’ health in Pakistan
The new study provides the first evidence of a direct association between Bt gene expression in cotton and health benefits for farmers.
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Blog
September 26, 2019
How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
Target 2.5 of the SDGs calls for maintaining “the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species.” It is an ambitious target, with an expectation that we will meet it by 2020.
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Blog
August 27, 2019
Can boosting yields slow the global palm oil expansion and ease its environmental impacts?
The industry is a major driver of deforestation, but modeling shows that boosting palm oil yields will help reduce pressure to expand.
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Blog
August 19, 2019
How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region
Research indicates that climate change impacts will push down rainfed maize yields in Central America over the coming decades.
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Events
August 1, 2019
Crop genetic diversity conversation, exchange, and use: Measuring the global consequences of inaction
This convening on August 26-27 is part of the initial phase of an ambitious project that will explore the global costs and consequences of inaction on crop genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use.
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