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The Insight to Impact Report is a result of CGIAR’s commitment to continually improving the accessibility and relevance of our research to decision-makers. It was sparked by funders, partners, and stakeholders recognizing...

Novel climate conditions are posing a serious threat to humanity and ecological systems, presenting and aggravating social injustices at different levels. African agriculture-based livelihood systems...

Agriculture is very often portrayed as a masculine activity (Elias et al., 2018), with men seen as “farmers” and women as helpers at best. Modern agriculture is indeed deeply...

Maize is essential for food security and income in Colombia, but its production faces challenges such as drought, waterlogging, heat stress, and inadequate agronomic practices. To improve production...

Solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) are gradually replacing diesel pumps in relatively water-intensive agricultural production systems and geographies to reduce carbon emissions from food systems...

Highlights on food and nutrition security : The adverse impacts of climate change have amplified the vulnerabilities of rural farmers, food, land and water systems, and dependent livelihoods...

Key findings: Zambia is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe droughts, longer dry spells, higher temperatures, flash floods, and changes in the growing seasons, which are...

Key Findings on food and nutrition security: Climate change is exacerbating food insecurity in Mozambique, particularly in rural areas where 70% of the population depends on rain-fed agriculture...

The anticipated impacts of climate change on cropping systems are well characterized for many regions. Comparatively less attention has been given to the prioritization of strategies that will...

The main objectives of this study were to assess the prevalent and most challenging climate risks in the Zambezi River Basin countries, understand the role of digital technology in climate adaptation...