Young farmers debate ways to make agriculture profitable to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals
Involving the youth in development challenges is crucial to achieving the UN SDGs. As a way of working towards #ZeroHunger (UN SDG#2), a panel discussion on ‘What today’s young agricultural leaders need to meet tomorrow’s SDG challenges,’ was organized at FAO as a side event of the CFS 44 to highlight the views and challenges of a younger generation of farmers.
Youth on a mission to fight hunger, malnutrition and poverty
Committed to improving food and nutrition security, Kayla Zhu and Alyssa Swehla, were selected by the World Food Prize Foundation for the Read more...
Dialogues on how transformational innovation can help the agri-food system meet SDGs
A workshop designed to engage key stakeholders in dialogues on how transformational innovation can help the agri-food system meet the Sustainable Development Read more...
Impact of release of 256 new legume and 119 dryland cereal varieties and hybrids in 40 countries reviewed
The impact of 256 new legume and 119 dryland cereal varieties developed and released in partnership with National Agricultural Research Systems under Read more...
Increasingly streamlined research delivers towards the Sustainable Development Goals: CGIAR Research Programs on Dryland Cereals and Grain Legumes
Hyderabad, India │ 07 November 2016 ― Two global CGIAR research programs on legumes and dryland cereals are helping improve farmers’ productivity and Read more...
Progressing towards the SDGs
At the recently concluded biannual meeting of ICRISAT Governing Board goals and strategies were set to guide the organization towards achieving its Read more...
Making a difference: ICRISAT’s work to help achieve SDGs
ICRISAT works in the drylands which are some of the driest and harshest regions of the world. Working in these regions has Read more...