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Opportunities and Challenges for the CGIAR in a Changing World

From Food Security to Nutrition Security

Staple Crop Yields Alone Will Not Solve Poverty

Estimating Historical CGIAR Research Investments

CGIAR donors as well as other stakeholders have recognized the importance of credible evidence on the outputs and outcomes associated with CGIAR research, particularly at system level (System Council...

A Reflection on Impact and Influence of CGIAR Policy-Oriented Research

Policy-oriented research (POR)—defined as research aimed at identifying new or improved policies, regulations, or institutions (or their management) that enhance economic, social, and environmental...

The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes

Workshop on State of Foresight in the CGIAR

This report captures outcomes of the State of Foresight in the CGIAR workshop, held in Aberdeen, 9-10 May 2018. The aims of the workshop were to take stock and synthesize the recent foresight...

CGIAR Positioning and Comparative Advantage Looking Ahead

Assessing Poverty Impacts of Agricultural Research: Methods and Challenges for CGIAR

For more than 50 years, the international community has viewed agricultural research as a key instrument in the quest to improve livelihoods in the developing world. The work done by CGIAR and its...

Reflections from Horizon Scanning Sessions - ISPC 17

This document outlines the results of a recent horizon scanning exercise conducted by ISPC at its 17th meeting (19th–20th April 2018 at FAO headquarters in Rome). The main focus of this meeting was to...

Pathways from Agricultural Research to Poverty Reduction: A Bigger Set of ‘Food Systems’ Thinking is Required

Tropical Forages and the Diffusion of Brachiaria Cultivars in Latin America

Tropical pastures are important sources of food, income, and, increasingly, environmental services in many parts of Central and South America. Brachiaria grasses are native to Africa and were...

Estimating Ex Post Impacts and Rates of Return to International Agricultural Research for Development

How to reconcile the challenges of rigorously assessing the impacts of international agricultural research on development outcomes with the well-documented and widely-cited high estimates of rates of...

From Green Revolution to Agricultural Transformation: The Case of Short Duration Rice Varieties in Bangladesh

Most of the world’s extreme poor are located in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asia (SA), live in rural areas, and depend on agriculture as their main source of income. A vast majority are...

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