In light of Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize and growing economy, it's a good time to examine prospects for long term food security, says WLE Director in a CNBC Op-Ed.
A global study of farming systems highlights four key learnings in harnessing large-scale irrigation for sustainable economic growth and enhanced food security
With these seven questions in hand, farmers and other guardians of nature have a better chance in boosting resilience of their natural systems, with the help of policy measures, political pressure and commitments from the private sector.
Op-Ed in Thomson-Reuters: Groundwater is vital for food, drinking water and climate adaptation. But it's under threat. 700+ groundwater experts from more than 75 countries call for three urgent global actions.
New technology can help us quickly and cheaply diagnose soil health troubles – where, what and why – and set us on the path toward successful treatment.
Anthropocene’s pressure for agricultural production and conservation need not be at warpath, but in fact bring the solution for health, equity production and sustainability
What do we know about the role of women in agriculture, in different societies across the globe, that can help us design more effective programs for increasing gender equity?
Currently, much of the mainstream media coverage, particularly when it comes to environmental issues limits itself to focusing on political rhetoric and disaster reportage while underlying structural changes taking place due to climate change and other factors, largely go ignored.
How many of us want to address gender in our work, but when it comes down to the specifics, aren’t quite sure how? Join the discussion- help us develop a series of collaborative questions to investigate gender in agricultural water management projects.
Goundwater represent close to 99% of all unfrozen fresh water in the world and it's the source of almost half of the water used for irrigation worldwide. This infographic displays the history of groundwater, suggesting how we might better manage it in the years to come.
Myanmar's Central Dry Zone is the most water-stressed region of the entire country. By addressing challenges of both water availability and water distribution, an irrigation project supports
smallholder farmers in managing their water efficiently, collectively, and sustainably.
This week marks the launch of the new CGIAR research portfolio. Izabella Koziell, Program Director, lays out the ambitions of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
Using satellites to measure soil moisture isn't new, but a new mathematical algorithm is making this technology more accurate, and therefore better able to predict irregular conditions.
