🎙️Glad to join Tom Vilsack on the World Food Prize Podcast to discuss the future of food systems and how science, innovation and partnerships can help tackle hunger, climate change and nutrition challenges. 🎧 Listen to the full episode 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Tt0jSmy9s&t=1s

Episode 15: World Food Prize Podcast with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR

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🌵 Drylands are home to more than 2 billion people and hold enormous potential for innovation and resilience. 🧑‍💻 I’ll join Dryland Congress 2026 for a Visionary Talk on the future of dryland agriculture 👉 https://drylandcongress.icrisat.org/ 📅12 September 2026 | 1:00–1:30 PM (Virtual)

🌾 🌍 Africa does not lack solutions. What we need is to get better at taking what works to scale. Reaching people with a technology is not the same as transforming a system. Partnerships are so critical to making that happen. #AFSForum2026

Across a packed week at #AFSForum2026 in Kigali, CGIAR Centers and Programs brought a clear proposition: Investment delivers more when trusted science connects with country priorities and long-term delivery. Read more: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/cgiar-afs-forum-2026-evidence-delivery

At the #AFSForum2026, I was honored to join the "Council of the Wise," where I talked about the “missing middle” between science and investment, the need to connect country demand, science, finance and delivery much more systematically. 📺: https://on.cgiar.org/4gDj1WA @cgiar.org

At #AFSForum2026, sharing my thoughts on the "missing middle" between innovation and impact that we must bridge to solve Africa's food security challenges. 🔗Read my op-ed in @ipsnews.net https://on.cgiar.org/469laDo

At the Africa Food Systems Forum, we asked leaders: What will it take to move from food systems ambition to food systems delivery? Africa has the solutions. Now we need to scale, adapt and learn from what is working across the continent. Join @cgiar.org at #AFSForum https://on.cgiar.org/4m5B6hd

Excited for #AFSForum2026 in Kigali. @cgiar.org experts from across our Centers and Research Portfolio will be sharing science and solutions to help build more resilient food systems. Looking forward to discussions on CGIAR's emerging 2040 Strategy. https://on.cgiar.org/4m5B6hd

Proud to contribute to the Food Systems Countdown Initiative and celebrate the release of this new report and @natfood.nature.com paper. A testament to the power of collaboration across institutions including @gainhealth.org, @fao.org, Cornell and @jhu.edu https://on.cgiar.org/3RF3U5t

Infrastructure for pastoralists is more than concrete. As we mark #IYRP2026, this new blog from CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes highlights why livestock routes, climate services and veterinary care matter. 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4q3Lfgo @cgiar.org @ilri.org

Last week at #Nutrition2026, I reflected on the latest #SOFI2026 report and what it tells us about the future of nutrition. The message is clear: sustained progress depends on continued investment in resilient, inclusive agrifood systems. @nutritionorg.bsky.social @cgiar.org

🎤 We can no longer treat climate, food, nutrition, and biodiversity as separate challenges. The science is here. Now we need the global ambition to invest where it can deliver the greatest impact. 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4b3P1ju #LCAW2026

🎤 🇩🇪 At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, I reflected on why South–North innovation must work both ways. As climate change accelerates, there is much to learn from communities in the Global South that have been adapting to its impacts for decades.

🎤 I moderated a discussion at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference on how multistakeholder partnerships can catalyze South–North innovation. From health and nutrition to food security and climate change, our challenges are deeply connected. Our partnerships must be too 🤝

🧑‍🌾 Smallholder farmers are among those most affected by climate change, yet they have contributed the least to it. Science can help us identify solutions, but we also need investment that enables them 🔬 📰 Read the @devex.com piece 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4y0QVey

👏 🌍 A significant step forward for climate resilience and food security in Africa. This USD 50M @greenclimate.fund investment will help bring proven CGIAR solutions to 147,000 smallholder farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. https://on.cgiar.org/4wpW7al

🎤 🇬🇧 A wonderful discussion today at The Power of Partnerships during #LCAW2026. Tackling climate change requires stronger partnerships across science, policy, finance, and local action. No single institution can deliver the transformation we need alone.

🏆 I am delighted to congratulate Dr. Namukolo Covic on receiving this recognition from the Food and Nutrition Society of Ethiopia. Her leadership, commitment, and ability to bring people together around a shared vision continue to inspire many of us.

✍️ 📄 By bringing together CGIAR’s world-class science and the OPEC Fund’s catalytic financing and convening power, we can accelerate innovation, scale impact and transform research into investment-ready solutions for the countries and communities that need them most 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4oDzSuD

Many of the solutions we need already exist in local and traditional knowledge. I encourage eligible organizations working across food, water, ecosystems, and communities to apply for the Earthna Prize by 20 July 2026. https://on.cgiar.org/3SdasIh

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Applications are now open for the second cycle of the Earthna Prize. If your organization is advancing solutions rooted in traditional knowledge across water systems, food systems, ecosystems, or buil...

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🏜️ #DesertificationAndDroughtDay 45% of the world’s land is drylands - home to over 2B people. To me, drylands are not just areas under pressure. They are also where some of the most important solutions for food security and stability will emerge. @websedgetv.bsky.social @cgiar.org

🔬 🌱 The evidence is there. Across the Global South, farmers, researchers, and communities are developing solutions for a more resilient food future. What we need now is support to scale them. My latest piece for @science.org 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/43wlvPb

🌊 World Ocean Day This #WorldOceanDay, WorldFish is highlighting the vital role of aquatic foods in supporting nutrition, livelihoods and resilience for millions of people worldwide. #AquaticFoods #FoodSystems #BlueEconomy #Aquaculture #WOD2026

Science alone is not enough - we must ensure it translates into meaningful impact. I look forward to joining colleagues, partners, and innovators from around the world as we reflect on progress and accelerate action toward resilient food systems. 📩 Sign up for updates: https://on.cgiar.org/4tuknGo

🥔 🍠 On International Day of Potato, we celebrate a crop that has nourished communities for generations and continues to play a vital role in building more resilient food systems 🌱 The potato may seem humble, but its impact is extraordinary. @cipotato.org

In a new report by @NewFoodMag, @CGIAR shares why investing in agricultural research, climate resilience, and science-driven innovation is essential to building food systems that can continue to perform under uncertainty. Download the report 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4nPtnEM

Global Food Supply Chains in 2026: building resilience under pressure

Climate shocks, geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruption are reshaping global food systems. The Global Food Supply Chains in 2026 report explores how the industry is responding as resilience ...

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🌱 CGIAR is increasingly the last institution standing in places where public funding has stepped back. And we are actively looking for foundation partners who want to put their climate, nutrition & resilience investments on firmer scientific ground. #Philanthropy

🔬 CGIAR Science & Partnership Week is coming to India! In April 2027, we’ll bring together global partners to advance science for resilient food systems—innovation, equity & climate action. 📩 Sign up for updates: https://on.cgiar.org/4tuknGo #CGIARScienceWeek

At the @adb.org Annual Meeting, I joined a discussion on building food and water resilience by treating ecosystems as connected landscapes. Our shared task now is to invest in systems that bring proven solutions to farmers at scale.

📍In Samarkand at @adb.org Annual Meeting, we're discussing how science, investment and regional cooperation must come together to strengthen food and water systems under growing global pressures. I know the science already exists. The real challenge is scaling proven solutions