Marianne Gadeberg

For rural communities, groundwater could deliver much more than enabling agriculture. For best results however, few factors need be considered first.

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.

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.

As human activity pushes our planet past its natural boundaries, the window for reversing environmental damage is rapidly closing. However, by modifying some human activities, especially agriculture, it might be possible to undo some of the damage that we have already done.

The African continent is experiencing a tremendous boom in irrigation funding. For this boom to be as beneficial as possible, access to irrigation must be equitable across gender lines.

Landscape restoration is in urgent need of private capital, as identified at the GLF—The Investment Case meeting in London. What are the barriers to business investment in landscape restoration, and how might organizations like CGIAR play a role in overcoming those barriers?

Interest in investing in sustainability is on the rise. With 2016 set to be the year of green finance according to some, potential investors and stakeholders are congregating at GLF this year to discuss opportunities. Here are some development initiatives they can invest in.

When development workers congregate to discuss solutions and innovations, there’s often one big elephant in the room: a lot of development projects don’t work. How can we avoid making such mistakes?

The Economist Events’ recent Sustainability Summit opened with a strong argument: “There will be no jobs on a dead planet.” If for no other reason, that’s why businesses need to act on sustainability – their existence depends on it.

Development practitioners are faced with a conundrum: how to measure results, and satisfy donors’ and funders’ demand for impact reporting, when the typical three-year development project has long expired by the time impacts emerge?

Widespread consensus exists that the use of research is very important for achieving development goals. But what’s the best strategy for ensuring that research results make it beyond the journal article and into the real world?