Frank Rijsberman

Frank Rijsberman is CEO of the CGIAR Consortium, a global partnership of 15 international agricultural research Centers with the shared vision of a food secure future. With over thirty years' experience as a researcher and consultant in natural resources management, Frank is leading the implementation of this vision through a coherent portfolio of research programs focusing on increasing food security, improving nutrition and health, reducing rural poverty, and protecting the environment.

Latest Articles

How climate change affects malnutrition

about 10 years ago // #PlanetWorth

Food systems are very vulnerable to the increased variability in the weather as a result of climate change — and more innovative climate-smart food systems are needed, writes Frank Rijsberman, CEO of CGIAR, in this #PlanetWorth guest column.

Taking agricultural innovations to the farmer

about 11 years ago // In partnership with CGIAR Development Dialogues

Agricultural research is the backbone of sustainable development — but only if innovations reach (and suit) the farmer. In a guest opinion, CGIAR chief Frank Rijsberman discusses three takeaways from the consortium's recent Development Dialogues conference in New York.

How agricultural research is creating a different future

over 11 years ago // #FeedingDev

Thirty years ago today the Horn of Africa was in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian disasters in history. Smart agricultural research has helped paint a different picture, writes Frank Rijsberman, CEO of the CGIAR Consortium.

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