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Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
12.11.18- Big data
- Food Security
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
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Where are the public education campaigns about climate change?
09.11.18- Climate
- Environment
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic became recognized as a serious threat to public health, there were…
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New review finds fundamental gaps and new opportunities for world’s agricultural monitoring systems
05.11.18- Climate
- Food Security
The world’s agricultural monitoring systems provide up-to-date information on food production to d…
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Why cows are getting a bad rap in lab-grown meat debate
01.11.18- Climate
- Environment
A small-scale production line of the leghemoglobin for a plant-based hamburger is displayed during a…
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It's Time for a Change in the Breeding Mindset
30.10.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
"Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a…
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Small-scale fisheries guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support
29.10.18The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries were the first sector-specif…
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How agricultural research can navigate the perfect storm
15.11.18- Environment
- Food Security
We are the authors of unintended consequences Too often, meeting one need harms our ability…
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
15.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Despite significant efforts to address it, malnutrition remains a major impediment to development ar…
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A move away from ‘grain fundamentalism’ to higher quality milk, meat and egg calories to fight malnutrition
15.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the CGIAR’s International Food Policy Research Institute…
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TheConversation: Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law
15.11.18- Environment
- Food Security
A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintenti…
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ReSAKSS Data Challenge winners illuminate Africa's pressing problems
13.11.18- Food Security
The ReSAKSS Data Challenge invites competitors to use data and other resources on the ReSAKSS we…
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High pesticide use among smallholders in Africa south of the Sahara poses risks for health, environment
13.11.18- Environment
- Health
Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly,…
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Lessons from Latin America: Using less, earning more
13.11.18- Environment
- Prosperity
Abílio Rodrigues Pacheco is a landowner in the Brazilian state of Goiás who works for…
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Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
12.11.18- Big data
- Food Security
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
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New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
12.11.18- Gender
- Health
- Nutrition
Washington D.C.: Improved public health and nutrition programs for children under five years of age,…
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A sustainable future for people and nature? It's still possible
12.11.18- Climate
- Environment
Climate change, declining air and water quality, rapid population growth – it can seem overwhelmin…
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Forman Lecture: Barry Popkin on the growing global problem of junk food and sugary drinks
12.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Efforts to improve global nutrition face serious headwinds from the growing marketing and consumptio…
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Where are the public education campaigns about climate change?
09.11.18- Climate
- Environment
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic became recognized as a serious threat to public health, there were…
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U.S. immigration policies may harm economies, worsen poverty in Central American countries
09.11.18- Prosperity
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are among the poorest countries in Latin America and the…
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Overcoming the “paradox” of irrigation efficiency
08.11.18- Environment
Agricultural is a major player in the competition for the world’s finite water supplies: 70…
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How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
07.11.18- Gender
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean.…
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Peatlands: From marginal lands to essential ecosystem
07.11.18- Climate
- Environment
Peatlands, natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importan…
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New review finds fundamental gaps and new opportunities for world’s agricultural monitoring systems
05.11.18- Climate
- Food Security
The world’s agricultural monitoring systems provide up-to-date information on food production to d…
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Agroforestry and land health in Malawi
05.11.18- Climate
- Environment
In the last five years ICRAF has helped establish comprehensive soil information systems in Tanzania…
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