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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
06.12.19-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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Network analysis reveals where to act effectively in seed systems
26.11.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An innovative approach to seed systems, spearheaded by scientists working with the CGIAR Research Pr…
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New world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
25.11.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score…
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IITA joins other CGIAR centers to provide support to rebuild Somalia’s Agriculture sector
22.11.19IITA and eight other CGIAR centers have met with officials from the Government of Somalia and…
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Advancing gender equality through agriculture and natural resource management
21.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
What does research reveal about how agriculture and natural resource management can advance gender e…
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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
06.12.19-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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Policy seminar: Countries pivotal actors as food systems transform
05.12.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Food systems in developing countries are undergoing a rapid transformation, much of it shaped by…
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Nurture soil as our food and climate insurance
05.12.19-
Climate
Kassim Massi and Joyce Makawa have learned how conservation agriculture nurtures the soil of their…
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Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril
05.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
IWMI's Rachael McDonnell stresses the need for a more central role for water in climate…
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Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
05.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adapta…
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
05.12.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the…
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Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adoption rates for climate-smart agricultural practices remain low in many of the countries which st…
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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
03.12.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Despite the existence of over 5,500 food crops globally, we are eating a smaller array…
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Capacity building for Africa’s future agrifood system: challenges and the way forward
03.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
An expert panel at the recent African Conference of Agricultural Economists discussed what should be…
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Evidence and lessons from a 3-year research study on agricultural extension in Malawi
03.12.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural extension services are among the most important factors driving smallholder farmers’ …
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Why gender matters in forest restoration
02.12.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Effective forest and landscape restoration interventions need to take into account socio-political …
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How is economic security linked to gender-based violence? New insights from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2019
02.12.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The relationship between economic insecurity and gender-based violence is complex and poorly unders…
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Leading change in nutrition: Transform Nutrition West Africa holds first Francophone ‘short course’
01.12.19-
Nutrition
An all-African team from Transform Nutrition West Africa and the African Nutrition Leadership Progra…
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Decade-long trials prove efficacy of Nigeria’s aflatoxin biocontrol product
29.11.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An IITA-led partnership has honed aflatoxin biocontrol for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for over 15 year…
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Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
29.11.19Nairobi, Kenya, 28 November 2019 — Agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives…
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Do smallholders get the right seed and inputs from their agrodealer?
28.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Many Tanzanian smallholder farmers fail to produce even 1 ton of maize grain per hectare.…
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