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CGIAR report highlights concrete actions to mitigate food crisis due to Ukraine conflict
CGIAR23.05.22As the world comes to terms with a potential global food crisis triggered by the…
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Just launched: CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions
CGIAR05.05.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
A new Research Initiative from CGIAR, which aims to re-imagine and co-create nature-positive food sy…
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AgriLAC Resiliente: A CGIAR Initiative to increase resilience, sustainability and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean
CGIAR19.04.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Este artículo también está disponible en español. With the participation of more than 30 researc…
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A Green Light for Desert Farming Collaboration
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.04.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At a recent KIADPAI/CGIAR side-event during the 7th International Date Palm Conference in Abu Dhabi,…
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A Renewed Organization For A Dynamic Continent
CGIAR01.04.22The challenges confronting the African continent are as striking as its growth. Climate change may…
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CGIAR to Launch Advisory Panel and Consultations to Boost Partner Engagement
CGIAR29.03.22New initiative follows calls for greater engagement with key partners in reforms aimed at helping…
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Improving fruit and vegetable consumption will require a holistic approach
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
“Eat more fruit and vegetables.” This is a common refrain, spoken by everyone from doctors…
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CGIAR report highlights concrete actions to mitigate food crisis due to Ukraine conflict
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Wheat versus heat
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)20.05.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Wheat leaves showing symptoms of heat stress. (Photo: CIMMYT) Across South Asia, including major whe…
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STIHL and C.WOERMANN partner with IITA to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity through agricultural mechanization
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)20.05.22STIHL, a company specializing in agricultural equipment production for smallholder farmers, is worki…
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Cuso and IITA to address climate change in Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)20.05.22Danny Pelletier, Key Program Officer for Cuso International, visited IITA headquarters, with Jame…
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IRRI overcomes barriers and bottlenecks towards a rice breeding revolution
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)19.05.22Public breeding is undergoing a slow transformation as it adopts better, faster, more modern technol…
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Investigating pathogens in wildlife in Kenya to tackle neglected zoonoses
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)17.05.22-
Health
Wild animals harbour many pathogens that can infect livestock and people. Because of this, epidemiol…
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The Kenyan dairy and poultry sectors to benefit from a new research initiative
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)17.05.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
The livestock sector in Kenya is vital to peoples’ livelihoods. Many households depend on the…
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MARPLE reaches South Asia
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)12.05.22-
Big data
Workshop participants stand for a group photo. (Photo: Danny Ward/John Innes Centre) On April 26–2…
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Agrobiodiversity is key to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality targets and fighting climate change
CGIAR12.05.22By Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR, and Director General of…
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Protecting plant health for food and nutritional security
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)12.05.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Robust and resilient agrifood systems begin with healthy crops. Without healthy crops the food secur…
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A transformational breeding data management system goes online at CGIAR centers
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)10.05.22This story was initially published at EBS.excellenceinbreeding.org In the race to develop more nutri…
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What emerged from the online discussion on evaluating Quality of Science?
Advisory Services09.05.22From March 28th until April 19th, CAS/Evaluation co-hosted with the FAO Office of Evaluation a…
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IITA-supported project reduces COVID-19 impact on smallholder farmers in Tanzania
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)09.05.22IITA, in collaboration with the Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT, launched a project in p…
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ATA-DRC commences with huge anticipation
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)09.05.22The Democratic Republic of Congo Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Désiré M’zinga Birihanz…
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Making a millionaire out of a local farmer
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)09.05.22Forty-five-year-old Rebecca Ezekiel is a farmer in the Song Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa…
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AKILIMO App plays critical role in supporting Tanzanian cassava farmers
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)09.05.22The Research and Innovation Coordinator at Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Ukiriguru…
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One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.05.22-
Food security
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern…
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