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IITA working on Africa’s first genome edited banana
13.09.19The new frontier for agricultural innovation is genome editing and IITA is already leading the…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
10.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
09.09.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
This year opens the Decade of Family Farming (#FamilyFarmingDecade), which aims to improve the lif…
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Multiple bridges connecting the water-nutrition divide: What’s new?
06.09.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This was the question discussed by experts at a session during this year’s World Water…
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Food policies for healthier diets
05.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Programs for improving diets often focus on demand, providing incentives to groups of consumers. How…
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Agroforestry at 40: how tree-farm science has changed the world
22.05.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
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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
Coffee bushes in a shade-grown plantation in the Andes, Ecuador.Morley Read/Shutterstock Meine van N…
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New data offers insights into rural poverty and undernutrition in Papua New Guinea
15.04.19-
Big data
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Papua New Guinea is home to approximately 7 million people, and is struggling to ensure…
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How the data revolution could help design better agronomic investments
02.04.19-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
What fertilizer application will give me the best returns? What maize crop variety should I…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
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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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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
15.03.19-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
How do young rural Africans engage in the rural economy? How important is farming relative…
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Digital imaging tools make maize breeding much more efficient
11.03.19-
Big data
To keep up with growing maize demand, breeders aim at optimizing annual yield gain under…
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International Women’s Day 2019
08.03.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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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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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation
19.02.19-
Big data
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Climate
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that…
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How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak
06.02.19-
Big data
The collection of data on the adoption of CGIAR-related crop varieties is a priority for…
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Seeing really is believing: Farmers’ photos revolutionize insurance and advisory services
29.01.19-
Big data
As climate change-driven droughts, storms, and floods continue to challenge smallholder farmers, the…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
18.01.19-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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Seeds go digital: faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
17.01.19-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Many Kenyan maize farmers are busy preparing their seed stock for the next planting season.…
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Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
15.01.19-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest producer of maize, after Nigeria and South Africa. Although the…
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Byte by byte: How improved data management is enhancing innovation and impact
14.01.19-
Big data
WorldFish has been a leader in aquaculture and fisheries development for decades, producing valuable…
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Trees on farms: a biodiversity assessment tool
20.12.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Researchers have created a new tool to measure biological diversity in farm land, which will…
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Integrating Value Chain research across CGIAR
10.12.18-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In early October 2018, PIM’s Flagship on Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains hosted a workshop…
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New Soil Intelligence System for India provides high-quality data using modern analytics
04.12.18-
Big data
The new Soil Intelligence System (SIS) for India will help the states of Andhra Pradesh,…
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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning platform wins silver award in Berlin
03.12.18-
Big data
The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning online platform (MEL), used by eight CGIAR Research Progra…
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