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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
26.01.21-
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The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
25.01.21-
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World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
04.01.21-
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Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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On-farm nitrogen management practices have global reverberations
10.04.21-
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An international team of scientists has strengthened our understanding of how better fertilizer mana…
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A Wild Way to Boost Wheat Yields
03.04.21-
Biodiversity
In the face of climate change, improving wheat varieties is essential to maintain yields—and geneb…
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International Forests Day: The crucial value of India’s common lands
19.03.21-
Biodiversity
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BY HARPINDER SANDHU, WEI ZHANG, HAGAR ELDIDI AND RUTH MEINZEN-DICK Common lands, whether communal…
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WorldFish opens Bangladesh’s first aquatic animal disease diagnostic lab
18.03.21-
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While aquaculture is a growing industry in Bangladesh, prevailing disease outbreaks in farmed fish a…
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WorldFish announces leadership team to guide 2030 strategy on aquatic food systems
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WorldFish has announced a new, restructured leadership team to guide the implementation of its …
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Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
26.02.21-
Biodiversity
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19…
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New report offers blueprint to solve global environmental crisis
25.02.21-
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Putting nature at the heart of decision-making is key to achieving transformative change when it…
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Emerging Scientist: Laura Khor
02.02.21-
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Laura Khor, a WorldFish Research Fellow, earned her Master of Science in Aquaculture from Universiti…
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World Wetlands Day 2021: the unknown potential of wetlands in nature-based solutions
02.02.21-
Biodiversity
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Happy World Wetlands Day! Wetlands are "natural harvesters" of water and, by definition, sites wher…
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Ziziphus agroforestry: a yield and income ladder for millet farmers in Niger
22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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A long term experiment at ICRISAT’s Sadore research station with Ziziphus mauritania (Pomme du Sah…
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Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
22.01.21-
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The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
19.01.21-
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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Coming Full Circle with Maize
22.12.20-
Biodiversity
From studying wild cucurbits in Spain to judging the “Largest Maize Ear in the World”…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
16.12.20-
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A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
16.12.20-
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A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development
15.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is…
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More abundant tree species unlikely to return after droughts
21.11.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Researchers around the world have found an alarming lack of natural replacement of dominant tree…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Hunter Synder
19.11.20-
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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