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Memorandum of Understanding marks invigorated partnership for CGIAR and Republic of Korea
16.04.19-
Prosperity
CGIAR and the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of the Republic of Korea, have signed a…
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A Homecoming for Rice
12.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food Security
AfricaRice will open its new genebank later this year, in Mbe, Cote d’Ivoire. But first,…
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Malawian entrepreneur creates nutritious products and a new market for farmers
10.04.19-
Nutrition
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Prosperity
After six years of helping others add value to their businesses, Malawian food technologist Jean…
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IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia
09.04.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management …
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French agricultural research and CGIAR reinforce their scientific collaboration to the benefit of agriculture, food and climate change
05.04.19-
Climate
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Laying a strong foundation for a joint plan of action between CGIAR and France to…
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Fighting hidden hunger with agricultural innovation
05.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Maize provides 15-16 percent of total calorie intake in Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa,…
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EARTH DAY: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist?
22.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environment
Palembang, Indonesia – Present day South Sumatra looks a lot different from its heyday as…
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Earth Day 2019: Building common ground on sustainable governance of commons
19.04.19-
Environment
The celebration of Earth Day (April 22) reminds us that all species, including Homo sapiens, shar…
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AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for 2019
15.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender
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This is an annual award, which was instituted by AfricaRice in honor of the late…
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Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial
10.04.19-
Climate
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Environment
Growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, are…
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Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia
09.04.19-
Environment
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Food Security
IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative…
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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
08.04.19-
Environment
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Food Security
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakehol…
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French agricultural research and CGIAR reinforce their scientific collaboration to the benefit of agriculture, food and climate change
05.04.19-
Climate
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Environment
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Nutrition
Laying a strong foundation for a joint plan of action between CGIAR and France to…
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Well-meaning tenure reforms can’t quash land conflicts
04.04.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
When countries revise their land and forest tenure laws, whereby rights are granted to people…
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Catalyzing partnerships for reforestation of degraded land
04.04.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
In this second edition of the “Innovative finance for sustainable landscapes” interview series, …
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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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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Assigning value to nature’s bounty
02.04.19-
Environment
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Food Security
Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin.…
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Using the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework to assess land health in Rwanda
02.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environment
The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework methodology, developed by World Agroforestry, is one of …
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Jinping soy price threatens Amazon, Trump, and methane releasing trees
01.04.19-
Climate
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Environment
Forests News pick of stories from around the globe: Between the land of the free…
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Technologies for land restoration showcased
01.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environment
With Africa lagging behind in efforts to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land, widespread…
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Can DRC’s community forests lift people out of poverty?
29.03.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
In the quest to reduce poverty, community forestry is an attractive endeavor. So much so…
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Prosperity grows in arid Wonogiri
27.03.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
The tamanu tree [Calophyllum inophyllum] has been helping humans out since prehistoric times. Also k…
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Oil: Green deceit and a Trump defeat...did climate change cause Cyclone Idai?
26.03.19-
Climate
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Environment
In Forests News last week: International Day of Forests: Two heads look to a future…
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Learning from past initiatives for expanding the scale of land restoration in Africa
25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environment
Former ways have been reviewed and new approaches put forward at a major conference on…
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