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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Beyond Emergency Relief: Rethinking Humanitarian Response in Sudan
11.06.25-
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This post is the second in a two-part series on Sudan’s overlapping food, water, and…
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Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: The Collapse of Food, Water, and Energy Security
11.06.25-
Food security
This post is the first in a two-part series on Sudan’s overlapping food, water, and…
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Safeguarding Africa’s Crops: Natural Solutions for Healthier Harvests
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Nairobi, 9 June 2025 (IITA) - Hidden toxins are poisoning Africa’s staple crops and climate…
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A smarter way to grow rice
09.06.25-
Food security
Juergen Voegele & Yvonne Pinto “Have you had your rice today?” In Viet Nam, this…
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Breakthrough at ICRISAT: World’s First Extreme Heat-Tolerant Pigeonpea Developed via Speed Breeding
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Nutrition
Breakthrough cultivar ICPV 25444, developed through speed breeding, tolerates temperatures of 45°C …
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IRRI’s long-term experiment marks world record of cropping seasons
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Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (9 June 2025) - The Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment (LTCCE) at the…
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CGIAR Sustainable Farming Program deploying scientific tools to ensure food security from pests and disease
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Nairobi, 6 June 2025 (IITA) - World Pest Day is observed on June 6th to…
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Research for Development – Scaling Rhizobial Inoculation for Leguminous Forage Crops
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), in collaboration with …
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Building Climate Resilience in Coastal Bangladesh through Scalable Rice-Based Innovations
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Stresses such as salinity and waterlogging makes the coastal region of southwest Bangladesh more vul…
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IRRI Experts Highlight Climate-Smart Innovations for Food Security at Gobeshona Global Conference 2025
02.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Dhaka, Bangladesh (30 April 2025) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) took center s…
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Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet: How Multifunctional Landscapes Safeguard Diversity, Resilience, and Livelihoods
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Agriculture and food systems have significantly affected over 75% of Earth's land surface, polluted …
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Scaling Solar Irrigation Through Living Labs: A Story of Evidence, Innovation, and Collaboration
28.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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As told by Amare Haileslasie, Principal Researcher What happens when farmers, financiers, innovators…
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IRRI hosts Seed Accelerator Meet to accelerate deployment and positioning of new rice varieties through robust public–private partnership in India
27.05.25-
Food security
HYDERABAD, India (01 May 2025) - To accelerate the adoption of newly released, high-performing rice…
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IRRI and BADC organize crop cafeteria field day to evaluate suitability of rice varieties
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Food security
NOAKHALI, Bangladesh (10 May 2025) — To accelerate the adoption of high-performing rice varieties,…
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Drones for precision agriculture: A practical manual
27.05.25-
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Agricultural systems are changing quickly, and modern tools are essential to maximize productivity. …
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Bangladesh Seed Systems Product Diary
23.05.25-
Food security
Rice is a staple food in South Asia and a key source of livelihood for…
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Genome Editing Workshop Equips Scientists for Precision and Responsibility
22.05.25-
Food security
Bangkok, Thailand (May 13-16, 2025) – " How can we clearly explain genome editing, and…
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From plot to plate: Stakeholder insights from crop cafeteria event help guide rice varietal adoption in Bangladesh
21.05.25-
Food security
Participatory field evaluations with stakeholders reveal farmer-driven varietal preferences and offe…
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