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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
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Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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REMET-Rice Project supports joint training on soil spectroscopy for BSWM, UPLB, and IRRI scientists
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)20.03.24-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (16 March 2024) – Scientists from the Philippine Department of Agriculture Bure…
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Open-access agrifood system data from 4,000 households across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal
CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia20.03.24-
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South Asia, home to one quarter of the global population, faces issues such as poverty,…
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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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IRRI and AfricaRice collaborate on developing and delivering improved and localized rice varieties to smallholder farmers in Africa
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)18.03.24-
Food security
As a continuation of accelerating and modernizing the breeding programs through the Accelerating Gen…
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Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)11.03.24-
Food security
This research was inspired by exploring another technique farmers have adopted: accessing informatio…
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New Discovery in Peanut Defense Mechanisms Offers Hope for Disease Resistance
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.03.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The discovery of a natural defense mechanism in peanut that resists fungal infection holds promise…
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Philippine Agriculture Secretary visits IRRI Headquarters to explore collaboration opportunities for boosting rice sector
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)08.03.24-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (6 March 2024) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) welcomed the…
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Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative engages partners in strategic planning for sustainable and inclusive delta development
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas06.03.24-
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To strengthen its strategy, cooperation, and results management, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-…
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The path forward on global food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.03.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY CATERINA RUGGERI LADERCHI, JOHAN SWINNEN, AND TAMSIN ZANDSTRA OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Every year,…
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When it comes to aquaculture species, Indian farmers prefer to go with what they know
CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods01.03.24-
Food security
Fish farmers in India’s Odisha State are yet to appreciate the multiple benefits of improved…
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Better, or better not? The opportunities and challenges for sustainable intensification of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar
CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods29.02.24-
Food security
New research from Myanmar suggests that diversification in small-scale fish farming can make a posit…
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Digital transformation: have new data systems contributed to more sustainable small-scale fisheries in Timor-Leste?
Neil Palmer29.02.24-
Food security
For a while, data – both big and small – was going to be the…
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Vietnam MARD awards the Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative and IRRI for supporting the country’s sustainable development
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas29.02.24-
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam awarded a Certificate of Merit…
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CGIAR Seed Equal Initiative highlights women and smallholder farmers’ inclusion in seed information and delivery
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)27.02.24-
Food security
09 September 2023 (HYDERABAD, India) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) organized …
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Ukraine and global agricultural markets two years later
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.02.24-
Food security
BY JOSEPH GLAUBER OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion …
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The First National Rice Stakeholders’ Conference in Kenya targets rice self-sufficiency by 2030 through plant breeding innovations and collaborations
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)22.02.24-
Food security
16 NOVEMBER 2023 (NAIROBI, Kenya) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in collaborat…
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Farmers Field Day promotes high-yield rice varieties and climate-smart agronomy to increase the productivity and income of Kenyan farmers
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)22.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
07 February 2024 (HOMA BAY COUNTY, Kenya) –The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) held a…
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How Assam’s fallow season can be transformed into a season of productivity
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)22.02.24-
Food security
Agriculture in Assam is characterized by low productivity because of frequent floods, drought, lack …
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