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Official Launch of CGIAR’s “Crops to End Hunger” Initiative at Borlaug Dialogue
17.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
CGIAR announced its new global initiative, Crops to End Hunger, this week at the World…
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Our food systems are in crisis, and it's not just from climate change
16.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
While global leaders gathered in New York City last month to discuss the climate crisis,…
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The cereals imperative of future food systems
15.10.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Pioneering research on our three most important cereal grains — maize, rice, and wheat —…
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International Day of Rural Women 2019
15.10.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is pleased to mark the International Day of Rural…
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International Day of Disaster Reduction
13.10.19-
Climate
We have to accept that in many cases we cannot stop floods or droughts, but…
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A fresh look at the genes behind grain weight in spring bread wheat
09.10.19-
Genomics
To meet the demand for wheat from a rising and quickly urbanizing population, wheat yields…
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Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal eggplant variety helps farmers in Bangladesh earn more with less pesticide
18.10.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed t…
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A fresh look at the genes behind grain weight in spring bread wheat
09.10.19-
Genomics
To meet the demand for wheat from a rising and quickly urbanizing population, wheat yields…
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Brisk promotion of improved groundnut and sorghum varieties to take adoption to the next level
04.10.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Five improved varieties of groundnut and three of sorghum with the best market traits were…
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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
04.10.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Target 2.5 of the SDGs calls for maintaining “the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants…
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How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Target 2.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for maintaining “the genetic diversi…
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Large-scale genomics will improve the yield, climate-resilience, and quality of bread wheat, new study shows
23.09.19-
Genomics
Using the full wheat genome map published in 2018, combined with data from field testing…
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Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time
20.09.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
Two improved varieties developed through genomics-assisted breeding are headed for Indian farms Indi…
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Back from the brink of extinction
13.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Long-term efforts to restore and conserve a collection of Israeli and Palestinian wheat landraces (I…
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A few engineering breakthroughs that could (literally) transform Africa’s dairy systems and food security
12.09.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Antigen biosensor detector on a UV LASER ablated gold coated glass plate (Photo credit: Flickr/Clive…
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12 years of research on Tropical Legumes: 25 million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties
06.09.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Over a period of 12 years (2007-2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to the development…
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Scientists test an experimental vaccine against malignant catarrhal fever at ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station
04.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
Livestock grazing at Kapiti Research Station (Photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu) The annual mig…
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Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
03.09.19-
Genomics
Ensuring the access of small-scale farmers to products and potential benefits from genetic engineeri…
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Will genetic engineering contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
03.09.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Genetic engineering (GE)—the introduction or change of DNA, RNA or proteins by human manipulation …
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On farm: exploring the genetic diversity of RTB hotspots
24.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
This June, scientists from all over the world convened in the south of France for…
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Top scientists from CGIAR to present latest research at International Wheat Congress in Canada
17.07.19-
Genomics
Amid global efforts to intensify the nutritional value and scale of wheat production, scientists fro…
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The role of phages: A fight against antibiotic resistance in poultry farms in Kenya
24.06.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Illustration of a bacteriophage (image credit: Flickr/Kevin Gill) In the early 1920s, William Twort …
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The missing middle: how enabling environments will translate global commitments into local action
21.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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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
Delegates at Global Soil Week 2019 push for effective land governance, local governance structures, …
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