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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
20.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In a recent blog post, we analyzed how the spread of the disease associated with the…
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2020 the Year of #Water4Climate
20.03.20-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
This year’s World Water Day focuses on water and climate change – and how the…
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COVID-19 is a deadly reminder that inclusive water supply and sanitation matters for all of us
20.03.20-
Climate
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Since the COVID-19 crisis escalated, we have been reminded daily that one of the most…
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8 reads on how coronavirus could swing the battle against climate change
18.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
As entire countries go on lockdown, factories close and international air travel grinds to a hal…
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COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses
17.03.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Nov. 2019 in Hubei Province, China, business activity in the…
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As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
12.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
27.02.20-
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Biodiversity
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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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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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IITA partners with Cornell University and University of Ghana to train on Genome editing
12.02.20-
Genomics
“History must not repeat itself” is the mantra behind the thinking and actions of development…
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Livestock story-telling at ILRI—Part 2: Ekta Patel, Maasai ‘Fly Girl’
10.01.20-
Genomics
Ekta Patel (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). The 2019 institutional program meeting of the Internat…
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Building an Africa without hunger
19.12.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Thirty-two scientists from 21 countries graduated from the African Plant Breeding Academy, led by U…
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Unveiling the Honghe Innovation Centre for Mountain Futures
05.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
The sunlight struggled to pierce the dusty air. Faint rows of mango and jujube trees…
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Students visit PATSPO BSO
26.11.19-
Genomics
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Grade one and two pupils of Lion Heart Academy, Addis Ababa, visited the Provision of…
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ILRI and China’s Nanjing Agricultural University commit to deepen collaboration for livestock research and capacity development
19.11.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Chancellor Chen Ligen of Nanjing University with ILRI director general Jimmy Smith (photo credit: IL…
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New chickpea breeding protocol promises to bring down varietal development time from 12 years to 6 years
19.11.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
Rapid Generation Advancement promises to be a simple yet cost effective solution ICRISAT’s chickpe…
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Consolidated efforts to modernize crop improvement in Ghana
11.11.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A Regional Coordinated Trial (RCT) is helping Cowpea Improvement Program in Ghana, thanks to Acceler…
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Modernizing NARS crop breeding programs for improved genetic gains in 14 countries
01.11.19-
Genomics
A course designed to modernize National Agricultural Research System (NARS) breeding programs for im…
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NARS partners in Asia pick up advanced groundnut breeding lines with market traits for their national trials
21.10.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Advanced breeding lines which included high-oleic groundnut and those with market-preferred kernel s…
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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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