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Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
08.07.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world, a…
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IITA releases 10-year strategy for managing invasive species in Africa
04.07.20Prevention, early detection and control make up the three-pronged approach that Africa is taking on…
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West Africa | 40 000 producers will benefit from a new European plant breeding project
02.07.20Photo: Groundnut producers from the Fatick region (Senegal) visiting demonstration plots of new vari…
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New brief details drivers of stunting reduction in Vietnam
01.07.20-
Nutrition
This Stories of Change in Nutrition study aims to understand the history, contemporary treatment and…
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Stop waiting to get back to normal: We need to build back better – and this starts with transforming food systems
01.07.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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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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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Kanayo F. Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Lately…
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Women farmers in Malawi and Zambia fighting fall armyworm
25.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Life as we once knew it is gone. The emergence and spread of COVID-19 has…
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Catch-up growth cannot undo damage from undernutrition
10.07.20-
Genomics
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Nutrition
By Jef L. Leroy, Edward A. Frongillo, Pragya Dewan, Maureen M. Black, and Robert A.…
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Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldwide
07.04.20-
Genomics
Los Baños, Philippines, and Cleveland, USA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Lab-in-a-backpack: Rapid Genomic Detection to revolutionize control of disease outbreaks in fish farming
30.03.20-
Big data
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Genomics
A team of researchers from Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the UK is harnessing…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
27.02.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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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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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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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