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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia
12.08.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
MARPLE (Mobile and Real-time PLant disEase) Diagnostics is a revolutionary mobile lab developed by a…
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New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers
12.08.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts,…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
12.08.19-
Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
09.08.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Published in Science, the article provides evidence for national policies that block stubble burning…
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Guiding farmers to safer use of pesticides in Rwanda and Burundi
08.08.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
It’s hard to overstate the importance of root, tuber, and banana (RTB crops) for smallholder…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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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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Africa’s Animal Genetic Resources – The Wealth Within
12.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Today, more than a hundred key partners in African livestock development, including African minister…
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System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields
04.06.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Climate conditions in Nepal are suitable for the establishment of fall armyworm, which could cause…
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Agroforestry at 40: how tree-farm science has changed the world
22.05.19-
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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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Coffee bushes in a shade-grown plantation in the Andes, Ecuador.Morley Read/Shutterstock Meine van N…
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Global team cracks genetic code to develop high-yielding, climate resilient chickpea
30.04.19-
Climate
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Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Research also maps the center of origin and migration route of chickpea In a major…
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Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases
08.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
KU Leuven and Bioversity International today sign a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Statement of condolence on the loss of Kodjo Glato, a fine young agricultural scientist from Togo
12.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Kodjo Glato was one of 157 passengers and crew who tragically perished in the crash…
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AfricaRice Science Week 2019 adopts a forward-looking perspective
19.02.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Over five days, more than 70 participants, consisting mainly of AfricaRice scientists, as well as…
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Unlocking the potential of genomics to accelerate sustainable development
28.01.19-
Genomics
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Countries around the world came together at the 1996 World Food Summit to commit to…
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A global community seedbank platform
07.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, Ronnie Vernooy, discusses how Bioversity International and part…
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Sharing best practices for banana germplasm conservation and exchange
13.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
Latin American and Caribbean banana collection curators came together for the MusaNet Regional Works…
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How we work to ensure pest-free exchange of plant genetic resources
09.11.18-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Phytosanitation – prevention of introduction of plant pests into new areas – is critical to…
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Genetic markers identify the sex of yams and accelerate breeding
23.10.18-
Genomics
Researchers have identified the genetic markers that distinguish the sex of yam plants, saving time…
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Securing the Future of Rice: Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and IRRI Ink Partnership to Develop Advanced Rice Technologies and Programs
15.10.18-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
SINGAPORE, 15 Oct. 2018 – Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP),…
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