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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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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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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
07.10.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
From consumers working back through production, a research new paper, Food safety in low and…
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Voices from the field: Fighting aflatoxin in Nigeria
04.10.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Aflatoxin cause health and economic problems for farmers across Africa. IITA scientist Adebowale Aka…
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Incorporating prevention into community-based management of acute malnutrition: Insights from Mali and Burkina Faso
04.10.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Globally, 52 million children suffer from acute malnutrition. Children with moderate acute malnutrit…
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Crunching IFPRI data to build research capacity in Papua New Guinea
03.10.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
One of IFPRI’s most important pillars is capacity building, which includes training students and g…
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TICAD7 Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges
27.09.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
To feed its growing population amid climate change and other challenges, Africa needs a flourishing…
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Scaling up the use of Orange Fleshed Puree for Baked and Fried Products
27.09.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
In late May the International Potato Centre (CIP) organized a stakeholder engagement and launch meet…
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Programs need to focus on the double burden of malnutrition: Evidence from Guatemala
25.09.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Most countries, at all levels of development and in all regions of the world, today…
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ILRI researchers propose traceability system for Kenya’s smallholder pig value chain
24.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
A traceability system in the smallholder pig value chain in Kenya could help address challenges…
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Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
23.09.19-
Climate
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researc…
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Policy seminar: Exploring a cash transfer program's impacts on malnutrition in war-torn Yemen
16.09.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The war in Yemen is an ongoing disaster for its people. Over 80% of the…
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Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India
13.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A new sorghum hybrid developed using ICRISAT breeding material was recently given special recognitio…
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Food policies for healthier diets
05.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Programs for improving diets often focus on demand, providing incentives to groups of consumers. How…
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CGIAR at AGRF 2019
03.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), considered to be the world’s most important forum for…
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Independent.co.uk: World health chiefs call for more studies on microplastics in drinking water
22.08.19-
Climate
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Research gap must be filled but meanwhile governments and businesses must urgently reduce plastic pr…
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AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
16.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded …
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Researchers call for a gendered approach in strategies for community uptake of livestock vaccines
16.08.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The design of strategies for uptake of livestock vaccines by communities in East Africa should…
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New review article tackles the question: Can aflatoxin binders in foods be promoted safely and ethically?
09.08.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
A new review article finds that there are too many issues with using lactic acid…
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