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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
04.01.21-
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Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Good Nutrition is Crucial for the Coronavirus Vaccine to Work Effectively
26.11.20-
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Vaccines are harder to deliver and potentially less effective at stimulating an immune response in…
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New Study: CGIAR Innovations Reach Nearly 80 Percent of Ethiopia’s Rural Households
09.11.20An independent study published last month has documented the extensive reach of CGIAR-related agricu…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
30.10.20-
Nutrition
Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Are Food Systems ‘Broken’ – or Just Out of Sync?
16.10.20Our food systems are not broken; they are out of sync with what we need…
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Update on the CGIAR research response to COVID-19
14.01.21-
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis and massive disruptions to economies and…
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CGIAR researchers share COVID-19 work from across the system
13.01.21-
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One key function of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, established in July 2020, is to gather…
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Forman Lecture: Ellen Piwoz’s playbook for the future of global nutrition
12.01.21-
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BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN When Ellen Piwoz joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2007, th…
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New India National Family Health Survey data shows worrying trends on anemia, overweight
08.01.21-
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Children's heights are a bellwether indicator for all the things that can go wrong, or…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
31.12.20-
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A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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Experts call for global One Health platform to consolidate evidence on actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance
30.12.20-
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The World Health Organization has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
16.12.20-
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A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
16.12.20-
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A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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Sorghum and millet grow money for the Mariko family
11.12.20-
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Use of improved seed triples yields, credit through warrantage system leads to big gains. Access…
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How to support students and the learning process during India’s COVID-19 school closures
09.12.20-
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The long-term social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown, but many worry…
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Using coffee ceremonies to address intimate partner violence in Ethiopia: Evidence from Unite for a Better Life
08.12.20-
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BY VANDANA SHARMA, NEGUSSIE DEYESSA, JESSICA LEIGHT AND TIMOTHY KAROFF Intimate partner violence (IP…
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Lancet Countdown 2020 report calls for governments to align global COVID-19 recovery with response to climate change
06.12.20-
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The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change represent converging challenges to which no continent, coun…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos
04.12.20-
Climate
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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Estimating the burden of child acute malnutrition accurately
03.12.20-
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
BY FRANCISCO BARBA, LIEVEN HUYBREGTS AND JEF LEROY Across the world, 144 million children under…
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Reducing air pollution in China’s urban areas can improve local housing markets
03.12.20-
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BY MANUEL HERNANDEZ AND FRANCESCA EDRALIN China’s air pollution is among the worst in the…
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Waves of disease, waves of poverty: New evidence on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar
01.12.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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BY DEREK HEADEY, THAN ZAW OO, KRISTI MAHRT, XINSHEN DIAO, SOPHIE GOUDET AND ISABEL LAMBRECHT…
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Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
27.11.20-
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Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database…
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Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies
27.11.20-
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Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made …
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