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On being a woman, in the field and in her field
10.02.19-
Environment
It was the sense of adventure that wooed Greta Dargie into scientific research, the photos…
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The new generation of women scientists working for global food security
10.02.19Despite progress in recent years, there still remains a concerning gender gap in science, with…
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Meet the role models for the next generation of women and girls in science
08.02.19-
Gender
“We need to encourage and support girls and women to achieve their full potential as…
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A world where livestock are part of the solution—Ethiopia state minister
08.02.19-
Food Security
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Nutrition
Ethiopian girl drinking milk produced by the family cow (photo credit: Africa Rising). The recent…
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State capacity and agricultural service provision: The case of rural Nepal
01.02.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers. …
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Scaling to new heights in agriculture
29.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
How to scale? This question frequently comes up as projects look to expand and replicate…
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Navigating the road to socially inclusive hydropower
21.02.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal.…
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Fine-tuning flood risk management
20.02.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
New rounds of pilot testing and post-flood recovery in India.…
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Smallholder wheat production can cut Africa’s costly grain imports
09.02.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
International scientists are working with regional and national partners in sub-Saharan Africa to ca…
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Cobs & Spikes: Jump-starting Haiti’s maize seed sector
06.02.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
Haiti has the lowest maize yields in Latin America and the Caribbean, and around half…
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Lessons from IFPRI country programs on influencing policy decisions and strengthening capacity
04.02.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
It is often argued that the more researchers engage with policymakers, the more likely that…
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State capacity and agricultural service provision: The case of rural Nepal
01.02.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers. …
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STAARS fellowship accepting applications for 2019
31.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program m…
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Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environment
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Prosperity
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards A five-year plan for Indian agricultu…
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Scaling to new heights in agriculture
29.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
How to scale? This question frequently comes up as projects look to expand and replicate…
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Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
28.01.19-
Food Security
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Nutrition
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Prosperity
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…
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Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
28.01.19-
Gender
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Prosperity
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…
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Water security for all
25.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will partner in a new project led by Newcastle…
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Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?
25.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an u…
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Journal article: Cash transfers increase trust in local government
24.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
In their recent paper in World Development, David Evans, Brian Holtemeyer, and Katrina Kosec explore…
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City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
23.01.19-
Food Security
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Prosperity
The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes,…
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Communities still not at the core of restoration, experts say
22.01.19-
Environment
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Prosperity
It’s a familiar refrain in environmental circles: to be effective and sustainable, landscape resto…
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Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
18.01.19-
Food Security
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Nutrition
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Prosperity
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
18.01.19-
Big data
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Prosperity
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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