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Farmers harvested double yield by adopting Wengkhar Hybrid Maize 1 in Bhutan
30.01.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
This story is written by P.H. Zaidi of CIMMYT and Passang Wangmo and Tsheltrim Gyeltshen…
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More than a drop in the bucket: addressing food security in Nepal through improved sustainable irrigation
26.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Agriculture is always impacted by war. However, Russia’s war in Ukraine, fought between two major…
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Food export restrictions have eased as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, but concerns remain for key commodities
23.01.23-
Food security
by Joseph Glauber, David Laborde and Abdullah Mamun OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In the weeks followin…
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A reluctant farmer changes the fortune of his inherited land
22.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the sultry spring-summer heat of Bihar, India, the landscape is yellow with wheat grains…
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Excellence in Agronomy highlights mechanized direct seeding in annual meeting
21.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
30 November 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The advantages, learnings, and constraints for mechanized di…
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26th Annual CORRA Meeting Highlights the Importance of Rice for Global Food Security
20.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The annual meeting of IRRI, NARES partners and officials emphasized that strengthening the partnersh…
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Sustainability of rice production in the Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains
16.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Rice is a vital crop for India, contributing around 30 percent of calories consumed in…
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CIMMYT leads innovation sprint to deliver results to farmers rapidly
05.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Smallholder farmers, the backbone of food systems around the world, are already facing negative impa…
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Promoting Agricultural Transition in Asian Mega-Deltas
01.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
To highlight the lessons learned, challenges ahead, and recommendations that could be taken into acc…
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Typhoon Noru demonstrated the value of space tech at meeting of disaster-risk experts
25.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Giriraj Amarnath Zambia Lead, CGIAR’s Climate Resilience Initiative; leader of the Initiative…
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India’s Odisha State launches master plan to spur livestock sector investment and growth
11.11.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
A master plan to guide the long-term investment and growth of the livestock sector in…
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Plant health data is critical for effective policy change
10.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
With rising demand for food, it is more critical than ever to address the challenge…
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COP27 can help the world achieve blue prosperity
05.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The transition to a green economy may be fundamental to the survival of people and…
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New study explores governance of milk quality and safety in the informal sector in Assam, India
28.10.22-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Internati…
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From seed to feed
24.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Experts at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are working with partners t…
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Voices from Below
21.10.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In Bihar, India, the existing agriculture inequalities exacerbated by the climate distress ha…
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Waste not, want not
16.10.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Recovery of safe and nutritious food from wholesale to consumer and safe redistribution for direct…
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The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
13.10.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) are vulnerable to climate change and face tremendous challenges, i…
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