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Use of Targeted Genome Editing
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)07.02.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
"CGIAR can play a role both in the development of crops and in the regulation…
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How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)06.02.19-
Big data
The collection of data on the adoption of CGIAR-related crop varieties is a priority for…
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Working with universities in developing countries
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)04.02.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
“ The SDGs require a common effort, everybody has a role.” In this video interview, Nighisty…
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From Knowledge Embedded Technologies to Knowledge Intensive Technologies
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)23.01.19-
Food security
“The way I see CGIAR evolving is to become a knowledge broker and to partner…
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From Land Productivity to Labor Productivity
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)04.12.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
“Not all of CGIAR’s objectives are maximized by increasing yield alone; if we want to…
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It's Time for a Change in the Breeding Mindset
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)30.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
"Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a…
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Pathways from Agricultural Research to Poverty Reduction: A Bigger Set of ‘Food Systems’ Thinking is Required
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)14.08.18-
Food security
In this interview, Tom Tomich, ex-ISPC member and Professor and Director, Agricultural Sustainabilit…
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CGIAR Positioning and Comparative Advantage Looking Ahead
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)25.07.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In this video interview, Maggie Gill, ISPC Chair and Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of…
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The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)16.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
One of the primary ways that CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes is through influenci…
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Staple Crop Yields Alone Will Not Solve Poverty
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
An exclusive focus on improving staple crop yields in developing countries is increasingly questione…
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From Food Security to Nutrition Security
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)14.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
While ‘hunger’ continues to resonate as a cause deserving of funding support, focusing solely on…
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What's so special about Science Forum 2018?
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)04.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
In this video, Maggie Gill (ISPC Chair), Jennifer Thomson (ISPC & SF18 Steering Committee Chair)…
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Opportunities and Challenges for CGIAR in a Changing World
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)31.05.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) recently convened its 17th meeting at the F…
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Tackling the Hard Questions Head On to Define Tomorrow’s Research Agenda: Let the Countdown to Science Forum 2018 Begin!
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)17.04.18-
Food security
In just under six months’ time Science Forum 2018 – Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies b…
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Is the Current Agriculture Technology Strategy Unsuitable for Getting Smallholders Out of Poverty?
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)23.02.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Currently, agriculture technology strategies are mostly based on implementing technologies and innov…
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Scaling Up DNA Fingerprinting for Crop Variety Identification
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)05.02.18-
Big data
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Food security
DNA fingerprinting is the process through which genetic material is extracted from a sample taken…
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Farm Size and Productivity - Lessons from Recent Literature
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)23.01.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Farm size is at the heart of current policy debates over issues such as land…
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