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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
CGIAR29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
CGIAR17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
CGIAR16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
CGIAR14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
CGIAR14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
CGIAR08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Global Research Consortium Partners with Mobile Sector Leader DIAL to Unlock Digital Agriculture Innovation
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture17.09.18-
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How can mobile network data help build stronger, more resilient food systems worldwide? This is…
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ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.09.18-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
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Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
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Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.08.18-
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The data management teams of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)15.08.18-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
This post originally appeared in The Conversation in light of the 21st World Congress on Soil…
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USAID case study highlights CIAT’s data-driven agronomy work
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.08.18-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
An overview of how CIAT is using data analytics to help farmers make better on-farm…
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Aligning needs with solutions: Data-driven agricultural innovation for Vietnam’s farmers
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.08.18-
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Environmental health
Vietnam's technology innovators and farmers convened at a workshop to gain a deeper appreciation of…
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If Mary has a little lamb, who should know about it?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.06.18-
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, enforcing new guidelines…
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If Mary has a little lamb, who should be in the know?
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture08.06.18-
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The GDPR and data science for agricultural development are at odds when it comes to…
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Data cleaning, the unsexy but essential aspect of data science
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture07.06.18-
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Environmental health
Data science involves creating models that can predict the future, such as what the yields…
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The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook: delivering biodiversity knowledge in the information age
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture22.05.18-
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Biodiversity
The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook is a new framework to deliver biodiversity knowledge. Fi…
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Harmonizing crop trait data: Crop Ontology
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture22.05.18-
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Biodiversity
Crop Ontology provides scientists and breeders with a common language that describes crop phenotypes…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.05.18-
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Food security
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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Workshop on data management in agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)10.05.18-
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Biodiversity
PhenoHarmonIS workshop 2018 on harmonization of germplasm, phenotypic and agronomic data for plants…
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Blockchain and the future of agricultural markets
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.05.18-
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Food security
Blockchain enthusiasts in agricultural and related industries are investigating its use in ensuring …
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A vision for our D2D community
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.05.18-
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Food security
Daniel Jimenez writes how the Data-Driven Agronomy Community of Practice will advance data-driven a…
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Newly released database on varietal release and adoption estimates for eleven CGIAR mandated crops across 15 countries
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture03.05.18-
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New database on the adoption of improved varieties is an important resource for researchers.…
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Achieving food and nutrition security through open access data
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.04.18-
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Food security
BY SHELLEKA DARBY, INDIRA YERRAMAREDDY AND SURESH BABU The data era has arrived. Stakeholders, ent…
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