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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Smart investments in agricultural innovation can propel Africa towards food security
07.09.23Photo: suheyp / Adobe Stock By: Lindiwe Agnes Kalibata, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Transforming food sys…
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Climate-Smart Food Systems are Essential in A Burning World
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA. Climate scientists …
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Joint Statement from CGIAR System Board and ICRISAT Board Chairs
30.08.23Following the April 2023 resolution by the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Insti…
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Buffalo dairy value chain in Nepal showing symptoms of change
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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Integrated Assessment of Agricultural Livelihoods Systems
10.08.22-
Environmental health
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Food security
A new ICARDA/GLDC-supported MSc course for Burkina Faso. ICARDA and the CGIAR Research Program on…
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Opportunities abound for investors in Africa's low-value species market, says WorldFish
09.08.22-
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The organization is trying to create a climate-change resilient tilapia that can withstand higher oc…
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AfricaRice scientist wins 21st Century Hope Prize of Japan’s Niigata International Food Award
04.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dr Kazuki Saito, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Agronomist, has been named the 21st Century Hope…
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ICARDA student Abd-Al Rahman Moukahel wins Young Scientist Poster Award
04.08.22-
Biodiversity
ICARDA is proud to announce that a scientific poster developed by Mr. Abd-Al Rahman Moukahel…
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Maintaining the harmony between rivers and forests to safeguard food and nutrition security in Zambia
28.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Human activities have for a while now greatly influenced how our water bodies and forests…
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Got Quinoa Milk? New products spur farmers’ efforts to save Peruvian grains
28.07.22-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
In quinoa’s ancestral homeland, farmers are revitalizing production of threatened varieties with s…
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Leveraging on multi-utility waterbodies to sustainably produce aquatic foods in India
28.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Ponds are one of nature’s major freshwater resources and an ecologically important lentic habitat …
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Protecting Inle Lake for the long-term well-being of the local fisherfolk
27.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Inle Lake is located on the Shan Plateau in the Southern Shan State of Myanmar.…
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Securing a legacy for the IFAD Conservation Agriculture and Crop Livestock Project
27.07.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
The Conservation Agriculture and Crop-livestock (CLCA) project was made possible through the financi…
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The impact of the International Rice Genebank on rice farming in Bangladesh
22.07.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The findings of this study demonstrate the valuable contribution of IRG’s conservation and distrib…
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Ecological farming a boon for staple crop farmers in Africa, new study finds
20.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Elufe Chipande, a farmer at Songani in Zomba District, Malawi, is intercropping maize (background) a…
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Establishing inclusive resource management models in the Pacific
14.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
July 28 marks the 2022 instance of Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s demand…
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CGIAR and national partners move toward stronger crop breeding partnerships to benefit Sub-Saharan African farmers
11.07.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Africa’s agricultural research institutes are on a clearer path to developing and delivering more …
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Researchers plan transformation of agrifood systems in South Asia
08.07.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Representatives from CIMMYT and ICAR begin planning research for the Transforming Agrifood Systems i…
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CGIAR Plant Health Initiative formally launched on the International Day of Plant Health
30.06.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
National, regional, and international partners at the CGIAR Plant Health and Rapid Response to Prote…
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Getting to win-win: Can people and nature flourish on an increasingly cultivated planet?
15.06.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Our planet is facing a massive biodiversity crisis. Deeply entwined with our concurrent climate cris…
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Protecting and restoring our oceans for future generations
07.06.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The ocean covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface. It is central to the production…
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Reviewing the impacts of microplastics on aquatic food safety in Bangladesh
07.06.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Dried fish is a staple of food in Bangladesh. In the coastal South Asian nation,…
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