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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hungerÂ
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Stronger local food value chains can leave Eastern and Southern Africa more resilient post COVID-19
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
COVID-19 has seized the drylands of Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), home to some of…
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Impact of COVID-19 on women working in the domestic sector in Hyderabad
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The recently extended lockdown in India, now in force until 3 May, is a necessary…
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Is a pandemic the time to think about genebanks?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Perhaps you think that the middle of a global pandemic is not an appropriate time…
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Noted plant health researcher to lead ICRISAT as Director General
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricul…
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India groundnut farmers’ seed business debut yields big profits
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.04.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
A group of Indian farmers who made their entrepreneurial debut last year increased their income…
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Seeds of rural recovery: States must consider accommodating returnee migrants in small-farming
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.04.20-
Food security
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Health
Small and marginal farmers remain the dominant food producer and major workforce in India, and…
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Iron Pearl Millet: Crop of the Future for Improving Nutrition in Sahel
HarvestPlus21.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
Iron-biofortified pearl millet is grown by a quarter of a million farmers in India, and…
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Lockdown: Centre, States helped agricultural sector, but a lot yet to be done to ensure growth
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.04.20-
Food security
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Health
The disruptions on rural livelihoods and food supplies from COVID-19 lockdown have worried all stake…
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Produce more coarse grains to meet pandemic nutrition challenge
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
India will provide free food grains to more than 800 million poor people during the…
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Containing COVID19 impacts on Indian Agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.04.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID19 has affected all walks of life. Protecting lives of…
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Drive along any major road connecting an African city with the hinterland early in the…
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Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Health
The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guid…
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Revive havelis, India’s ancient rain harvesting farms, to save big on money and resources
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20Have you ever heard of a dual-purpose farm that is a reservoir in the monsoon…
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Why the world needs inclusive food systems now more than ever
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Food security
The 2020 Global Food Policy Report is now out, with a sharp focus on creating…
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Hari Upadhyaya: The fearless breeder in the genebank
CGIAR Genebank Platform08.04.20-
Biodiversity
As a young man growing up in the village of Shiwala in India’s Uttar Pradesh,…
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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.04.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project This compilation of real-life ‘impactâ…
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Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.04.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interv…
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Certified seed fetches twice the market rate: Farmers hitch onto seed production
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.04.20-
Gender equality
Growing certified improved seed of millets and legumes is a profitable business enterprise for farme…
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