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      Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders ListWorldFish19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now… Read more
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      IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systemsInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o… Read more
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      CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialoguesMultifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25- 
            
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 CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an… Read more
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      World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsCGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi… Read more
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      Food Policy Priorities for A Changing WorldInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities… Read more
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      Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstructionInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in… Read more
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      How the CGIAR FOCUS on Climate Security helps to Restore our Earth:CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)22.04.21- 
            
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 Interview with Peter Laderach by Nina de Ayala Parker For the 51st Earth Day 2021 I… Read more
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      Restoring agriculture to transform food systemsCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.04.21- 
            
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 COVID-19 may have forced the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to be commemorated online last year,… Read more
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      COVID-19 pandemic offers rare chance for food systems transformationInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.04.21- 
            
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 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions of social interactions, affecting both th… Read more
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      The Agricultural Goldmines of DesertsInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.04.21- 
            
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 Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,… Read more
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      New review provides framework for studying food systems to address food safety and nutritionInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.04.21- 
            
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 There is a need for better understanding of how food systems operate in order to… Read more
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      COVID-19: How India fared during lockdownCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)19.04.21- 
            
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 The authors share 10 facts on India’s urban employment during the pandemic and the lockdown… Read more
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      From vicious to virtuous cycle: How the Alliance is tackling climate change and conflictThe Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.04.21- 
            
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 By embedding climate security and peacebuilding in research projects, Alliance researchers aim to he… Read more
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      Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple CropsInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.04.21- 
            
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 Crop wild relatives (CWR) are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have… Read more
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      Charting new ‘sustainable agricultural pathways’ in BrazilCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.04.21- 
            
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 Originally published as a blog in CoSAI news. Brazil is a large country spanning several… Read more
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      Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISATInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21- 
            
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 A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high… Read more
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      Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutritionInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21- 
            
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 Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem… Read more
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      Teaming up for more impactful breedingCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)16.04.21- 
            
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 Breeders, economists, gender specialists, and food technologists gathered to advance new approaches … Read more
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      Why subseasonal weather forecasts are key to avoiding crop losses from droughts and floodsCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)16.04.21- 
            
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 As experts meet online for the Future Directions of Subseasonal to Seasonal Predication over South … Read more
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      Tana Lala-Pritchard awarded 2020 Distinguished Alumna by Alpha Chi National Honor SocietyWorldFish14.04.21- 
            
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 WorldFish executive director of Strategy, Innovation, and Communications, Tana Lala-Pritchard, is… Read more
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      Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonosesInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.04.21- 
            
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 One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to… Read more
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      New ‘Wheat Rust Genomics’ website connects researchersCGIAR Research Program on Wheat13.04.21- 
            
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 A new website has been launched as a hub of genomic data and resources for… Read more
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      Cassava program in Asia brings together stakeholders in Lao PDR for 2 days of training and the official launch of the country’s first cassava clean stem multiplication facilityThe Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.04.21- 
            
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 To combat the spread of pests and diseases in cassava, the Alliance of Bioversity International… Read more
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      Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transportingWorldFish11.04.21- 
            
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 Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh.… Read more
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