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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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      Watershed interventions provide groundwater access all year throughCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.03.21- 
            
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 In the semi-arid tropics water is a precious resource that often does not trickle down… Read more
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      XRF Machines: Innovative Technology To Help Breed Nutritious CropsHarvestPlus16.03.21- 
            
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 HarvestPlus and its CGIAR crop breeding partners are constantly innovating and embracing new technol… Read more
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      ICARDA's Date Palm project wins Khalifa Award 2021International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)16.03.21- 
            
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 ICARDA, on behalf of our exceptional scientists and partners, is thrilled to have won the… Read more
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      Predicting economic impact from restoring forests and landscapes: lessons from EthiopiaCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)15.03.21- 
            
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 In a world where the well-being of 3.2 billion people is undermined by the degradation… Read more
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      Study Shows Biofortified Maize Improves Vitamin A Content of Breast MilkHarvestPlus11.03.21- 
            
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 A new study shows that eating maize biofortified with vitamin A increased the levels of this impo… Read more
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      Dinavance Kyomuhendo: A Self-Made Entrepreneur and Biofortification Champion from UgandaHarvestPlus11.03.21- 
            
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 Dinavance Kyomuhendo, 43, from the Nalweyo sub-county in the Kakumiro district, Uganda, is a single… Read more
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      Africa’s processed food revolution and the double burden of malnutritionInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.03.21- 
            
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 BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ROB VOS In recent decades, economic growth in Africa south of… Read more
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      Low-cost technology boosts women’s livelihoods amidst pandemic in BangladeshWorldFish11.03.21- 
            
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 Through disruption to aquatic food value chains, the COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the livelihoo… Read more
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      Banking on indigenous seed: investing in a healthier futureThe Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.03.21- 
            
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 Vihiga, Kenya: researchers and farmers have established a community seedbank to cultivate traditiona… Read more
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      ‘Bringing a change’ in women’s equitable involvement in aquacultureWorldFish09.03.21- 
            
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 This blogpost highlights 2020 research outputs of the WorldFish gender theme as part of the… Read more
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      6 aquatic food system innovations transforming women’s livelihoodsWorldFish08.03.21- 
            
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 WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, Aquatic Food Systems, and Vice Chair of… Read more
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      Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyondInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21- 
            
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 Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at differen… Read more
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      African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systemsWorldFish05.03.21- 
            
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 Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their… Read more
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      Model: Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economyInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.03.21- 
            
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 BY DALIA ELSABBAGH, SIKANDRA KURDI AND MANFRED WIEBELT The day-to-day hardships of the COVID-19 pand… Read more
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      Savings groups support women’s financial independence during COVID-19 in BangladeshWorldFish04.03.21- 
            
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 Already suffering from climate disasters and persistent floods, Bangladesh’s coastal communities w… Read more
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      Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience, new study findsWorldFish04.03.21- 
            
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 Outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action f… Read more
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      The One Health research-for-development agenda: Enhancing the holistic health of people, animals and environmentInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.03.21- 
            
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 Nephew of a dairy entrepreneur near Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Georgina Smith). JIMMY SMITH,… Read more
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      WorldFish announces leadership team to guide 2030 strategy on aquatic food systemsWorldFish03.03.21- 
            
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 WorldFish has announced a new, restructured leadership team to guide the implementation of its … Read more
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