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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 hunger
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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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Elizabeth Palta Vega
WorldFish08.06.21-
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llluminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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Millets prove tasty solution to climate and food security challenges
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.06.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A renewed focus on boosting the production of millets and highlighting their benefits, is critical…
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Global Food Policy Report 2021: Food system transformation and the impact of COVID-19 on African economies
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.06.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY SOKHNA SALL SECK The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on public health, economic…
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COVID-19 impact on aquatic food systems reveals insights for future resilience
WorldFish01.06.21-
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The onset of COVID-19 disrupted food value chains and reversed years of progress on key…
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Financing Sustainable Development Goal 2 and the end of hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Food systems must function well in order to achieve the Sustainable Develop…
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Food systems dialogue promotes aquatic foods for transformative solutions
WorldFish26.05.21-
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To transform food systems in support of safe, sustainable and nutritious diets for all, aquatic…
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How big companies can help to end hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY LAWRENCE HADDAD AND CARIN SMALLER The number of people who go to bed hungry…
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Biofortified sweetpotato making nutritious inroads in Zimbabwe
International Potato Center (CIP)24.05.21-
Nutrition
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major public health problem in Zimbabwe: One in four children betw…
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin American rice sector: Situation analysis and perspectives
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Nutrition
With over 2.3 million confirmed cases to date, and more than a third of the…
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Global Food and Hunger Challenges Projected to Increase Mortality, Disability by 2050
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY YING VISSER AND MARIËLLE KARSSENBERG IFPRI’s recently-released 2021 Global Food Policy Report…
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Boosting Malawi’s aquaculture production for food security
WorldFish18.05.21-
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Although Malawi has an extensive history of fish farming spanning a century, the nation’s smallhol…
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Ending hunger: A Fund, an Alliance, or… both?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA One of the central aims of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is…
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Historical dietary shifts offer lessons for future transitions in food systems
WorldFish17.05.21-
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While the movement to transform food systems is gaining momentum, the avenues for doing so…
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Aquatic foods are essential for sustainable healthy diets, says UN Nutrition
WorldFish17.05.21-
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Aquatic foods are key to transforming global food systems in support of sustainable and healthy…
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Survey: Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY FRANCISCO CEBALLOS, MANUEL HERNANDEZ AND CYNTHIA PAZ Global patterns and local variations of COVI…
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CGIAR Researcher from WorldFish, Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, wins World Food Prize
CGIAR11.05.21-
Nutrition
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a CGIAR scientist and nutrition expert from WorldFish, was named…
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Global Food Policy Report 2021: The challenges of food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.05.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY YING VISSER AND MARIËLLE KARSSENBERG IFPRI’s recently-released 2021 Global Food Policy Repor…
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WorldFish Science Director Prof. Eddie Allison named among world’s top cited
WorldFish29.04.21-
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Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the worl…
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