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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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Agroecology and Natural Farming Could Accelerate Inclusive Economic Growth in India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)08.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
International experts in a convention organized on 29 May by NITI Aayog endorsed efforts to…
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World Environment Day 2020 : Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive and resilient future
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)05.06.20-
Biodiversity
5 June 2020 : ‘Biodiversity’ involves 8 million plant and animal species, the ecosystems…
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The many colors of maize, the material of life
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.06.20-
Biodiversity
Tonahuixtla, a small town located in Mexico’s state of Puebla, had suffered extreme environmental …
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Balanced agro-ecosystems strengthen food security
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Preserving biodiversity, and the potential it stores, soils, landscapes, and diets, is one of the m…
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Boosting environmental education in primary schools in Mali
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental degradation and climate change are major concerns for all countries in the world. The…
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GreenPass puts germplasm distribution in the fast lane
CGIAR Genebank Platform02.06.20-
Biodiversity
The crop diversity in CGIAR’s international genebanks continues to be in great demand. That’s mu…
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Monitoring safeguards at the community-level: are we delivering good or bad change?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)02.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Imagine this scenario: an indigenous people’s organization (IPO) in the Philippines withdrawing it…
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Science and tradition: how indigenous communities manage forests
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine a sustainable community-based forest management system — payment for ecosystem services  
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Solutions in nature: promoting the efficacy of indigenous medicinal plants
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)25.05.20-
Biodiversity
Over the centuries, earth’s biological diversity has played a crucial role in the development and…
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Preserving the legacy of biodiversity
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.05.20-
Biodiversity
Seed security is the first step towards food security. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement…
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10 ways to enhance Andean agrobiodiversity during COVID-19 and climate change
International Potato Center (CIP)21.05.20-
Biodiversity
At the International Potato Center (CIP), World Biodiversity Day has special meaning for our work,…
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Collecting, conserving, and deploying agrobiodiversity to support dryland communities
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agrobiodiversity is the genetic variety and variability of animals, plants, and micro-organisms that…
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Champion Pollinators on World Bee Day 2020
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)19.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Around 75% of the world’s food crops depend entirely or in part on animal pollination…
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Could bamboo-based agroforestry systems be the latest kind of climate smart agriculture?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Bamboo is not just this new hipster material used for producing alternative clothes. Bamboo can…
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How do you feel about agroforestry?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over the last five decades of agroforestry research, only a handful of studies have investigated…
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What makes an integrated development plan truly integrated?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)08.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
When the Turkana County Government in Kenya partnered with the Stakeholder Approach to Risk-Informe…
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Registration systems for farmers’ varieties: Ongoing policy dialogues and experiences from the field
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)06.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Why haven’t farmers’ varieties yet found a place in national and global seed markets? And…
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Improving small-scale crop production using evidence-based soils agronomy
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Small-scale farming is the main food security contributor in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, owing to c…
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