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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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New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
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In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of…
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Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
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The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19…
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Does bottom-up monitoring improve public services? What we found in Uganda
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)26.02.21-
Gender equality
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Health
Research evaluating the effectiveness of the baraza program in Uganda shows positive impact on publi…
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US leadership needed to end world hunger, urge World Food Prize Laureates
WorldFish24.02.21-
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A group of 24 World Food Prize winners from across the globe, dedicated to transforming food syste…
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New study investigates the governance structure of the Nairobi pork value chain and its impact on food safety
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)23.02.21-
Health
A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (February 2021) has documented the governan…
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New book explores gender dynamics in aquatic food systems
WorldFish22.02.21-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The significance of aquatic foods for human nutrition, health, and livelihoods is increasingly recog…
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Children’s TV series promotes gender equality and fish-based nutrition in Bangladesh
WorldFish22.02.21-
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A new children’s TV series promoting fish-based nutrition, gender equality, and women’s involvem…
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FAO declaration supports sustainable aquatic food systems
WorldFish22.02.21-
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Over 190 countries made a formal commitment to sustainable and inclusive aquatic food systems at…
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Inland fisheries critical for nourishing young children in sub-Saharan Africa, study reveals
WorldFish22.02.21-
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Inland fisheries are critical to supplying children with the nutritious, diverse diets required for …
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A4NH releases strategic briefs highlighting key program achievements, lessons learned
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)20.02.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Throughout its 11-year history, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (…
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Build trust, build lives…
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.02.21-
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“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura …
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Policy seminar: Rebuilding food and agricultural research institutions in a post-pandemic world
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.02.21-
Food security
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BY HONOR DEARLOVE The COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges to publicly-funded food and agricult…
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The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT will deliver two freezers to Palmira to store COVID vaccines
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)15.02.21-
Health
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT…
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Building capacity in crop modeling today for a better tomorrow
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.02.21-
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Young Malawian researchers are being trained in crop modeling to tackle land, water and climate…
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In the Spotlight: Quennie Vi Rizaldo
WorldFish11.02.21-
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Quennie Vi Rizaldo is a Human Nutrition Specialist at WorldFish collaborating on the USAID-funded Fi…
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In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene
WorldFish11.02.21-
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Bernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and a professor of aquaculture and fi…
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Reviving the pulse in food security
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)09.02.21-
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World Pulses Day, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations,…
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Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Food security
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Health
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health…
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