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Delivering as One CGIAR: Inaugural CGIAR Executive Management Team
06.08.20CGIAR announced today the appointment of its inaugural CGIAR Executive Management Team (EMT), compri…
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A joint stocktaking of CGIAR work on forest and landscape restoration by FTA, PIM and WLE
05.08.20Despite the high level of political engagement and the wide range of organizations involved in…
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Farmers’ responses to warming early in growing seasons can affect yields
03.08.20-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Yanyan Liu and Emily Wu Most of the time, conversations about the impacts of…
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New project aims to improve food and nutrition security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
03.08.20Photo: Screenshot of the launch meeting via videoconference Photo: M Magassa, ICRISAT A recently lau…
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CGIAR Performance Report 2019 now available online
31.07.20-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An online report detailing research-to-impact results in 2019 across the CGIAR System is now availab…
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Investments in agricultural development: quantifying the socio-political and climate-change risks
29.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Scientists have created a computer model that can estimate risks for agricultural development projec…
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To save biodiversity and feed the future, first cure “plant blindness”
13.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
From the urban jungle – even the leafier parts of suburbia – we often have…
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The recipe for better food systems
12.06.19-
Nutrition
How food is produced, consumed, and how much is lost or wasted shapes the health…
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Top shelf: Who has access to the healthiest processed foods?
11.06.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
In 2013, Mexico had the fourth highest sales of ultra-processed products worldwide. This is indicati…
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New Index outlines agrobiodiversity’s role in food system sustainability
11.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Agrobiodiversity Index is an innovative tool to calculate how well countries are conserving a…
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Ghetto chimps, 4 billion trees for Ethiopia, while Amazon deforestation accelerates…fast!
10.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
In Forests News last week: Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa? Agriculture…
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A blueprint for South-South cooperation in agriculture
07.06.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
India’s strides in agricultural science innovations can greatly benefit African nations, enhancing…
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High demand for climate info in farm planning
07.06.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Climate-specific guidance is critical to crop planning ahead of monsoon this year for farmers of…
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Policy seminar: The true cost of eating right – are nutritious diets becoming more accessible?
06.06.19-
Nutrition
Is healthy eating becoming more affordable on a global scale? Consumers in places like Africa…
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World Congress on Agroforestry kicks off today
05.06.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
Monday 20 May 2019, Montpellier, France– The Fourth World Congress on Agroforestry opens today. …
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A4NH releases 2018 annual report
03.06.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health has published its 2018 annual…
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Strengthening ties to secure farm livelihoods in Niger
31.05.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Niger is among the youngest nations in the world with two-thirds of its population under…
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India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial
30.05.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Will serve up healthier oil with longer shelf life After eight years of collaborative work,…
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HarvestPlus welcomes new UK commitment to support biofortification
30.05.19-
Nutrition
On May 23, HarvestPlus announced a major new commitment by the government of the United Kingdom to…
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Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
29.05.19-
Nutrition
The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue.…
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Banana improvement project team meets to take stock, track progress and plan
27.05.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An international team of researchers that is revolutionizing banana breeding in Eastern Africa are t…
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Conference on Advances in Classical Breeding and Application of Modern Breeding Tools for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
24.05.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Plant breeding provides sustainable options to increase domestic food supply and dietary diversity i…
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Recipes to the rescue
22.05.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Bioversity International partners with chefs, nutritionist, local communities and researchers to lev…
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Our health linked to our food linked to our biodiversity
22.05.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Dorothy Shaver, Global Sustainability Lead for Knorr, Unilever, marks the International Day for Biol…
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