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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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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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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the worl…
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Can child wasting be prevented in times of crisis? Evidence from Burundi
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
This post is the sixth in a series on a research project in Guatemala and Burundi…
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Study: Examining wealth and residential inequalities in India’s double burden of malnutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.04.21-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
The double burden of malnutrition—the coexistence of underweight and micronutrient deficiencies wi…
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Gender researchers highlight approaches to achieving equal opportunities
WorldFish22.04.21-
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Gender transformative approaches (GTAs) are a WorldFish-pioneered innovation that has been in contin…
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The Agricultural Goldmines of Deserts
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.04.21-
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Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,…
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New review provides framework for studying food systems to address food safety and nutrition
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
There is a need for better understanding of how food systems operate in order to…
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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have…
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Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high…
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Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
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Nutrition
Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem…
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Tana Lala-Pritchard awarded 2020 Distinguished Alumna by Alpha Chi National Honor Society
WorldFish14.04.21-
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WorldFish executive director of Strategy, Innovation, and Communications, Tana Lala-Pritchard, is…
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Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transporting
WorldFish11.04.21-
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Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh.…
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Ghana farmers’ group raises groundnut yield five-fold with improved varieties, breaks three-decade productivity barrier
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Two improved groundnut varieties have helped a group of farmers in Ghana increase their yields…
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World Health Day 2021
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.04.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
Health has certainly been in the spotlight over the past year. And how could it…
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Policy seminar: Food systems lessons from COVID-19
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.03.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
As COVID-19 continues to affect people around the world, an understanding of the scope of…
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Food systems approach key to balancing biodiversity, livelihoods
WorldFish26.03.21-
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A food systems approach led the extraordinary recovery of hilsa fish stocks while boosting the…
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