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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)22.07.20-
Food security
Vietnam’s Plan for Zero Hunger by 2025 calls for increasing access to nutritious foods and…
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Indian diets fall short of EAT-Lancet reference recommendations for human and planetary health
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Manika Sharma, Avinash Kishore, Devesh Roy, Kuhu Joshi, and Khiem Nguyen Many developing countrie…
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How India’s agrifood supply chains fared during the COVID-19 lockdown, from farm to fork
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
By Sudha Narayanan Lockdowns imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted food market…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in central India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)20.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Photo: Dr Shrikant L Sawargonkar, IGKV, observing state multilocation trials in Raipur (2019). ICRIS…
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A library for understanding the soils of the world
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)19.07.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
New soil spectral library addresses global food supply through advanced soil analysis. A breakthroug…
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How tech and modern market mechanisms can solve water scarcity in post-Soviet states
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)18.07.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Uzbekistan is an incredibly dry country, receiving an annual rainfall of just 100 to 300…
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How to feed a growing global population in the midst of a climate crisis
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
We have all heard the figures: by 2050, the world’s population is expected to increase…
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Three ways nuclear sciences can assist agriculture research
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.07.20-
Food security
The exponential growth of food demand, due to the increase of the world's population, has…
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Policy seminar: No backsliding – reorienting food and health systems to protect nutrition in a global pandemic
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Janet Hodur The COVID-19 pandemic—and the resulting economic crisis and disrupted food and heal…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.07.20-
Food security
A new groundnut variety, with 28% higher yields of oil and pods compared to zonal…
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Can groundwater cushion Africa from future shocks, and spark development?
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)17.07.20-
Food security
Groundwater has thus far been a sleeping giant in most of sub-Saharan Africa. However, there…
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Targeted fertilizer recommendations improve maize productivity in Ethiopia
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)16.07.20-
Food security
A study on the impact of providing site-specific fertilizer recommendations on fertilizer usage, pro…
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Low-cost drought-proofing strategies help farmers in southern India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collaborative project with Power Grid Corp of India has significant scale-out potential Technologies…
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6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.07.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security.…
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A new vista emerging: local, diverse food chains
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of our economies to shocks, with governments desperately look…
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Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive, resilient and safe future
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)13.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
COVID-19 has brought the world to a grinding halt. Alarmingly, this includes severe impact on…
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Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods a…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality see…
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