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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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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-
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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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Breaking barriers to uptake of improved sorghum in Burkina Faso, one social media post at a time
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
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A small number of farmers pioneering seed production of a novel sorghum variety in Burkina…
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Who will empty India’s 100 million new toilets?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)25.01.21-
Environmental health
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Health
Improved sanitation is booming, but when the majority of new toilets connect to pits and…
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Policymakers urged to prioritize aquatic foods to end malnutrition
WorldFish21.01.21-
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Global policymakers and development funders have been urged to think of fish and other aquatic…
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Nutrition-sensitive approaches from pond to plate in Myanmar
WorldFish19.01.21-
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Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward dive…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish19.01.21-
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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Update on the CGIAR research response to COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)14.01.21-
Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis and massive disruptions to economies and…
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CGIAR researchers share COVID-19 work from across the system
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)13.01.21-
Health
One key function of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, established in July 2020, is to gather…
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Forman Lecture: Ellen Piwoz’s playbook for the future of global nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.01.21-
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BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN When Ellen Piwoz joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2007, th…
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New India National Family Health Survey data shows worrying trends on anemia, overweight
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.01.21-
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Children's heights are a bellwether indicator for all the things that can go wrong, or…
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Shrimp Farming and Research in Bangladesh Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic
WorldFish07.01.21-
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted tremendously every aspect of the economy in Bangladesh, including…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.12.20-
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A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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Experts call for global One Health platform to consolidate evidence on actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.12.20-
Health
The World Health Organization has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
WorldFish16.12.20-
Biodiversity
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A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
WorldFish16.12.20-
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Biodiversity
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A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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Sorghum and millet grow money for the Mariko family
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.12.20-
Food security
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Health
Use of improved seed triples yields, credit through warrantage system leads to big gains. Access…
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