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Announcing the winners of a first round of funding to take agricultural innovations to scale in Africa
28.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A ‘Scaling Fund’ was launched late last year by the CGIAR Regional Research Initiative on…
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Why ‘inclusivity’ and ‘sustainability’ must be baked into the science and practice of scaling for the transformation of food systems
27.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
For more than half a century, CGIAR and its many research partners in development have…
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Empowering Nutrition with Biofortified Beans: The Alliance and PABRA Engage with UEA Students on Pulses Day
27.02.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In celebration of World Pulses Day (Feb 10th, 2024), students at the Université Evangélique en…
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Safeguarding Rangelands: Collaborative Efforts of Maasai Women in Kiteto District, Tanzania to Preserve Community Grazing Lands
20.02.24-
Adaptation
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Gender equality
Women play a pivotal role as changemakers within societies, and their influence extends far beyond…
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Frontiers special edition spotlights CGIAR research on food safety in low- and middle-income countries
19.02.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A special edition of the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems has brought together expert…
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Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa
19.02.24-
Food security
While most breeding efforts are focused on producing improved rice varieties, farmers in sub-Saharan…
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Reaching farmers in Zambia
16.02.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
It is challenging to disseminate information across far-flung areas of rural Zambia as extension off…
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ILRI joins new EU-funded research consortium to develop African swine fever vaccine
15.02.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has partnered with a consortium of 16 institut…
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Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa – evidence shows appetite and pathways for institutional change
15.02.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The One Health approach is increasingly recognized as essential if we are to tackle and…
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Scaling African innovations for Africa's food systems
14.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR's partners in a dozen countries of East and Southern Africa are "keeping it real"…
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Ukama Ustawi Pause and Reflect
01.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Research Initiative on the Diversification in East and Southern Africa, better known as…
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AKADEMIYA2063: A successful case of localization
31.01.24Here we explore the achievements of these programs and the transition to AKADEMIYA2063 leadership.…
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Rabies challenges faced by Malawian frontline workers
30.01.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Three veterinary students from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences investigated rabies control…
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ILRI teams up with partners for new animal health systems project in Africa
30.01.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has teamed up with the University of Missouri,…
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Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa
29.01.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Africa’s average rice yield lags significantly behind Asia, with African farmers harvesting an ave…
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Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
26.01.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Dickson Kinuthia, Sedi Boukaka, Kristin Davis, Wei Zhang, Upeksha Hettiarachchi - International F…
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Soybean rust threatens soybean production in Malawi and Zambia
25.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Soybeans are a significant source of oil and protein, and soybean demand has been…
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Virtual Field Tours Revolutionize Agriculture Information Dissemination in Kenya
17.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The VFT is an innovation by the CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative for East and Southern…
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