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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
CGIAR15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)22.06.20Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…
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Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)22.06.20With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of…
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Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and…
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How dryland crops are helping Telangana’s tribal households meet nutritional requirements during lockdown
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
To ensure nutrition sufficiency in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers of tribal communit…
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Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Representational image for Indian agriculture (related op-ed) | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloo…
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New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT-led AVISA project is partnering with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)…
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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Measurement can improve interventions and help smallholder farmers adapt better A household’s vuln…
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Reviving the farm economy
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)01.06.20-
Food security
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The return of migrant workers to their villages offers an opportunity to give agribusiness a…
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A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is well positioned to significantly contribute to efforts towards restoring food security in…
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What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Maintaining the dialog with the farming community and industry Farmers and other key stakeholders in…
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Flipping the script on rainfall data
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a…
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Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terr…
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New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining…
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Covid crisis has shown India’s food policy must have buffer stocks at community level too
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)26.05.20Representational image for Indian agriculture | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg Accustomed…
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COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies toward…
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Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India 
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A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to…
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Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in Mali are improving their incomes , earning better livelihoods and enjoying more fulfillin…
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