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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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Investing in education, research and innovation for climate-smart crops in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
To strengthen the competencies of Indian scientists in climate change-related topics and to foster a…
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Building trust is key for Big Data to deliver benefits to farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.10.19-
Big data
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Food security
More than 650 policymakers, agriculture researchers and data experts met to discuss how building tru…
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NARS partners in Asia pick up advanced groundnut breeding lines with market traits for their national trials
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Advanced breeding lines which included high-oleic groundnut and those with market-preferred kernel s…
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Tribal women farmers train to be ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ to contribute to healthier community diets
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.10.19-
Gender equality
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Health
The hands that farm the fields and cook the family meals are now taking on…
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Brisk promotion of improved groundnut and sorghum varieties to take adoption to the next level
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Five improved varieties of groundnut and three of sorghum with the best market traits were…
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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Health
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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An in-depth look at ICRISAT’s engagement in West Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Governing Board meeting in Senegal: The strategic plan for 2020 and beyond As members of…
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Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researc…
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Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)20.09.19-
Nutrition
Two improved varieties developed through genomics-assisted breeding are headed for Indian farms Indi…
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Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)13.09.19-
Food security
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Health
A new sorghum hybrid developed using ICRISAT breeding material was recently given special recognitio…
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Farmers’ demand for labor-friendly chickpea bears fruit: 2 more machine-harvestable varieties released in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)13.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
For the first time, the Central Varietal Release Committee (CVRC) of India has released two…
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12 years of research on Tropical Legumes: 25 million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.09.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over a period of 12 years (2007-2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to the development…
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Breeding future-ready crops: Incorporating key traits in breeding programs via product profiles
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Developing crop varieties that meet the needs of all stakeholders, with farmers, value chain actors…
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Nane Nane Expo: Tanzanian agricultural show inspires research teams to excel
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.09.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Research programs from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) showcased their best tech…
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First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety…
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Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Developed at ICRISAT, these lines have been selected by the All India Coordinated Research Project…
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The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Jean Goita has come a long way since his days as a grain producer in…
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Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a…
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