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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 hungerÂ
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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Garlic—A potent (if pungent) ‘Gas X’ methane reducer for cows?
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.05.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Dairy cow in Embu, Kwnya (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Cattle produce more methane than many…
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Expert review examines impact of mycotoxins on dairy cattle health in sub-Saharan Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.04.20-
Health
A new review paper published in the journal Toxins (April 2020) describes the major mycotoxins,…
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ILRI’s response to the pandemic: A deepening engagement with the press and policymakers
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.04.20-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is launching an initiative to share, as broadl…
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ILRI computing capacity made available to COVID-19 vaccine developers
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.04.20-
Health
While the International Livestock Research Institute campuses in Nairobi and Addis Ababa are unchara…
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Domestic livestock not a source of the COVID-19 disease—ILRI veterinary epidemiologist Eric Fevre
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.04.20-
Nutrition
A cattle keeper in Laos gives her cow salt (photo credit: ILRI Stevie Mann). ‘People…
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Disease outbreaks linked to degraded ecosystems: A problem ALL of us are driving and ALL of us need to solve
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Kenya’s wildlife-rich rangelands with cattle and wildlife (photo credit: ILRI/Dave Elsworth). ‘W…
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Lessons on tackling the growing risk of emerging infectious diseases in Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.04.20-
Health
As part of a new blog series on COVID-19, scientists from the International Food Policy…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.04.20-
Health
The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of…
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From sledgehammer to scalpel: Scientists say a ‘moonshot effort’ is needed to end social distancing and this pandemic
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.03.20-
Health
Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, Dec 1968 (photo credit: astronaut William Anders). Scientists say…
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Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.20-
Health
Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…
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Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.03.20-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute is working on two new research projects in rangeland …
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New study explores the benefits of a One Health approach to investigating antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)22.03.20-
Health
In Vietnam, antimicrobial resistance in animal and human health settings poses a significant threat,…
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What keeps Bill Gates up at night? A (highly prescient) 2015 article spells out our COVID-19 challenges today
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.03.20Bill Gates (photo credit: Marcos Fuentes via Flickr). What keeps Bill Gates up at night?…
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On this International Women’s Day 2020, ILRI commits to strengthening women’s rights in livestock systems and enterprises
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.03.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) i…
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Celebrating the ‘WILD’ (‘Women In Livestock Development’) at ILRI on International Women’s Day—Video
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.03.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Check out this video short highlighting women working at the International Livestock Research Instit…
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Four tools ILRI is using to help livestock systems transform to greater gender equality
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.03.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
By Zoë Campbell The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘I Am Generation…
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Four (very) short stories of ‘Aha!’ moments—when the central importance of gender issues really hit home
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.03.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
All images here are of a sculpture, ‘Tete’, by Amedeo Modigliani (this picture credit: Christieâ…
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US nutrition experts say limits on saturated fats should no longer be recommended to reduce heart disease
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Graphic by the Aldas Project, 2012. ‘Following a two-day, DC-based workshop entitled “Saturated …
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