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Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

13.03.20

Food security
Health

Of the 12 interventions identified for agriculture by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in…

ICRISAT and local seed companies to build a seed industry for supply of high performing hybrids to small holder farmers

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

13.03.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Demand for sorghum and pearl millet as major food, feed and fodder crop continues…

National policy dialogue: Charting Rwanda's agricultural transformation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

12.03.20

Food security

Rwanda’s Fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA IV) presents an ambitious r…

What ails India’s free trade agreements?

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

12.03.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Lately, India’s trade policy seem to lack a vision. After actively pursuing membership in the Reg…

People undergo temperature screenings at a building in Chengdu, China. Restrictions to control COVID-19 have slowed economies but not yet seriously disrupted food security.

As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

12.03.20

Food security
Health

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…

Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

11.03.20

Health
Nutrition

Global efforts to improve nutrition require approaches that focus on the entire food system, leading…

A woman in Rwanda holds a tub of biofortified climbing beans. Biofortified crops, on their way to feeding 1 billion people by 2030, have proven an effective way to improve diets, reflecting the close connections between agriculture and nutrition.

Study shows high-iron beans improve women’s physical performance

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

10.03.20

Nutrition

Iron-biofortified beans improved iron status and physical performance of iron-deficient Rwandan wome…

Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya's future

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

10.03.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

About 8.3 million people living in Kenya’s rural areas farm to feed themselves. They typically…

IITA-BIP sets record for maize production per hectare in Nigeria

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

07.03.20

Food security

The Business Incubation Platform (BIP) of IITA has set a new production record for maize in Nige…

How wasps are used to control the destructive cowpea pest—Maruca vitrata

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

07.03.20

Health

Maruca vitrata, also known as Maruca pod borer, is one of the most devastating insect…

Shoppers stock up on food supplies in reaction to news of spreading disease

Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.03.20

Food security
Health

The COVID-19 outbreak is showing a new trend. While the situation in China has improved…

International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.03.20

Gender equality
Nutrition

Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers…

Four tools ILRI is using to help livestock systems transform to greater gender equality

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

06.03.20

Food security
Gender equality

By Zoë Campbell The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘I Am Generation…

Delegates during the launch meeting of APSAN-Mali project at ICRISAT-Samanko in Mali. Photo: N Diakite, ICRISAT

New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

06.03.20

Food security
Nutrition

A new project aimed at improving food and nutrition security in Mali by enhancing crop…

Coronavirus Threat Looms Large for Low-Income Cities

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

05.03.20

Health

In our increasingly interconnected world, outbreaks of infectious diseases – such as Ebola, SARS a…

A new method of agricultural growth accounting

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

04.03.20

Food security

Agriculture plays a fundamental role in human history and has always been integral to world…

A woman in Niger measures her baby's arm circumference—part of a program that teaches mothers to regularly monitor for signs of malnutrition. Such integrated nutrition interventions can play a key role in improving overall public health, according to IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Harold Alderman.

Time to act on malnutrition in all its forms in West Africa

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

03.03.20

Nutrition

This post, which originally appeared on Transform Nutrition West Africa, explores how West Africa is…

A woman holds a package of iron-biofortified beans at a Rwandan agricultural fair. A new study shows that providing such beans to iron-deficient women in Rwanda improved their ability to perform physical work.

Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

03.03.20

Health
Nutrition

Deficiency in key dietary micronutrients remains a significant nutrition problem in low- and middle-…

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Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands

ICRISAT and local seed companies to build a seed industry for supply of high performing hybrids to small holder farmers

National policy dialogue: Charting Rwanda's agricultural transformation

What ails India’s free trade agreements?

As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet

Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger

Study shows high-iron beans improve women’s physical performance

Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya's future

IITA-BIP sets record for maize production per hectare in Nigeria

How wasps are used to control the destructive cowpea pest—Maruca vitrata

Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency

International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh

Four tools ILRI is using to help livestock systems transform to greater gender equality

New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people

Coronavirus Threat Looms Large for Low-Income Cities

A new method of agricultural growth accounting

Time to act on malnutrition in all its forms in West Africa

Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance