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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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Taking stock of value chain development
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.01.21-
Food security
In 1967 Albert O. Hirschman, the pioneering development economist, published Development Projects Ob…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat04.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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Announcing CIMMYT-derived fall armyworm tolerant elite maize hybrids for eastern and southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.12.20-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is pleased to announce the successful …
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Delivering improved maize seed against all odds
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As one of the pioneer homegrown seed companies in Uganda, Farm Inputs Care Centre (FICA)…
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Breaking Ground: Gokul Paudel finds the best on-farm practices for South Asia
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Gokul Paudel is an agricultural economist working to streamline farming practices in South Asia. He…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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No greater challenge
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.12.20-
Food security
Amidst the transition to One CGIAR and COVID-19 lockdowns, the world’s leading maize and wheat…
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10 Lessons from WHEAT in 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat16.12.20-
Nutrition
The past year has been full of challenges but also full of insights. We invite…
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“Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.12.20-
Food security
On December 11, 2020, the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the release of six…
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Shining a brighter light on adoption and diffusion
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.12.20-
Food security
With almost all CGIAR centers represented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is considered to be a…
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Agriculture for Peace: A call to action to avert a global food crisis
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)14.12.20-
Food security
50 years ago, the late Norman Borlaug received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for averting…
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Best of 2020: Editors’ picks
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)14.12.20COVID-19 didn’t slow us down! In 2020, our editors continued to cover exciting news and…
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Press Release: “Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat11.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu (Nepal) December 11, 2020 The Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the rel…
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“Happy Seeder” saves farmers money over burning straw, new study in India shows
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)10.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Compared to conventional tillage practices, sowing wheat directly into just-harvested rice fields wi…
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“Let there be food to eat”
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.12.20-
Food security
“We want to feed the people, we don’t want them to go hungry. We have…
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Best of 2020: Our favorite videos
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.12.20The Multimedia team at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and our produce…
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Digital groundwater monitoring
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.12.20-
Environmental health
Taken together, digital monitoring and readily available data on the status of groundwater resources…
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National breeding programs prepped to measure – and boost – genetic gains
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)08.12.20-
Food security
By adopting best practices and established modern tools, NARS (national agricultural research system…
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