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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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From food security to nutrition security in India: A food systems perspective
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)19.03.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
To understand the causes of malnutrition, we need to look at people’s diets, where they…
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Food for thought from Sri Lanka on World Water Day 2019
IWMI19.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
How farmers have taken charge of their destiny by using motor pumps for irrigation. Except…
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Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)19.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In the Mekong River Delta (MRD), over 1.7 million hectares of land are being used…
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Rwanda set to release first new potato varieties in almost three decades
International Potato Center (CIP)18.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
The potato is one of Rwanda’s most important crops, yet Rwandan farmers struggle to produce…
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Stakeholders meet discusses solutions to unshackle Myanmar’s groundnut value chain
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)18.03.19-
Food security
Why does an ageing variety command 20% of land under groundnut cultivation? How can existing…
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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)15.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakeholder res…
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Policy, people and potatoes in Kenya
International Potato Center (CIP)14.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)13.03.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Solving the “last mile” challenge of maize seeds
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)13.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agrodealers play a pivotal role in delivering the gains of the green revolution to millions…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)13.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Gender equality
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Palm oil’s complex land conflicts
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
In an ideal world, palm oil production would cause no deforestation, and have a transparent…
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Small investment, Big results!
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)13.03.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
How village savings and loans groups, orange fleshed sweetpotato and the Triple-S innovation are emp…
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Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s climate change mitigation and peacebuilding goals
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising a…
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New Diet, New Destiny? Saving the Planet Takes More Than Changing What We Eat
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)12.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Originally published as an Op-Ed on FoodTank Can changing our diet save the planet? When…
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Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris…
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India wants to double farmers’ incomes – and tackle climate change. Is technology the answer to this double bind?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)11.03.19-
Food security
Originally published as on Op-ed on Impaktar. Forty years since India gained independence, what ha…
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Much to gain from reducing food loss and waste in Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)11.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The incredible scale of global food loss and waste – an estimated one-third of food…
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Global study guides agriculture towards gender equality
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.03.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Now more than ever, the agricultural research for development sector recognizes that women’s needs…
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