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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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Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR, in collaboration with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, held country launc…
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Drought tolerant maize and use of forecasting in agriculture praised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The work of maize and wheat scientists at CGIAR and the International Maize and Wheat…
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Connect Rural Areas with Digital Innovations to Unlock Climate Resilience for Hundreds of Millions of Farmers
CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation21.09.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Research shows that digital innovations can increase small-scale farmers’ incomes, boost the adopt…
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The quest for CGIAR innovations to reduce food system carbon footprints on a global scale
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Innovations from CGIAR defined the Green Revolution. For example, high-performing varieties of wheat…
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Scientists use modelling to hone emissions estimates for oil palm on peat
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)21.09.22Computer model provides refined data on release of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide National estimat…
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News Break: Farmers accidentally created a flood-resistant ‘machine’ across Bangladesh
IWMI21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
To control unpredictable water and stop floods, you might build a dam. To build…
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July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
IWMI21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August. This summer,…
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Enhancing sustainable intensification for people and the planet
International Potato Center (CIP)20.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As the global population approaches eight billion and climate change threatens farming in varied way…
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Breeding Resources Initiative lays out ambitious plans for support and services
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)20.09.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
The new breeding modernization Initiative, Breeding Resources is mapping out its ambitious plans to …
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WorldFish’s Florine Lim bags inaugural CGIAR Inclusive Leader award
WorldFish20.09.22Florine Lim Pei Pei, WorldFish’s interim global communications lead was announced the first-ever r…
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How to make rice production more sustainable in Bangladesh?
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)20.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Researchers identified sustainable crop production models and technologies that farmers and research…
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A Conversation with Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, the 2022 Borlaug Field Research Award Recipient
HarvestPlus19.09.22The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, a Senior Scientist for…
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The MountainHER project kicks off!
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)19.09.22-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rabat, Morocco, 20 September 2022 - Under the leadership of Dr Rachid Mrabet of INRA Morocco, exp…
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The News: Climate action
IWMI19.09.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: Flora Gomes’ story
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)19.09.22Poultry and perseverance help to conserve wildlife in Rupununi, Guyana In the Rupununi Region of…
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The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)19.09.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
In Kenya, Komboka can enhance food and nutrition security by increasing local rice production which…
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SpeedBreed: A crop breeding center built for speed
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)19.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The time it takes to develop new varieties of economically important crops like rice, wheat…
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Low-cost machinery for better rural livelihoods in Tunisia
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
ICARDA’s work on Small Scale Mechanization is supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock…
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