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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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Food and agriculture at a crossroads
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.02.19-
Food security
Over the past century, enormous progress has been made in improving human welfare worldwide, thanks…
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Working with universities in developing countries
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)04.02.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
“ The SDGs require a common effort, everybody has a role.” In this video interview, Nighisty…
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Publication showcases 50 years of IITA’s plant health research
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.02.19-
Health
A new book, titled “Critical issues in plant health: 50 years of research in African…
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State capacity and agricultural service provision: The case of rural Nepal
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)01.02.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers. …
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Repairing food systems failures: Policies, innovations and partnerships
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)01.02.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The current food system is failing us. We need to develop a more integrated systems perspective…
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Acceleration through collaboration: IFPRI side event at Davos 2019
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.02.19-
Nutrition
To accelerate progress to end hunger and malnutrition, we must work together with all key…
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Agricultural intensification has fed the world, but are we healthier?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)01.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Grow more food on less land? Agricultural intensification has intuitive appeal. The Earth has a…
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STAARS fellowship accepting applications for 2019
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)31.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program m…
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The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and climate change
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)31.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
A new report by the Lancet Commission on the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and…
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The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
A new report by the Lancet Commission on the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Clim…
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Lessons from IFPRI country programs on influencing policy decisions and strengthening capacity
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.01.19-
Food security
It is often argued that the more researchers engage with policymakers, the more likely that…
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Climate change policy must distinguish (long-lived) carbon dioxide from (short-lived) methane–Oxford study
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Left to right: Auto rickshaw by eCSSpert, Untitled (Plate with Knife and Fork) by Klaas…
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Mekong Expert Group on Agroforestry: impact on ASEAN
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The Mekong Expert Group on Agroforestry for Food and Nutrition Security, Sustainable Agriculture and…
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Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)28.01.19-
Food security
Nominations are now open for the 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa! These awards…
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Unlocking the potential of genomics to accelerate sustainable development
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.01.19-
Health
Countries around the world came together at the 1996 World Food Summit to commit to…
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Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…
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FAO sets the record straight–86% of livestock feed is inedible by humans
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Cow Jar, by Jean Dubuffet, 1943. As the media frenzy caused by a ‘planetary health diet’…
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FAO sets the record straight on flawed livestock emission comparisons–and the livestock livelihoods on the line
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Artworks by Austrian artist August Walla. As the media frenzy caused by a ‘planetary health diet…
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