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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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Making small-scale irrigation work for women
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)11.01.19-
Food security
What are ways to ensure small-scale irrigation technologies benefit women farmers? A new REAC…
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How can restoration help solve hunger?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)09.01.19-
Food security
Landscapes need to be restored. The growing global population needs enough food to eat. How…
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Countering climate change with the cascade effect
IWMI09.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Researchers with IWMI have joined a major effort to rehabilitate "tank" (or small reservoir) cascade…
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“Green manure” cover crops – why they deserve a second chance
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)08.01.19-
Food security
What goes around comes around! Green manure cover crops – or GMCCs, as we affectionately…
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Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts
IWMI07.01.19-
Environmental health
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Health
Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins.…
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For better farm yields in Brazil, a simple registration can help
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)06.01.19-
Food security
In Brazil, the tropical savanna known as the Cerrado has long been under threat from…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Hello Tractor and agricultural innovation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
For small-scale farmers, mechanization and other appropriate technologies have a big impact in agric…
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Pop sorghum, doughnuts and hammer mills: Nigerian teens see the fun side of agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If the teenagers studying in a secondary school in Nigeria ever thought that agriculture was…
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Decoding increased disease and insect-pest attacks on crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT reaches out to farmers in four Indian states With an aim to record the…
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Experts identify policy gaps in fertilizer application in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Imbalanced application of different plant nutrients through fertilizers is a widespread problem in I…
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Tackling the double burden of malnutrition: Time to innovate!
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)02.01.19-
Nutrition
A flagship program of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health is…
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Too good to be true? A model for reaching poor farmers and reducing subsidy costs in Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.12.18-
Food security
It is no secret that fertilizer subsidies are back in vogue across Africa south of…
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Promoting dual-purpose sorghum and vegetable sack gardens for better nutrition in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Nutrition
Demonstration of improved, dual-purpose sorghum varieties and an innovative method called vegetable …
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Three new UN resolutions focus on plant health, pulses and food safety
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
The United Nations General Assembly has declared two new ‘International Days’ and one ‘Year’…
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How agricultural research can navigate the perfect storm
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.12.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
The world is about to face the perfect storm. Population growth, rising incomes, and urbanization…
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Odisha to move beyond paddy, to focus on millets and legumes
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.12.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Odisha plans to diversify its agriculture beyond popular cash crops with emphasis on legumes and…
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Operationalizing the Agroforestry Strategy and Plan for Rwanda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Rwanda was the first African country to declare a target for land restoration, aiming for…
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Four key steps to a sustainable food future
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
The world’s population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, with rising numbers of people …
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