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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Amazon rainforest could disappear within 50 years, scientists report
11.03.20-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Large scale ecosystems the size of the Amazon forests could collapse within 50 years and…
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ILRI Forage Genebank duplicates one-third of its collection for safe, long-term storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
02.03.20-
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Alieu Sartie in the seed storage cold room at the ILRI Forage Genebank in Jan…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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Study: Agroforestry may improve planetary health
25.02.20-
Biodiversity
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A new study reports that agroforestry—a method integrating trees with crops and livestock—is l…
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ASEAN prepares for post-2020 biodiversity framework
24.02.20-
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Governments of the 650 million people of the regional bloc are gearing up to embrace…
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First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
21.02.20-
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Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s…
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Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops
21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area…
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MEDIA RELEASE| Growing trees on farms in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan faces significant obstacles but there are ways to overcome them: first study’s results
20.02.20-
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Nairobi, Kenya. 20 February 2020 – Small plot-sizes, as well as lack of information and external…
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Planting trees or growing them. Do the words matter for restoring land?
17.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Every year, millions of dollars are spent on attempting to restore landscapes to health by…
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Projects funded by Germany make a difference to people, trees, ecology
12.02.20-
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Grants from BMZ enrich and push boundaries at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Each year, seeking ‘innov…
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Back to where they came from
11.02.20-
Biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has embarked on a project to return…
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Working together with the Makueni County Government to combat land degradation
07.02.20-
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Drylands cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to more…
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Humboldt’s 'Naturgemälde' can pave the way for lasting agro-ecological transitions
29.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Chimborazo—the indestructible, snow-capped “throne of nature,” as Simón Bolívar called the i…
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Brussels Development Briefing: How local application of agroecological principles can transform food systems
28.01.20-
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Leading agricultural scientist calls for transformation of the world’s food systems to align with …
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MEDIA RELEASE | Oil-palm agroforestry: a solution for two out of three of Indonesia’s ‘economic diplomacy’ issues
23.01.20-
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Nairobi, Kenya. 22 January 2020 — The Government of Indonesia has prioritized three ‘economic …
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Reversing desertification in Andhra Pradesh: a case for ‘engagement landscapes’
22.01.20-
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he government of the Indian state is speeding up efforts to return land to productivity…
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Climate-smart rice cultivation: combating global warming without sacrificing yields
20.01.20-
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‘Climate-smart’ rice cultivation — a set of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices …
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National and sub-national workshops, Mbale, Uganda
14.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A venue in Mbale, Eastern Uganda was selected to host the InPaC-S national workshop. It…
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