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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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10 Lessons from WHEAT in 2020
16.12.20-
Nutrition
The past year has been full of challenges but also full of insights. We invite…
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“Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
15.12.20-
Food security
On December 11, 2020, the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the release of six…
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Shining a brighter light on adoption and diffusion
15.12.20-
Food security
With almost all CGIAR centers represented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is considered to be a…
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Agriculture for Peace: A call to action to avert a global food crisis
14.12.20-
Food security
50 years ago, the late Norman Borlaug received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for averting…
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Best of 2020: Editors’ picks
14.12.20COVID-19 didn’t slow us down! In 2020, our editors continued to cover exciting news and…
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Press Release: “Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
11.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu (Nepal) December 11, 2020 The Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the rel…
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“Happy Seeder” saves farmers money over burning straw, new study in India shows
10.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Compared to conventional tillage practices, sowing wheat directly into just-harvested rice fields wi…
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“Let there be food to eat”
09.12.20-
Food security
“We want to feed the people, we don’t want them to go hungry. We have…
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Best of 2020: Our favorite videos
08.12.20The Multimedia team at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and our produce…
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Digital groundwater monitoring
08.12.20-
Environmental health
Taken together, digital monitoring and readily available data on the status of groundwater resources…
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National breeding programs prepped to measure – and boost – genetic gains
08.12.20-
Food security
By adopting best practices and established modern tools, NARS (national agricultural research system…
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Crop breeding and soil management must go hand in hand
08.12.20-
Environmental health
There is a growing crisis beneath our feet. Scientists, soil specialists and policy-makers around th…
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Too much or never enough
04.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Although nitrogen has helped in contributing to human dietary needs, there are still large areas o…
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Nitrogen in agriculture
04.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Nitrogen is the most essential nutrient in crop production but also one of the most…
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Matching seed to farmer
27.11.20-
Food security
Since the earliest days of global wheat breeding at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement…
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Money-making machines
27.11.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new small-mechanization pilot initiative launched in July is equipping farmers with the business a…
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Molecular breeding speeds development of better seeds
27.11.20-
Food security
To adequately confront rapidly changing plant pests and diseases and safeguard food security for a…
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Q&A: CGIAR investment has generated returns of 10 times the amount invested
26.11.20-
Food security
Working with national agricultural research centers (NARS), CGIAR centers, including the Internation…
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