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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted
10.04.20-
Health
The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guid…
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Revive havelis, India’s ancient rain harvesting farms, to save big on money and resources
10.04.20Have you ever heard of a dual-purpose farm that is a reservoir in the monsoon…
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Why the world needs inclusive food systems now more than ever
10.04.20-
Food security
The 2020 Global Food Policy Report is now out, with a sharp focus on creating…
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Hari Upadhyaya: The fearless breeder in the genebank
08.04.20-
Biodiversity
As a young man growing up in the village of Shiwala in India’s Uttar Pradesh,…
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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition
03.04.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project This compilation of real-life ‘impactâ…
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Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems
03.04.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interv…
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Certified seed fetches twice the market rate: Farmers hitch onto seed production
03.04.20-
Gender equality
Growing certified improved seed of millets and legumes is a profitable business enterprise for farme…
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First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
27.03.20-
Health
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed a…
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Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
27.03.20Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…
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Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity
27.03.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…
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Nutrition, gender and breeding modernization: Focal points of West and Central Africa research agenda
20.03.20-
Gender equality
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Health
The spotlight was on biofortification, gender equity and breeding program modernization at the recen…
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Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands
13.03.20-
Food security
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Health
Of the 12 interventions identified for agriculture by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in…
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ICRISAT and local seed companies to build a seed industry for supply of high performing hybrids to small holder farmers
13.03.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Demand for sorghum and pearl millet as major food, feed and fodder crop continues…
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New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people
06.03.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new project aimed at improving food and nutrition security in Mali by enhancing crop…
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Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea
28.02.20-
Food security
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Health
Machine-harvestable chickpea variety ‘Phule Vikram’, which was launched two years ago in India, …
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First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
 Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s…
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Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance
21.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Pearl millet scientists discussed the ‘Future micronutrient breeding strategy in pearl millet’, …
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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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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area…
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