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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Delta Talks webinar tackles land use change and salinity
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas05.02.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
For the seventh installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and…
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A newly identified elite pool of salinity-tolerant genotypes promises to deliver higher genetic gains
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)05.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study identified an elite pool of the best salinity-tolerant genotypes that will provide…
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Nairobi Food System Strategy: Collaborative learning and reflections on developing a monitoring plan
CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities04.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Joy Carey, RUAF; and Sam Ikua, Mazingira Institute In November 2023, Nairobi City County…
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How can the promising potential for innovative food waste recycling by young entrepreneurs in Nairobi urban markets be realised?
CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities04.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Joy Carey, RUAF; and Sam Ikua, Mazingira Institute A shorter version of this article…
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Heat tolerant maize hybrids: a pursuit to strengthen food security in South Asia
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)02.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
After a decade of rigorous effort, CIMMYT, along with public-sector maize research institutes and pr…
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Call for Papers: Fertilizer and Soil Health conference in Africa
CGIAR Initiative on Excellence in Agronomy02.02.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Do you have cutting-edge research, innovative solutions, or groundbreaking ideas in agricultural tec…
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Lessons learned from four low-emission technologies implemented by Thai Rice NAMA Project
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently held a workshop to share the data gathered…
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Data Science is a Vehicle Enhancing Farmer Decision Support
CGIAR02.02.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A Day Amid Data and Coding: My Life as an Ag-Tech Data Scientist Hi everyone!…
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Empowering Sustainable Investments with Environmental Intelligence: A Science and Data-backed solution to help the Banking sector Make Climate-Smart Investments in the Agrifood Sector
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Access to finance has long been a challenge for the agriculture and food sector due…
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Experts to Convene in Cairo for the “Consultation Workshop: Deep Diving into the Agri-tech Innovation Ecosystem in Egypt”
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
CGIAR Centers - ICARDA, IWMI, IFPRI, and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT supported…
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Science Needs Women—Go Ask Barbie!
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service02.02.24Since Barbie was created by Ruth Handler in 1959, Barbie has continually broken boundaries by…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)02.02.24-
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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Wheat blast spread globally under climate change modeled for the first time
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)01.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases…
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Tackling food system challenges through silvopasture: insights from an expert workshop
CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems01.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
With 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions planet-wide, the livestock sector is at the center…
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Ukama Ustawi Pause and Reflect
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa01.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Research Initiative on the Diversification in East and Southern Africa, better known as…
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Bridging the Gap: How CGIAR's ImpactSF Analyzer Empowers Banks to Finance a Sustainable Future for Agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.02.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
To respond to this challenge, the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF) has developed a…
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Rice-fallow targeting for cropping intensification through geospatial technologies in the rice belt of Northeast India
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)01.02.24Around 80% of India’s rice production is from the eastern Indian states of Odisha, West…
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SHiFT’s research partner meeting: Highlights from WP3 on governance and inclusive food systems
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets31.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Tr…
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