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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
CGIAR15.11.25COP30 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?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR 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
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
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
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join 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
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
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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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Policy seminar: Digital technologies are crucial to transforming Africa’s food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.12.19-
Big data
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Food security
Digital technologies are key to transforming food systems and agriculture across Africa. A Nov. 26…
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Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya in January 2020
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.12.19-
Food security
The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya, will begin…
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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)09.12.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
A recent report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change rang alarm bells about the…
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2019 ReSAKSS Annual Conference: Gender equality in rural Africa, from commitments to outcomes
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Third in a series of blog posts on the release of the 2019 Annual Trends and…
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New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and…
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International training in agroforestry for policy makers
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Twenty-six mid-level policymakers from Africa and Asia — Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Malawi, M…
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Policy seminar: Countries pivotal actors as food systems transform
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.12.19-
Food security
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Health
Food systems in developing countries are undergoing a rapid transformation, much of it shaped by…
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Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
IWMI's Rachael McDonnell stresses the need for a more central role for water in climate…
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Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adapta…
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.12.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)04.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the…
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Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Adoption rates for climate-smart agricultural practices remain low in many of the countries which st…
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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)03.12.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Despite the existence of over 5,500 food crops globally, we are eating a smaller array…
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Evidence and lessons from a 3-year research study on agricultural extension in Malawi
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Agricultural extension services are among the most important factors driving smallholder farmers’ …
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How is economic security linked to gender-based violence? New insights from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2019
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.12.19-
Gender equality
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Health
The relationship between economic insecurity and gender-based violence is complex and poorly unders…
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Leading change in nutrition: Transform Nutrition West Africa holds first Francophone ‘short course’
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)01.12.19-
Nutrition
An all-African team from Transform Nutrition West Africa and the African Nutrition Leadership Progra…
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Decade-long trials prove efficacy of Nigeria’s aflatoxin biocontrol product
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)29.11.19-
Food security
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Health
An IITA-led partnership has honed aflatoxin biocontrol for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for over 15 year…
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