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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
Ojanji Wandera16.05.25-
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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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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Ethio-Seed: A Hub to Democratize Seed Systems in Ethiopia
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)07.11.24-
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As part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a partnership between the Ethiopian Government,…
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Press release: New Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Water for Food Futures
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7 November, 2024 - Cambridge, UK & Montpellier, France Cambridge University Press has launched a…
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Changing perspectives: Putting Participatory Video into practice in Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)07.11.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Participatory video is a technique that puts cameras in the hands of farmers. Researchers Melissa…
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Achieving Economic Balance with Regenerative Agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.11.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In the face of climate change, soil degradation and food insecurity, regenerative agriculture has em…
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Celebrating Our Seeds, Food, and Culture: Nyando Community Seed bank hosts the 3rd National Indigenous Seed and Food Fair in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.10.24-
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Indigenous seeds often passed down through generations, are uniquely adapted to local environmental …
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Agriculture must evolve from a source of biodiversity loss to a driver of environmental restoration and conservation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.10.24-
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As much as agriculture is blamed for being one of the primary drivers of biodiversity…
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Colombia ratifies International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
CGIAR29.10.24-
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On 23 October 2024, Colombia officially ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources…
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Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Agriculture, AfricaRice and TAAT to Build a Roadmap for Seed Sector Transformation
AfricaRice28.10.24-
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The Seed Business Summit, held from September 9th to 11th, 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire,…
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Preventing mpox at its source through food safety and One Health strategies
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.10.24-
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Thinking beyond human-to-human transmission of mpox and looking at how to prevent outbreaks in the…
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ICRISAT and SKUAST Co-Develop First Cold-Tolerant Sorghum in Jammu and Kashmir, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.10.24-
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Jammu and Kashmir, in northern India, will release new forage sorghum varieties in 2025, marking…
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UP Agriculture Ministry and IRRI announces 13th National Seed Congress
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)28.10.24-
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, (October 16, 2024) – The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare…
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Informing Food System Transformation with Foresight: Views from Our Country Partners
CGIAR Initiative on Foresight25.10.24-
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In April 2024, the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight and the Institute for Integrated Development Studie…
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Bundled technologies of beans, insects and fruit trees are poised to transform Africa’s agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.10.24-
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Funded by a CAD $20 million grant from Global Affairs Canada, BRAINS focuses on integrating…
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Multi-Donor Fund Unlocks Financing for Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Agricultural Enterprises
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.10.24-
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Norway and USAID also announced that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) – a pioneering impa…
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Strengthening Collaboration for Sustainable Farming and Food Systems in the Sahel Region
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.10.24-
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Niamey, Niger – ICRISAT continues to advance sustainable farming and food systems in the Sahel…
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ASEAN-CGIAR presents strategic program at the 46th AMAF PrepSOM
CGIAR24.10.24-
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On October 22, 2024, ASEAN-CGIAR presented the progress and future direction of its Innovate for…
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Scaling Optimized Fertilizer Use for Sustainable Maize Farming
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The event, organized under the Ukama Ustawi Initiative in Ethiopia, showcased the benefits of SSFR…
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SHiFT researchers participate in 1st International Conference on Green Transformation
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets22.10.24-
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Researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Tra…
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