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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
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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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Health
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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A new organization born from the merger of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new organization born from the merger of the CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH (CIFOR)…
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An in-depth look at ICRISAT’s engagement in West Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Governing Board meeting in Senegal: The strategic plan for 2020 and beyond As members of…
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How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)26.09.19-
Biodiversity
Target 2.5 of the SDGs calls for maintaining “the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants…
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How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Target 2.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for maintaining “the genetic diversi…
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An urgent need to put forests on the global agenda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Open letter From Marc Palahí, Director EFI, Robert Nasi, Director General CIFOR and Tony Simons,…
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Farmers’ demand for labor-friendly chickpea bears fruit: 2 more machine-harvestable varieties released in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)13.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
For the first time, the Central Varietal Release Committee (CVRC) of India has released two…
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Back from the brink of extinction
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)13.09.19-
Biodiversity
Long-term efforts to restore and conserve a collection of Israeli and Palestinian wheat landraces (I…
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Breeding future-ready crops: Incorporating key traits in breeding programs via product profiles
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Developing crop varieties that meet the needs of all stakeholders, with farmers, value chain actors…
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First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety…
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First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)30.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Nutrition
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety…
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Understanding Nagoya
CGIAR Genebank Platform19.08.19-
Biodiversity
The Nagoya Protocol provides concrete mechanisms for countries providing plant genetic resources to …
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AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
AfricaRice16.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded …
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“We are receiving a free subsidy from nature, but it will not continue indefinitely” – Louis Verchot
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
“Many findings are important for us and for policy makers around the world. The report…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.08.19-
Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Heat-tolerant wild beans tapped to breed commercial beans for hotter climates
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Using the genetic traits of a wild bean species, CIAT and the Crop Trust are…
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Convention on Biological Diversity adopts indicator to track conservation of useful plants
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Developed by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the Crop Trust, the indicator pro…
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CIMMYT and CGIAR staff join Ethiopia’s record-breaking tree-planting campaign
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)01.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
July 29, 2019, was a remarkable day for Ethiopia. People across the country planted 353,633,660 tre…
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