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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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Committed to Alleviating Malnutrition, India Declares Minimum Levels for Iron and Zinc in Pearl Millet
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established minimum levels of iron and zinc…
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The future of land restoration is community-led, says WLE/ICRISAT at Tropentag
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.09.18-
Environmental health
Advancing the agenda of land restoration in Africa’s Sahel region, let alone globally, is no…
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New Chair for ICRISAT Governing Board
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.09.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dr Paco Sereme, the Chair of ICRISAT Board’s Program Committee, will take over as the…
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Global endorsement of CGIAR work: IITA wins Africa Food Prize
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.09.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Africa Food Prize has been awarded to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIT…
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ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.09.18-
Big data
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
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Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
CGIAR04.09.18-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
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‘Historic’ India Millet Mission campaign to begin in September
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Road-map for National Year of Millets 2018, presented The largest producer of millets in the…
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High-level Smart Food pitch at Crawford Fund Conference in Australia’s Parliament House
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Australian Foreign Minister calls it an ‘exciting breakthrough’ Can we change global diets so th…
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A thriving community of women seed producers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It started with just three women farmers who were part of a pilot from Pagou…
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Water impact: When over 15,000 tanks were restored, how did lives of smallholder farmers change?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Soil, water and socio-economic impact of Telangana state government’s Mission Kakatiya to be asses…
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Tying up with one of China’s oldest agri-science academies to accelerate modern research pursuits
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.08.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To foster joint academic and research pursuits and to explore future collaborative ventures, the Zhe…
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Feeling the pulse: Towards better self-sufficiency in pulses in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.07.18A multi-pronged approach including quality seed availability and increased profitability for farmers…
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Bolstering NARS partners with systems modeling training
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.07.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The use of systems modeling tools and decision support systems can be of great advantage…
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Bhoochetana: An exceptional story of innovation scale-up bringing prosperity to over 4 million farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In May 2009, farmers in the state of Karnataka were facing declining crop yields and…
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India gets its first biofortified sorghum
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular s…
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ICRISAT declared as Centre of Excellence for tribal development
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.06.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Govt. of India declared ICRISAT as Centre of Excellence to support…
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Walmart Foundation invests nearly US$2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’ in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over 6000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh will move to an improved business model for better…
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Using Photovoice to assess impacts of behavior change nutrition activities in Kenya
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Novel ways are being explored to make nutrition interventions more effective and efficient in Kenya.…
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