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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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FEATURE: Why financing is tied to the future of a biodiverse planet
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)31.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
We will end the year 2019 without having completely achieved any of the Aichi Biodiversity…
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Linking local and global food systems for more healthy and sustainable communities
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Three new areas of investigation related to diets, nutrition and sustainability, starting with short…
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OPINION: Investing in soil health key to closing the yield gaps
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Even without climate change, there is an enormous challenge to meet the growing demand for…
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Could these crops save Peruvian forests?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As noted in a previous blog, a study conducted by CIAT confirms that cacao production…
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On farm: exploring the genetic diversity of RTB hotspots
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)24.07.19-
Biodiversity
This June, scientists from all over the world convened in the south of France for…
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Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Developed at ICRISAT, these lines have been selected by the All India Coordinated Research Project…
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The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Jean Goita has come a long way since his days as a grain producer in…
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Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a…
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Drylands Development Programme: changed lives in the Sahel
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Many farming families in dryland Africa have been struggling to feed themselves and lead a…
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AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
AfricaRice09.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with…
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Regreening activities kick-off in Somalia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)09.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Thousands of farmers are set to benefit from land restoration in the drought- and strife-stricken…
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New association formed to support smallholder native maize farmers in Mexico
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Expert Mexican scientists and farmer cooperatives have formed a non-profit organization to support s…
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The Seed of the Technology: ISTA conference generates interest in concerns of the drylands
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Discussions at the recently concluded congress of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) …
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Pause, reflect, learn, adapt
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
Land restoration targets and commitments have been set at global, regional, national and local level…
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Conservation agriculture meets relay cropping
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)28.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In 2003, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) designed a set of long-term trials…
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Zimbabwe’s First Lady emphasizes crop research during visit to ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Looking to pull rural communities out of poverty through millets and sorghum, Zimbabwe’s First Lad…
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The role of biodiversity in agroforestry and other types of smallholder farming
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The global supply and consumption of food has increased over the last 50 years. However,…
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Agrobiodiversity essential to sustainable food systems for the future
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)25.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A new book from MIT Press proposes and develops an expanded concept of agrobiodiversity, which,…
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