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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 hungerÂ
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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Climate-smart innovations can boost aquatic food systems productivity in Bangladesh, says climate change expert
WorldFish20.10.20-
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Climate-smart innovations are urgently needed to help poor and vulnerable aquatic food system actors…
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Field Notes: Boosting small-scale aquaculture productivity in inland Myanmar
WorldFish19.10.20-
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Myanmar is one of the largest fish producers in the world. The country ranks among…
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Bethany Smith – Emerging Scientist Series
WorldFish19.10.20-
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Bethany Smith is a junior researcher working remotely from Australia for the WorldFish Myanmar team.…
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Indian PM Narendra Modi dedicates two ‘healthy oil’ groundnut varieties on World Food Day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content, developed by ICRISAT together with the Indian…
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The Failing Food Systems: Can Aquatic Foods turn the tide?
WorldFish15.10.20-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Currently, 2 billion people around the world lack access to diverse, nutritious, and safe diets…
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How taking a systems approach to water will help to meet our future food needs
IWMI15.10.20-
Nutrition
On World Food Day, Dr. Mark Smith, Director General of the International Water Management Institute…
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Biofortified Crops Map and New Table Show Global Reach Of Nutritious Staples
HarvestPlus14.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
HarvestPlus released an updated global map of biofortified staple crops showcasing that 63 countri…
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Experts review policy innovation to improve milk safety in informal markets
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A new research report (Oct 2020) by scientists from the International Institute for Environment and…
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Against the grain: New paper reveals the overlooked health benefits of maize and wheat
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)12.10.20-
Nutrition
Cereal crops like maize and wheat deserve greater consideration as part of a healthy, nutritious…
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Effective research during COVID-19 and other food system shocks: Here’s 10 tips
WorldFish12.10.20-
Big data
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Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the market, trade and supply chains limiting food accessibility…
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Strong Women, Strong Nation
WorldFish12.10.20-
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Innovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help…
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IFPRI mentorship journeys: Developing insights into consumer demand for tilapia in urban Malawi
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.10.20-
Gender equality
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BY SANDRA FRÖBE-KALTENBACH AND CYNTHIA KAZEMBE Second of a two-part series on IFPRI Malawi’s Bun…
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A new digital hub to consolidate learnings from global food legume initiatives
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)02.10.20-
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To enable crop researchers and policymakers access information on the three Tropical Legumes project…
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COVID-19 pandemic offers opportunity to rethink status quo conservation efforts
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)29.09.20-
Nutrition
The coronavirus pandemic creates an opportunity to rethink generally accepted underperforming busine…
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Resilient, inclusive aquatic foods systems key to tackling climate change and COVID-19, say researchers
WorldFish25.09.20-
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Employing a systems approach to build the resilience of all actors in aquatic food systems…
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Promoting nonfarm businesses in Papua New Guinea can improve rural diets
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.09.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY GRACIE ROSENBACH ANDÂ EMILY SCHMIDT Rural nonfarm enterprises (NFEs) can provide a variety of ben…
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Catch-up growth cannot undo damage from undernutrition
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)20.09.20-
Nutrition
Linear growth retardation is a widely used marker of undernutrition. While the development community…
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WorldFish’s Shakuntala Thilsted joins experts to lead UN Food Systems Summit
WorldFish18.09.20-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish’s Program Leader for Value Chains and Nutrition Shakuntala Thilsted was appointed a…
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