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How do earthquakes shape economic behavior?
14.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
The economic cost of natural disasters is usually expressed in physical terms: Destruction of assets…
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In a grain of rice: Solutions for poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa
13.11.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
What tiny object is capable of lifting millions of people above the poverty line and…
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A breath of fresh air: New planting machinery offers solution to burning crisis in India
13.11.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
When the rice harvest season arrives in northwest India, farmers have only ten to twenty…
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Towards a sustainable future for cocoa: Conserving and celebrating cacao diversity
07.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Global efforts are underway to secure a sustainable future for a much-loved but highly vulnerable…
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Guardians of diversity: The network of genebanks helping to feed the world
07.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As part of global efforts to achieve sustainable development and address climate change, a network…
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A GIFT for generations to come: The fish ending poverty and hunger for millions
07.11.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Fish bred to address poverty and hunger have now reached 16 countries, with more to…
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International Women's Day: In the fight against malnutrition, empower women's groups first
06.03.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
March 6, 2018 IFPRI Blog Neha Kumar Agnes Quisumbing International Women's Day: In the fight…
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Policy seminar: Research shows next steps in reforming agriculture to boost nutrition
06.03.18-
Nutrition
March 6, 2018 IFPRI Blog Shelleka Darby Policy seminar: Research shows next steps in reforming…
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Lora Iannotti on livestock and animal-source foods at Berlin’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
06.03.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Lora Iannotti, associate dean for public health at the Brown School at Washington University, in St…
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First zinc maize variety launched to reduce malnutrition in Colombia
01.03.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
A new zinc-enriched maize variety was released in Colombia on February 23 to help combat…
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Is the Current Agriculture Technology Strategy Unsuitable for Getting Smallholders Out of Poverty?
23.02.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Currently, agriculture technology strategies are mostly based on implementing technologies and innov…
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Policy seminar: Boosting investments in healthy food systems to fight hunger and malnutrition
21.02.18-
Nutrition
February 21, 2018 IFPRI Blog Tea Franich Christine Campeau Policy seminar: Boosting investments in h…
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Adolescent nutrition: Overlooked problem, lasting consequences
20.02.18-
Nutrition
Adolescents account for nearly one-third of the global population. With the incredible amount of phy…
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Scaling up biofortified crops: Which ones, where and when?
13.02.18-
Nutrition
In 2017 HarvestPlus developed a new, 5-year strategic plan for 2018-2022. The goal of this strate…
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Accelerating progress to meet 2030 goals to improve child and maternal nutrition
09.02.18-
Nutrition
February 9, 2018 IFPRI Blog Purnima Menon Stuart Gillespie Pratima Mathews Accelerating progress to …
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Agriculture is key for economic transformation, food security, and nutrition
08.02.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
February 8, 2018 Guest post Justin Yifu Lin Agriculture is key for economic transformation, food…
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Leadership, accountability, and setting priorities are key to end hunger and undernutrition
29.01.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Jan 27, 2018 Press Statement Leadership, accountability, and setting priorities are key to end hunge…
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FTA’s research domain on livelihood systems receives strong rating
29.01.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
Photo by SK Dalal/ICRAF Following the revision and resubmission of Flagship 2 on livelihood system…
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Livestock production for food security and nutrition
23.01.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Jan 20, 2018 Press Statement Livestock production for food security and nutrition Statement by Sheng…
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Farm Size and Productivity - Lessons from Recent Literature
23.01.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Farm size is at the heart of current policy debates over issues such as land…
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Deadly Sweet Sugar (Caijing)
16.01.18-
Nutrition
Jan 16, 2018 In the News Deadly Sweet Sugar (Caijing) IFPRI's Kevin Chen proposes sugar…
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Orphan crops for improving diets
12.01.18-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Photo by K. Kehlenbeck/ICRAF Orphan crops, so-called because they are considered neglected and under…
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Book Release: Pulses for Nutrition in India: Changing Pattern from Farm to Fork
22.12.17-
Nutrition
Dec 27, 2017 Press Release Book Release: Pulses for Nutrition in India: Changing Pattern from…
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Food Assistance Remains a Critical Safety Net for the Poor and Vulnerable
28.09.17-
Nutrition
Sep 28, 2017 Press Release Food Assistance Remains a Critical Safety Net for the Poor…
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