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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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My First Dialogue on the Path to the 2021 Food Systems Summit
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)14.07.21-
Food security
By Erika Eliana MosqueraI had heard about the Food Systems Summit, the major event the…
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From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.07.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving…
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Building Food System Country Profiles to support decision-making in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.07.21-
Food security
Much of the work on food systems to date has relied on fragmented and disparate…
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As a decade of ecosystem restoration kicks off, don’t forget the people
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.21-
Environmental health
Global ecosystem restoration efforts are often measured by billions of trees planted or square kilom…
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Reawakened: The Lexicon launches global storytelling challenge for biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.06.21-
Biodiversity
Petaluma, CA — The Lexicon, a North America-based NGO that creates collective impact campaigns to…
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A new site for banana-related research
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.21-
Biodiversity
The Alliance-managed website MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across th…
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Moving forward with sustainable forage-based livestock production systems in Colombia
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.06.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
Sustainability is a word that is used more and more often these days. Although the…
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New project: fostering human rights in food systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.06.21-
Food security
The Alliance is part of a multidisciplinary consortium recently awarded $3.8 million to launch the…
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Devra Jarvis: thoughts and thanks after 25 years with the Alliance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.05.21-
Biodiversity
This spring, Dr. Devra Jarvis retired as a Principal Scientist and Team Leader for Agrobiodiversity…
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Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.05.21-
Food security
Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to…
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New tool that projects the future of coffee gives coffee producers recommendations that can help them strengthen their decision-making processes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.05.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The global pandemic and extreme weather events have intensified the problems faced by small producer…
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin American rice sector: Situation analysis and perspectives
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Nutrition
With over 2.3 million confirmed cases to date, and more than a third of the…
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The Pollination Services of Forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Biodiversity
Since they are a vital part of the reproduction process of many plants, a decline…
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From the field: climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.05.21-
Biodiversity
Watch the video and read more about the Alliance’s ongoing work to increase farmers’ resilience…
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Working to make gender research actionable in Honduras
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.05.21-
Environmental health
Given the challenge of making gender approaches and concepts actionable, especially the concept of w…
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Supporting the Food System Dialogues for Honduras ahead of UN summit
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.05.21-
Food security
We have never had a better understanding of the need to transform food systems. The…
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El Niño can help predict cacao harvests up to 2 years in advance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.04.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researcher…
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Understanding basic gender concepts
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Gender concepts have evolved over the years. Old concepts have been refined or replaced with…
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