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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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How can we respond to climate security crises in Africa? An expert discussion on the Africa Climate Security Observatory
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)21.10.21Photo credit: Staff Sgt Erik Cardenas Authors Frans Schapendonk, Giulia Caroli, Peter Laderach, Graz…
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CGIAR Makes Commitment at UNFSS for Food Systems Transformation
CGIAR20.10.21CGIAR Managing Director of Global Engagement and Innovation, Kundhavi Kadiresan, joined heads of sta…
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A new publication in Nature Reports on how Farming with Alternative Pollinators improves smallholder farmers' incomes significantly
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)19.10.21-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
An open-access paper in Nature reports on the significant advantages of using the low-cost Farming…
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Economic workshop: Fostering China’s integrated urban-rural development
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.10.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY QIYUN HUANG China faces ongoing challenges integrating the economies of its rural and urban…
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ICARDA Presents Achievements in India’s Grand Agricultural Exhibition
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.10.21ICARDA’s Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) in Madhya Pradesh, India and a number of leading…
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Perfecting the potato, with help from Peru’s farmers
International Potato Center (CIP)16.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This World Food Day, the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new disease-resistant potato …
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International Day of Rural Women 2021: Overcoming pandemic and climate challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
BY CLAUDIA RINGLER AND ELIZABETH BRYAN The International Day of Rural Women (Oct. 15) was establis…
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Rural women revolutionize the fight against malnutrition in Odisha, India
WorldFish15.10.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Linking locally-sourced aquatic foods with food and nutrition policies in the coastal state of …
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Rangeland Women: Why Supporting Them Could Save Tunisia’s Degraded Ecosystems
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)14.10.21-
Gender equality
Across the drylands, there is a widespread misconception surrounding rural women's involvement in ra…
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Global research effort sets the stage for an aquatic food future
WorldFish14.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Food systems account for half of the earth’s biocapacity and are responsible for 25 percent of…
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Four strategies to achieve inclusive and equitable aquatic food systems
WorldFish14.10.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) gender scientists recommend four pathways to…
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A Path to Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: Enhancing Science to Support the Agribusiness Ecosystem
CGIAR13.10.21For more than 300 million people in Africa, maize is the most important dietary staple. Prod…
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Five ways crop breeding can benefit rural women
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding13.10.21-
Gender equality
Too often, agricultural progress is inhibited by innovations designed by and for men. But what…
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Harnessing the nourishing potential of aquatic foods in India
WorldFish13.10.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A panel of food and nutrition security experts discussed the benefits of sustainable aquatic foods…
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The Future of Food is Wild
International Potato Center (CIP)12.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their…
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Fifty years of cassava breeding
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)12.10.21-
Food security
Kasetsart 50 is a progeny that would make any parent proud. KU 50, as it’s…
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Business, researchers, farmers, NGOs and governments team up for sustainable cacao in South America
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.10.21-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Agroecological Regenerative Cocoa (ARC) project, which involves CGIAR centers, Conservation Inte…
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Building climate resilience into Bangladesh's coastal communities
WorldFish12.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
Around the world, aquatic food systems provide meaningful livelihoods for 60 million people and sust…
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