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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
CGIAR12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
CGIAR09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
CGIAR26.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
CGIAR25.01.21-
Climate
World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Policy seminar: Collaboration, sustainability must be key focus for Argentina G20
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.03.18-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
March 2, 2018 IFPRI Blog Sara Gustafson Policy seminar: Collaboration, sustainability must be key fo…
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First zinc maize variety launched to reduce malnutrition in Colombia
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)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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Peru and Bioversity International sign an agreement to advance research on cocoa
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.03.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Out of 40 project proposals, the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru selected the top 6,…
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On the 10th anniversary of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a call for conserving the rest of the world's food
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.03.18-
Biodiversity
This week Ann Tutwiler was privileged to join the celebration of the 10th anniversary of…
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Germany and ILRI intensify scientific cooperation to protect consumer health in Africa and Europe
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.03.18-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
BfR Nairobi workshop participants (photo credit: BfR). BfR, Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk A…
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Gender integration and gender-responsive research
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry01.03.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been furt…
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Dr. Krishna Joshi appointed as IRRI Representative in Nepal
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)01.03.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Krishna Joshi as the Institute’s representative…
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Tewodaj Mogues selected as the Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellow 2018
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.02.18Feb 28, 2018 Press Statement Tewodaj Mogues selected as the Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellow 2018…
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Searching for pathways towards equitable and sustainable reservoir management
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)28.02.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The tropical savannas of Burkina Faso are under pressure from seasonal water scarcity, climat…
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates 10 years
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)28.02.18The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 10th anniversary on 26 February by receiving shipments…
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New CRP (GLDC) focuses on strengthening whole value chains
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)28.02.18-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Over 130 participants from 25 countries met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to confirm partners and…
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What’s the truth about the role of women in agriculture today?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)28.02.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Women produce 60-80 percent of the world’s food, and women are inherently better stewards of…
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Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton receives Crop Trust Legacy Award
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)28.02.18IRRI congratulates Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Genebank, for rec…
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Woman on a mission: Pushing for rights and a seat at the decision-making table
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry28.02.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR Rural women face a range of challenges across the environmental secto…
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Climate-smart agriculture is the future for smallholder farmers in Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)28.02.18Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is proposed as a solution to transform and reorient agricultural sys…
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Celebrating CGIAR “Global Gatekeepers” of Crop Diversity
CGIAR27.02.18-
Biodiversity
“Genebanks are the backbone of CGIAR innovation. They ensure that thousands of scientists – acr…
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Dr. Buyung Hadi appointed as IRRI's representative in Cambodia
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)27.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Buyung Hadi as the Institute’s representative…
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Stakeholders evaluate the impact of Alternate Wetting and Drying Technology in Bangladesh
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)27.02.18Irrigated rice in Bangladesh accounts for nearly half of the country’s rice output. However variab…
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