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Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia have embraced small-scale mechanization thanks to an in…

Farming scene in the highlands of Ethiopia (ILRI/Apollo Habtamu).

Two ILRI-affiliated postdoctoral scientists receive Soulsby Fellowships for One Health research

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

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Lisa Cavalerie and Mark Nanyingi, postdoctoral scientists affiliated with the International Livestoc…

To counter COVID-19 in Nepal, we must support small-scale women farmers

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

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COVID 19 has exposed the deeply embedded social and economic inequalities in human societies. The…

Modeling the impacts of new policies on water quality in Burkina Faso

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When scientists turn to modeling, it is to investigate possible scenarios that cannot, for one…

Roadside market. Mozambique, Angonia province (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann).

ILRI teams up with research partners to launch CGIAR COVID-19 Hub

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

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The International Livestock Research Institute has teamed up with the International Food Policy Rese…

Climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia and beyond: ‘We need to amplify the lessons’

23.06.20

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Jim Hallett of the Society for Ecological Restoration reviews major recent book by World Agroforestr…

World’s largest public agricultural research network launches COVID-19 Hub to support global scientific response

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

23.06.20

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Image of the full virion (complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell)…

How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

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By Katrina Kosec and Catherine Ragasa Policy makers and researchers tracking the impacts of COVID-19…

Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…

Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?

With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of…

Turning many into one: CGIAR network restructures

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

International agricultural science is facing a new era. The research network CGIAR decided on a…

Policy seminar: Micronutrients in emergencies – how can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

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By Aynsley Morris The COVID-19 pandemic and associated business shutdowns and other control measures…

A video is worth a million sweetpotato vines

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Farmer-to-farmer training videos create demand for orange fleshed sweetpotatoes (OFSP) and high-qual…

Alimentación en tiempos de pandemia: Realismo sin magia

19.06.20

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By Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla El día 2 de junio, el programa de Latinoamérica y el Caribe…

Small-scale fisheries as integral and integrated in the Sustainable Development Goals

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19.06.20

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“The Sustainable Development Goals provide the most comprehensive vision for development that the …

Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response. Some lessons to boost their effectiveness.

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

18.06.20

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By Daniel Gilligan The poor and other vulnerable groups are suffering the most negative consequences…

Working across institutions and disciplines for science-based responses to fight COVID-19 in Ethiopia