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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
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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
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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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Good Nutrition is Crucial for the Coronavirus Vaccine to Work Effectively
CGIAR26.11.20-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Vaccines are harder to deliver and potentially less effective at stimulating an immune response in…
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New Study: CGIAR Innovations Reach Nearly 80 Percent of Ethiopia’s Rural Households
CGIAR09.11.20An independent study published last month has documented the extensive reach of CGIAR-related agricu…
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Update on the CGIAR research response to COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)14.01.21-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis and massive disruptions to economies and…
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CGIAR researchers share COVID-19 work from across the system
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)13.01.21-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
One key function of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, established in July 2020, is to gather…
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WEF event: Building gender equitable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.21-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By SOKHNA SALL SECK Empowering women and girls and the recognition and respect of their…
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Forman Lecture: Ellen Piwoz’s playbook for the future of global nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.01.21-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN When Ellen Piwoz joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2007, th…
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Establishing guidelines and engaging stakeholders to promote high-oleic peanut value chain in India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21Demand for peanut oil in India is increasing and a dependable supply of quality seed…
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Young Malian researchers gear up for grand challenges with crop modeling
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21UE-APSAN Mali project trains next generation of modeling experts Budding agricultural researchers ar…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21To meet the growing global market demand for protein-rich chickpea, scientists have created new vari…
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Strategizing on a national seed system in Kenya with special focus on climate-resilient crops
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A national seed systems strategy with special focus on drought tolerant crops such as sorghum…
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Historical socio-economic data critical for research and policy making, say agricultural economists
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21ICRISAT’s socio-economic data sets for India at the district and village levels, collated over sev…
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GLDC Newsletter 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21It has been a year of both tremendous challenge and growth. Amid a global pandemic…
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New sorghum hybrid with preferred market traits developed in partnership with Zimbabwean seed company
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A new disease-resistant sorghum hybrid with 23-34% higher yield, best suited for brewing, food and…
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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Brainstorming sessions on groundnut value chain innovations
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21Groundnut innovations with large kernels and high oleic content preferred by the confectionery indus…
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IITA-CSAT scaling activity flourishes; welcomes Norwegian Ambassador to Mali
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21The IITA-Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies (CSAT) project continues to advance with activitie…
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FFAR grant develops climate-resilient wheat
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)11.01.21-
Climate
Wheat constitutes 20% of all calories and protein consumed, making it a cornerstone of the…
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Press Release: FFAR Grant Develops Climate-Resilient Wheat
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat11.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
FFAR + CIMMYT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Brian Oakes, FFAR: 202-604-5756, boakes@founda…
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Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)11.01.21-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Hugo Campos and Michael Quinn In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and…
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