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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Shattering food, nutrition, and economic security barriers in Bangladesh through mixed farming systems
02.06.24-
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Mixed farming systems in traditional agricultural systems provide potentially many benefits for smal…
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Sowing a secure future: Belgium’s new Ark to nurture biodiversity
24.05.24-
Biodiversity
Two out of five plants are threatened or endangered. Biodiversity is suffering and many foods…
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Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security
22.05.24-
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ICRISAT joins the global community in celebrating the UN International Day for Biological Diversity,…
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Citizen Science Transforms Banana diversity Conservation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Thanks to the collective efforts of global citizens and scientists, the Musa Germplasm Information S…
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Transforming Global Food Systems: CGIAR’s Environmental Health and Biodiversity Platform Insights and Approach
19.05.24-
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In an era where the degradation of our environment is more evident than ever, the…
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Safeguarding Global Plant Diversity
12.05.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Day of Plant Health 2024 – marked on 12 May under the theme…
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5 takeaways for navigating the waters of agricultural innovation: Charting a course for responsible scaling
08.05.24-
Adaptation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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By Hanna Ewell To advance CGIAR's efforts to transform food systems in a responsible…
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Crop Diversity and Food Security – Highlights from Rabat
08.05.24-
Biodiversity
ICARDA was honored by the visit of H.E. Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture in Morocco,…
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ICRISAT Revolutionizes Crop Testing with Portable Technology
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Biodiversity
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Researchers at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) are le…
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Odisha revives grass pea cultivation to turn fallow lands into fertile grounds
29.04.24-
Biodiversity
Apart from its nutritional value, the grass pea can be grown as a relay crop…
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International Day of Forests: IITA Forest Center contributes to forest conservation in Nigeria
17.04.24-
Biodiversity
Every 21 March, we celebrate World Forest Day, a global reminder of the importance of…
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IITA Forest Center: innovative approaches to sustainable forest management
17.04.24-
Biodiversity
On 22 March, to celebrate the International Day of Forests, IITA–CGIAR and Wild Africa Fund or…
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Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists
04.04.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
A Machine Learning Engineer at SERVIR West Africa Program is strengthening the p-Locust platform for…
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Balancing food security, vertebrate biodiversity, and healthy rice agroecosystems in Southeast Asia
04.04.24-
Biodiversity
In Southeast Asia, as mechanization increases, there is a need to evaluate the impact of…
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Preservation of agrobiodiversity in Colombia: CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative trains smallholder farmers in the conservation of Colombian native maize seeds
15.02.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
By Sylvanus Odjo and Jessica González Regalado, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Co…
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Agrobiodiversity workshop in ASEAN: A step towards integrated conservation and use
22.01.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Preserving biodiversity in ASEAN member states is crucial for ensuring food security, resilience to …
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ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program conducts workshop on improving food and nutrition security in Laos
22.01.24-
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The Workshop on Improving Food and Nutrition Security through Regenerative Farming Systems, Enhanced…
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Native Species Restoring Degraded Silvopastoral Systems in Dry Regions
10.01.24-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Using native species to restore degraded silvopastoral systems in arid areas - a transformative solu…
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