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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-
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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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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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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
CGIAR18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene
WorldFish11.02.21-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Bernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and a professor of aquaculture and fi…
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Building Commercial Standards to Boost Trade in Nutrient Enriched Crops
HarvestPlus10.02.21-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In every step of commercial supply chains, purchasers look to standards to ensure that suppliers…
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Simple interventions embedded in a wider learning environment lead to big gains and systemic changes
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Impressive project findings from the use of the two synergistic interventions – Smart Water Manage…
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Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health…
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How online decision dashboards can make evidence more accessible for decision-makers
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)30.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
There is often a disconnect between science and decision-making, as the data needed to support…
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Breaking barriers to uptake of improved sorghum in Burkina Faso, one social media post at a time
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
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A small number of farmers pioneering seed production of a novel sorghum variety in Burkina…
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Ethiopia’s social safety net effective in limiting COVID-19 impacts on rural food insecurity
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.01.21-
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BY KIBROM A. ABAY, GUUSH BERHANE, JOHN HODDINOTT AND KIBROM TAFERE Multiple studies have documented…
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Policy seminar: Tackling the double burden of malnutrition with double-duty actions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.01.21-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The double burden of malnutrition—the combination of undernutrition (stunting, wasting, and micron…
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MAIZE delivers “valuable solutions” for critical needs, according to an external review
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) “uniquely fills a gap at the global and…
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Book: Global perspectives on agricultural development
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.01.21-
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BY KEIJIRO OTSUKA AND SHENGGEN FAN While agricultural development has long been linked to increased…
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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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Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda…
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Policymakers urged to prioritize aquatic foods to end malnutrition
WorldFish21.01.21-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Global policymakers and development funders have been urged to think of fish and other aquatic…
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Nutrition-sensitive approaches from pond to plate in Myanmar
WorldFish19.01.21-
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Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward dive…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish19.01.21-
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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Improving the prospects for breeding better bananas
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)18.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Progressive heterobeltiosis for bunch weight in bred ‘Matooke’ banana hybrids (NARITAs), when gr…
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Gender equity in the food environment: Considerations for low- and middle-income countries
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)18.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To truly understand the role of gender and inequities in the food system, nutrition and…
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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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