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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Bigger, bolder, high-yielding confectionery groundnut variety released in Karnataka, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A superior export-quality confectionery groundnut variety that comes with a higher benefit-cost rati…
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A food system integration story: Fish with roots, tubers and bananas
WorldFish13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
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Nutrition
What do catfish and bananas have in common? No, this is not a riddle or…
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Key recommendations to boost small-scale aquaculture in inland Myanmar
WorldFish13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Small-scale aquaculture is a vital source of food and income in Myanmar. At present, it…
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Zinc study suggests possible role for biofortification in addressing non-communicable diseases
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.08.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Laura Pompano and Erick Boy The double burden of malnutrition is a rapidly growing…
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Malawi officially releases its first improved chickpea and finger millet varieties
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.08.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
High-yielding chickpea and finger millet varieties with yield potential of up to 3 tons per…
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New ICRISAT groundnut varieties to be available from the next season
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.08.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two new groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content developed by ICRISAT in association with…
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Harvesting crop data from space to increase climate and nutrition security
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)04.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
As the crew of Apollo 13 famously understated when their spacecraft was shaken by an…
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2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Rising hunger and COVID-19 present formidable challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Khiem Nguyen Almost 690 million people went hungry around the world in 2019, an…
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Policy seminar: The impacts and legacy of IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Khiem Nguyen Launched in 1993 and recently concluded, IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative was an o…
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CIP’s Andean Initiative takes flight
International Potato Center (CIP)24.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
A fascinating 90-minute international panel discussion this morning kicked off the International Pot…
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2020 Global Food Policy Report: Emerging challenges of building inclusive food systems in South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.07.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
By Rebika Laishram In South Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the largest disruption of…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.07.20-
Health
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Nutrition
In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)22.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new paper examines Vietnam’s regulatory regime surrounding planting material of vegetatively pro…
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Indian diets fall short of EAT-Lancet reference recommendations for human and planetary health
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Manika Sharma, Avinash Kishore, Devesh Roy, Kuhu Joshi, and Khiem Nguyen Many developing countrie…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in central India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)20.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Photo: Dr Shrikant L Sawargonkar, IGKV, observing state multilocation trials in Raipur (2019). ICRIS…
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Policy seminar: No backsliding – reorienting food and health systems to protect nutrition in a global pandemic
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
By Janet Hodur The COVID-19 pandemic—and the resulting economic crisis and disrupted food and heal…
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Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive, resilient and safe future
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)13.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
COVID-19 has brought the world to a grinding halt. Alarmingly, this includes severe impact on…
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Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods a…
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