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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
CGIAR15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.01.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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Two-fold increase in varietal adoption in seven years – a chickpea tale from Ethiopia
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Adoption of improved chickpea varieties increased more than two-fold in seven years, shows data from…
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Three new farmer-preferred sorghum varieties released in Malawi
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Three new improved sorghum varieties have been released in Malawi after extensive trials. Pilira 3,…
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Pop sorghum, doughnuts and hammer mills: Nigerian teens see the fun side of agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If the teenagers studying in a secondary school in Nigeria ever thought that agriculture was…
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Decoding increased disease and insect-pest attacks on crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT reaches out to farmers in four Indian states With an aim to record the…
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Promoting dual-purpose sorghum and vegetable sack gardens for better nutrition in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Demonstration of improved, dual-purpose sorghum varieties and an innovative method called vegetable …
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Three new UN resolutions focus on plant health, pulses and food safety
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.12.18-
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The United Nations General Assembly has declared two new ‘International Days’ and one ‘Year’…
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Odisha to move beyond paddy, to focus on millets and legumes
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.12.18-
Food security
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Odisha plans to diversify its agriculture beyond popular cash crops with emphasis on legumes and…
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Making smallholder farmers more secure: ICRISAT’s contribution to climate research
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.12.18-
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As nations from around the globe debate the impacts of climate change and discuss sustainable…
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Three weeks to make tastier, healthier crop residues for animal feed
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.11.18-
Biodiversity
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A 21-day treatment process to improve the nutritive value as well as taste of crop…
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How ICRISAT saved a lifetime’s worth of water over just three years
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.11.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT-Patancheru has been saving over 100,000 liters of potable water every day since 2015. That…
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New methods in implementing an irrigation scheme bring notable impact
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.11.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Efficient water use, higher crop yields and improved farmer incomes Impacts of huge investments in…
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New methods in implementing an irrigation scheme bring notable impact
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Efficient water use, higher crop yields and improved farmer incomes Impacts of huge investments in…
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Significant progress in pearl millet pre-breeding to develop drought- and blast-resistant varieties
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.11.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Efforts to develop pearl millet with improved resistance to drought and blast disease recently got…
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Jakunbe: New sorghum variety making a difference in lives of Burkina Faso farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.11.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
An improved, early-maturing sorghum variety is helping farmers in Burkina Faso attain nutritional an…
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Key to a healthy, sustainable world: Partnership and collaboration in agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.11.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Is the world prepared to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050? What role do…
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Boosting confidence in farm innovations – Simulating impact with systems modelling tools
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.11.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Can farm earnings be estimated before doing anything on the ground? A new tool promises…
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