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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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New research published studying plants' diversity in arid and desert rangelands in Tunisia
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)25.05.21-
Biodiversity
Newly publish research explains how after an exceptional wet season in Tunisia in 2017/18, ICARDA…
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Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.05.21-
Food security
Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to…
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Buying into new seed
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)24.05.21-
Food security
The goal of the out-of-stock study is to improve an understanding of how farmers make…
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Biofortified sweetpotato making nutritious inroads in Zimbabwe
International Potato Center (CIP)24.05.21-
Nutrition
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major public health problem in Zimbabwe: One in four children betw…
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Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems: Consensus and gaps in the literature
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.05.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JEMIMAH NJUKI, HAZEL MALAPIT, SARAH EISSLER AND JESSICA WALLACH A large volume of research…
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“Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping’s Legacy: An agricultural innovation that helps feed the world
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)24.05.21Rice is a staple food and provides 20% of the daily calorie needs of more…
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After COVID-19: Where next for Climate Resilient Agricultural Development in the Global South?
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)24.05.21Nafees Meah and Sheetal Sharma Global food production is required to increase between 50–70% by…
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Agriculture and biodiversity conservation: five critical factors for success
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.05.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May reminds us that "When…
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Four questions with CIMMYT’s Maize Genebank Curator
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.21-
Biodiversity
Seeds are a cornerstone of food security. That is why the maize and wheat genebanks…
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Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.05.21-
Food security
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Health
Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers …
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New tool that projects the future of coffee gives coffee producers recommendations that can help them strengthen their decision-making processes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.05.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The global pandemic and extreme weather events have intensified the problems faced by small producer…
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A conservation conversation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.05.21-
Biodiversity
Germplasm banks around the world are protectors of genetic diversity, altogether preserving roughly …
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Model: Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.05.21-
Food security
BY EMILY SCHMIDT AND PAUL DOROSH In general, the COVID-19 pandemic has had only modest impacts…
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IRRI welcomes new Board of Trustees’ Chair and Vice-Chair
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)20.05.21Following the successful terms of IRRI Board of Trustees (BOT) Chair Jim Godfrey and Vice-Chair…
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AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Ethiopian and Uzbek Women
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)20.05.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Beekeeping has long been a traditional pursuit in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, where smallholders…
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin American rice sector: Situation analysis and perspectives
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Nutrition
With over 2.3 million confirmed cases to date, and more than a third of the…
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The Pollination Services of Forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Biodiversity
Since they are a vital part of the reproduction process of many plants, a decline…
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Charting a productive, sustainable future for small farms amid food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.05.21-
Food security
BY XINSHEN DIAO,THOMAS REARDON, ADAM KENNEDY AND JESSICA WALLACH While urbanization is shrinking ru…
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