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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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AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for 2019
AfricaRice15.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This is an annual award, which was instituted by AfricaRice in honor of the late…
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A Homecoming for Rice
CGIAR Genebank Platform12.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
AfricaRice will open its new genebank later this year, in Mbe, Cote d’Ivoire. But first,…
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A roadmap to guide regreening in Mali
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)11.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Government, researchers and development agencies are creating a roadmap for restoration in Mali to e…
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Kenyan value chains are crucial for regreening efforts
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)09.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Researchers show development of value chains is important for restoring degraded land in Kenya. Deve…
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Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.04.19-
Biodiversity
KU Leuven and Bioversity International today sign a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of…
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Seed companies in West Africa eye pearl millet hybrid with 70% higher yield potential
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A newly developed pearl millet hybrid, with 70% yield-gain potential and high disease resistance, ha…
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Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
AfricaRice02.04.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Using the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework to assess land health in Rwanda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)02.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework methodology, developed by World Agroforestry, is one of …
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Technologies for land restoration showcased
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)01.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
With Africa lagging behind in efforts to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land, widespread…
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Mushrooms for prosperity in Chin State
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A mushroom research and training programme in Myanmar is aiming to lift farmers out of…
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Learning from past initiatives for expanding the scale of land restoration in Africa
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Former ways have been reviewed and new approaches put forward at a major conference on…
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Rice-fish farming could help boost farmers’ income in Myanmar’s “rice bowl”
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
MAUBIN Township, Myanmar—Aquaculture production in rice-based cropping systems could potentially b…
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IRRI, WorldFish and Myanmar work together to optimize rice-fish farming productivity
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
IRRI, together with WorldFish and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation of Myanmar …
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Fixing forests: how Decision Analysis is working on the ground in East Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)24.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Among East Africa’s biodiversity hotspots is the Desa’a forest, which borders Tigray and Afar in…
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Flood-Based Livelihoods Symposium: Harnessing the potential of flood water
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Researchers, governments and development agencies are hastening to harness the potential of floodwat…
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Restoring drylands and empowering farmers: lessons from the Drylands Development Programme
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Successful land restoration needs human capacity, innovative technologies and mass participation. Th…
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Beating Famine turns its attention to the Sahel
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Land is being restored in Africa’s dry Sahel region to ensure food security The semi-arid…
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