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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 hungerÂ
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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COVID-19 and global trade implications for food systems and healthy diets
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)21.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The authors consider rippling impacts of COVID-19 on trade as food system actors experience loss…
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IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.05.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DANIELLE RESNICK The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has stimulated multiple and varied polic…
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The German Federal Government supports Kenya’s efforts for COVID-19 testing
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.05.20-
Health
Scientists preparing samples in ILRI’s Biosafety Level III facilities at it’s Nairobi laboratori…
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The good and not-so-good news about the state of COVID-19 vaccine development: A primer from ILRI
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)16.05.20-
Health
Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), holds a week…
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Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India 
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A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to…
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COVID-19-related trade restrictions on rice and wheat could drive up prices and increase hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
BY TIMOTHY SULSER ANDÂ SHAHNILA DUNSTON Some governments have responded to alarms about possible COV…
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Australian Aid: COVID-19 and Water Resources Management
IWMI14.05.20-
Health
Reframing our priorities as a water sector The water sector has an important role to…
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Virtual seminar: IFPRI researchers on COVID-19 emerging problems and country-level responses
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.05.20-
Food security
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Health
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR COVID-19 is creating a range of new challenges for economic growth and…
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Integrating fish conservation with water sanitation during COVID-19 in Cambodia
WorldFish14.05.20-
Food security
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Health
In rural Cambodia, many households are burdened with having to collect and treat their own…
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Aflatoxin biocontrol product lowers maize, groundnut contamination in Senegal
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)12.05.20-
Health
Results from a new study show Aflasafe to be highly efficient at reducing aflatoxin contamination…
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Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Working closely with the Government of Odisha, ICRISAT has helped develop a mitigation strategy for…
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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
A look at how digital tools and technologies have been and could be used to…
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Double burden of COVID-19: Declining livelihood opportunities and aspiration failure among poor people
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis but an economic crisis too. In…
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Let’s not forget the quality of food in crisis, millet entrepreneurs speak out
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Pan-India survey highlights areas for government intervention A recent survey of millet entrepreneur…
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STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR
AfricaRice05.05.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-…
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Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the wa…
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Impact of COVID-19 on women working in the domestic sector in Hyderabad
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The recently extended lockdown in India, now in force until 3 May, is a necessary…
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