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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Creating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Food Systems: Insights from the G20 MACS Meeting 2023
01.05.23The Annual Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20) G20 Member States, Inv…
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New bean genome unveils potential to boost food security and resilience in drought-prone regions
28.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Results pave way for genetic improvements of native legume to promote widespread cultivation that co…
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HarvestPlus: Twenty years of enriching diets with biofortification
28.04.23-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
by Arun Baral OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 It is an important year for biofortification: 2023…
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Improving biosecurity practices of finfish aquaculture in Bangladesh
28.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Finfish biosecurity in Bangladesh is a growing concern due to the high demand for fish…
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What do we know about the future of agri-food systems in Southeast Asia?
27.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
By Nhuong Tran, Harold Glenn Valera, Chin Yee Chan, Valerien Pede, Yee Mon Aung Food, land,…
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Reconciling culture, livelihood and conservation through community fishing in Assam
27.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous fishing is a long-standing tradition that continues to be practiced today. Although it is…
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Regional task force explores ways to improve the uptake of East Coast fever vaccines in eastern and southern Africa
27.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
East Coast fever (ECF) is a deadly cattle disease caused by the tick-borne parasite Theileria…
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New molecular tool can enhance genomic-based surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus
27.04.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute and research partners from Kenya, Rwa…
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What do we know about the future of food, land and water systems in West and Central Africa?
26.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
By Dolapo Enahoro, Charles Mensah, and Sika Gbegbelegbe Food, land, and water systems face daunting…
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Eastern European farmers protest gluts of Ukraine food exports: The struggle to keep solidarity lanes open
26.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
by Rob Vos and Joseph Glauber OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Following fierce farm protests over…
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Solving global nutrition and dietary challenges requires more than the protein transition
26.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
“Eat more plant-based, fewer animal-sourced foods” is the dominant message from recent debates o…
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IRRI inks MoU with Uttar Pradesh agricultural universities
26.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
UTTAR PRADESH, India (21 April 2023) The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a Memor…
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IRRI completes Excellence Through Stewardship global audit
26.04.23LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (24 April 2023) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently compl…
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Global food system delegates join a One Health learning journey in Vietnam
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A One Health approach for improved food safety, food security and sustainable food systems was…
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Twenty Years of Enriching Diets with Biofortification
25.04.23Over 86 million people in farming households are now eating biofortified foods. Biofortification is …
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IRRI deepens its partnership with the Government of India through ICAR
25.04.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
IRRI and ICAR have signed a five-year work plan, strengthening the 60-year relationship between Indi…
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What’s science got to do with it? Meet the first cohort from the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Program
25.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
The world is facing a growing challenge in feeding a growing population while also addressing…
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New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa
25.04.23-
Food security
Solar irrigation holds huge promise for food security, income generation and climate resilience in S…
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