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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 study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
The fall armyworm, an invasive insect-pest native to the Americas, has caused significant damage to…
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“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Michael Peters and his team have been developing tropical forage varieties that enable improved anim…
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EARTH DAY: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)22.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Palembang, Indonesia – Present day South Sumatra looks a lot different from its heyday as…
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Five ways food systems can make or break our Earth
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
From the year 2013 to 2016, Lao banana exports increased to $200 million, a tripling in…
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Earth Day 2019: Building common ground on sustainable governance of commons
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.04.19-
Environmental health
The celebration of Earth Day (April 22) reminds us that all species, including Homo sapiens, shar…
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Mobilizing youth for forestry development
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Youth leaders from the Asia and the Pacific discussed the crucial role of young people…
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To manage El Nino-related crop distress in eastern and southern Africa, invest in drought-tolerant seeds and better soil and water care
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
To mitigate the impact of the current drought affecting millions of farmers living in Kenya…
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What Cameroon can teach others about managing community forests
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.04.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A quarter of a century ago, Cameroon passed a law which gave people living on…
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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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Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)10.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, are…
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Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia
IWMI09.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative…
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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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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)08.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakehol…
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French agricultural research and CGIAR reinforce their scientific collaboration to the benefit of agriculture, food and climate change
CGIAR05.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Laying a strong foundation for a joint plan of action between CGIAR and France to…
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Well-meaning tenure reforms can’t quash land conflicts
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)04.04.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When countries revise their land and forest tenure laws, whereby rights are granted to people…
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Catalyzing partnerships for reforestation of degraded land
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.04.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In this second edition of the “Innovative finance for sustainable landscapes” interview series, …
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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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Assigning value to nature’s bounty
IWMI02.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin.…
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