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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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WHEAT carries on in the “new normal” of COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat18.03.20-
Health
The CGIAR Research Program on Wheat and its lead center, the International Maize and Wheat…
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8 reads on how coronavirus could swing the battle against climate change
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)18.03.20-
Health
As entire countries go on lockdown, factories close and international air travel grinds to a hal…
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COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.03.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Nov. 2019 in Hubei Province, China, business activity in the…
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Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)13.03.20-
Food security
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Health
Of the 12 interventions identified for agriculture by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in…
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As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.03.20-
Food security
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Health
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…
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Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Global efforts to improve nutrition require approaches that focus on the entire food system, leading…
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How wasps are used to control the destructive cowpea pest—Maruca vitrata
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)07.03.20-
Health
Maruca vitrata, also known as Maruca pod borer, is one of the most devastating insect…
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Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.03.20-
Food security
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Health
The COVID-19 outbreak is showing a new trend. While the situation in China has improved…
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Coronavirus Threat Looms Large for Low-Income Cities
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)05.03.20-
Health
In our increasingly interconnected world, outbreaks of infectious diseases – such as Ebola, SARS a…
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Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Deficiency in key dietary micronutrients remains a significant nutrition problem in low- and middle-…
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US nutrition experts say limits on saturated fats should no longer be recommended to reduce heart disease
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Graphic by the Aldas Project, 2012. ‘Following a two-day, DC-based workshop entitled “Saturated …
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We need a new approach, or another coronavirus is inevitable
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.03.20-
Health
‘Until we start thinking of human and animal health as linked, another coronavirus is inevitable…
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Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.02.20-
Food security
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Health
Machine-harvestable chickpea variety ‘Phule Vikram’, which was launched two years ago in India, …
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
AfricaRice27.02.20-
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Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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Viral flash points? Poor urban settlements are highly vulnerable to the risk of the new coronavirus
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.02.20-
Health
Scene in Nairobi’s low-income Kibera settlement (photo credit: David Orgel/Flickr). A new guest bl…
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Policy seminar: Introducing the Food Systems Dashboard
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.02.20-
Food security
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Health
With as many as 32 major reports on food systems out in the past few…
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Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.02.20-
Health
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Nutrition
USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A…
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.02.20-
Food security
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Health
The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…
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