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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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Whole grains
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.20-
Nutrition
The most recent dietary guidelines provided by the World Health Organization and other international…
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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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Study shows high-iron beans improve women’s physical performance
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)10.03.20-
Nutrition
Iron-biofortified beans improved iron status and physical performance of iron-deficient Rwandan wome…
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International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.03.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers…
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New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.03.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new project aimed at improving food and nutrition security in Mali by enhancing crop…
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Time to act on malnutrition in all its forms in West Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)03.03.20-
Nutrition
This post, which originally appeared on Transform Nutrition West Africa, explores how West Africa is…
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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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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
AfricaRice27.02.20-
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
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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Guardian.ng: Valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in fast-rising streams
IWMI19.02.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
“For countries to progress, there is a need to invest in a supportive regulatory and…
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Harnessing the sweetpotato’s potential
International Potato Center (CIP)17.02.20-
Nutrition
Sweetpotatoes can be grown on marginal land with few inputs, and orange-fleshed varieties can make…
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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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Policy seminar: Can trade ensure food security and access to diverse and sustainable nutrition?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.02.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The global trade conflicts of the past couple of years have created uncertainty for agriculture,…
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The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …
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Diversifying diets and incomes sources in Malawi with orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes
International Potato Center (CIP)30.01.20-
Nutrition
Diet diversification and food security in Malawi are distinct challenges as most farmers are used…
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On vegan diets and brain nutrients—some unsettling research reports in a (surprisingly) still murky research area
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Meat and Eggs, by Felix Vallotton, 1918 (via Wikiart). The vegan diet is low in—or,…
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A4NH researchers publish systematic literature review on indices of diet quality
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)26.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A4NH researchers with Wageningen University & Research and Bioversity International conducted a …
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Critical literature review sheds light on drivers of food systems
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)26.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The rapid transformation of food systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, will hav…
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