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Ms Zuwena Hamisi Chipangula runs the Tunduru Agro-Dealer shop in Tanzania. Photo: Ndichu J

A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

03.04.20

Gender equality
Nutrition

Charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project This compilation of real-life ‘impact�…

IRRI committed to working with partners, governments to ensure continued food and nutrition security amid COVID-19 outbreak

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

03.04.20

Food security
Nutrition

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across almost 200 countries and territories around the world…

A mother prepares flat bread from pearl millet in Andhra Pradesh, India

COVID19 Highlights Need To Ensure Good Nutrition

HarvestPlus

31.03.20

Health
Nutrition

“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” This well-known quote from Hippocrates…

Nutrix – the big reach of small fish in nourishing Cambodia

WorldFish

31.03.20

Nutrition

Lyndon Paul offers a tube-shaped wafer for me to try. It fractures as I bite,…

Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

30.03.20

Health
Nutrition

By Stuart Gillespie and Alan Whiteside Given the speed at which COVID-19 is spreading, we must…

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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…

Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

11.03.20

Health
Nutrition

Global efforts to improve nutrition require approaches that focus on the entire food system, leading…

A woman in Rwanda holds a tub of biofortified climbing beans. Biofortified crops, on their way to feeding 1 billion people by 2030, have proven an effective way to improve diets, reflecting the close connections between agriculture and nutrition.

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…

International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.03.20

Gender equality
Nutrition

Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers…

Delegates during the launch meeting of APSAN-Mali project at ICRISAT-Samanko in Mali. Photo: N Diakite, ICRISAT

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
Nutrition

A new project aimed at improving food and nutrition security in Mali by enhancing crop…

A woman in Niger measures her baby's arm circumference—part of a program that teaches mothers to regularly monitor for signs of malnutrition. Such integrated nutrition interventions can play a key role in improving overall public health, according to IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Harold Alderman.

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…

A woman holds a package of iron-biofortified beans at a Rwandan agricultural fair. A new study shows that providing such beans to iron-deficient women in Rwanda improved their ability to perform physical work.

Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

03.03.20

Health
Nutrition

Deficiency in key dietary micronutrients remains a significant nutrition problem in low- and middle-…

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
Nutrition

Graphic by the Aldas Project, 2012. ‘Following a two-day, DC-based workshop entitled “Saturated …

AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa

AfricaRice

27.02.20

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…

Guardian.ng: Valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in fast-rising streams

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

19.02.20

Food security
Nutrition

“For countries to progress, there is a need to invest in a supportive regulatory and…

Ms Cheryl L Anderson, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa Bureau, USAID, Dr Ramadjita Tabo, Research Program Director, WCA, ICRISAT and Mr Scott Dobberstein, Mission Director, USAID Mali, discussing the results. Photo: N Diakité, ICRISAT

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
Nutrition

USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A…

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
Nutrition

The global trade conflicts of the past couple of years have created uncertainty for agriculture,…

The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

31.01.20

Food security
Nutrition

Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …

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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition

IRRI committed to working with partners, governments to ensure continued food and nutrition security amid COVID-19 outbreak

COVID19 Highlights Need To Ensure Good Nutrition

Nutrix – the big reach of small fish in nourishing Cambodia

Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security

Whole grains

Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger

Study shows high-iron beans improve women’s physical performance

International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh

New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people

Time to act on malnutrition in all its forms in West Africa

Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance

US nutrition experts say limits on saturated fats should no longer be recommended to reduce heart disease

AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa

Guardian.ng: Valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in fast-rising streams

Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali

Policy seminar: Can trade ensure food security and access to diverse and sustainable nutrition?

The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?