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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$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Digital defenses: Can high-tech insurance flood-proof vulnerable farmers?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)14.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
When climate disasters strike, farmers are among the first to feel the consequences. This was…
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Soil-borne pathogen new to chickpea growing regions in India detected
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Food security
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Health
A soil-borne pathogen, new to chickpea growing regions in India, was detected during a real-time…
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Bigger, bolder, high-yielding confectionery groundnut variety released in Karnataka, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A superior export-quality confectionery groundnut variety that comes with a higher benefit-cost rati…
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Legumes grow money: Success script of seed systems in Malawi
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
An estimated US$ 40 million per annum, up from US$ 17 million in 2009, was…
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Multi-national company nurtures a Climate-Smart Village, facilitates return of migrant farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Plummeting groundwater levels and adverse rainfall patterns forced farmers in Buchinelli village in …
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‘Data streaming from the spectrometer’: a new dawn for soil assessments
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)13.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
For over two decades, the Soils Theme of World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in collaboration with partners…
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A food system integration story: Fish with roots, tubers and bananas
WorldFish13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
What do catfish and bananas have in common? No, this is not a riddle or…
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Key recommendations to boost small-scale aquaculture in inland Myanmar
WorldFish13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Small-scale aquaculture is a vital source of food and income in Myanmar. At present, it…
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Alison Bentley to be new Global Wheat Program director
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)13.08.20In November 2020, Alison Bentley will be joining the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cente…
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No such thing as waste: full-purpose crops a double boon for people and livestock
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.08.20Photo: From India to Ethiopia, crop residues - the 'leftovers' after crops have been harvested…
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Zinc study suggests possible role for biofortification in addressing non-communicable diseases
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.08.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Laura Pompano and Erick Boy The double burden of malnutrition is a rapidly growing…
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Creative solutions to deliver planting material under lockdown
International Potato Center (CIP)10.08.20With lockdowns, curfews and other constraints along food supply chains, many farmers have struggled …
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Policy seminar: How food businesses are coping with COVID-19
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Swati Malhotra The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the world’s economy, food syste…
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New ICRISAT groundnut varieties to be available from the next season
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)10.08.20Photo: ICRISAT scientists Dr Janila Pasupuleti (L) and Dr Pooran Gaur (R) presenting packs of…
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Malawi officially releases its first improved chickpea and finger millet varieties
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)10.08.20Photo: (L) Finger millet on-station trial at Chitedze research station. (R) On-farm chickpea trial i…
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What have we learned about the Science of Scaling?
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)09.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One Acre Fund works with approximately 450,000 farm households in Rwanda, and is collaborating with…
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Launch of the ICRISAT Annual Report 2019
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
2019 was a year of many firsts… And we are glad to have rolled out…
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Malawi officially releases its first improved chickpea and finger millet varieties
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.08.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
High-yielding chickpea and finger millet varieties with yield potential of up to 3 tons per…
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