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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

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As entire countries go on lockdown, factories close and international air travel grinds to a hal…

COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

17.03.20

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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…

Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands

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

13.03.20

Food security
Health

Of the 12 interventions identified for agriculture by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in…

People undergo temperature screenings at a building in Chengdu, China. Restrictions to control COVID-19 have slowed economies but not yet seriously disrupted food security.

As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

12.03.20

Food security
Health

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…

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…

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…

Shoppers stock up on food supplies in reaction to news of spreading disease

Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.03.20

Food security
Health

The COVID-19 outbreak is showing a new trend. While the situation in China has improved…

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…

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 …

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�…

Farmer Chandrakant Deshmukh with Phule Vikram crop.

Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea

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

28.02.20

Food security
Health

Machine-harvestable chickpea variety ‘Phule Vikram’, which was launched two years ago in India, …

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…

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…

Policy seminar: Introducing the Food Systems Dashboard

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

25.02.20

Food security
Health

With as many as 32 major reports on food systems out in the past few…

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…

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
Health

The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…

Aflasafe can reduce exposure to cancer-causing toxins and promote farmer access to premium markets

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

06.02.20

Health

“If someone eats this maize, which may contain high aflatoxin levels, they may die and…

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8 reads on how coronavirus could swing the battle against climate change

COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses

Brokering research crucial for climate-proofing drylands

As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet

Policy seminar: The changing challenges of hidden hunger

How wasps are used to control the destructive cowpea pest—Maruca vitrata

Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency

Coronavirus Threat Looms Large for Low-Income Cities

Linking iron-biofortified beans and physical performance

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

We need a new approach, or another coronavirus is inevitable

Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea

AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa

Viral flash points? Poor urban settlements are highly vulnerable to the risk of the new coronavirus

Policy seminar: Introducing the Food Systems Dashboard

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

How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak

Aflasafe can reduce exposure to cancer-causing toxins and promote farmer access to premium markets