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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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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.11.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Foodborne disease is a significant threat to global health, and food safety is a growing…
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Nutrition Society of Nigeria annual conference: Opportunities for experience sharing across A4NH flagships, between Nigeria and Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)21.11.19-
Nutrition
The annual conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria held in Abuja in September 2019…
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Healthy diets feature both whole- and refined-grain foods, new study shows
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)20.11.19-
Nutrition
Grain-based foods — both whole-grain and refined, from which the bran has been removed —…
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Livestock in context: A plea for intellectual rigor and collegial disagreement
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.11.19-
Nutrition
Lawrence Haddad, the executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and 2018 World…
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Agroforestry: Development underdog headed for center stage in global sustainability efforts
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
“Essential.” “Obvious.” “The model of the future.” Last month, when more than 1,200 scie…
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Some lessons from a life in food policy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
When I was 15 years old, I learned something startling about myself. For the first…
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New chickpea breeding protocol promises to bring down varietal development time from 12 years to 6 years
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.11.19-
Nutrition
Rapid Generation Advancement promises to be a simple yet cost effective solution ICRISAT’s chickpe…
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The future of livestock in the developing world: myths, complexities and trade-offs
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The future of livestock in the developing world was one of the principal themes at…
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How do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, env…
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Policy seminar: What made Malawi’s community childcare centers successful platforms for an agriculture and nutrition program
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.11.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Community-based early childhood development centers have long provided affordable, quality care for …
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ILRI holds a livestock symposium at the International Tropical Agriculture Conference this week
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Tropical Agriculture Conference, TropAg2019, is being held next week in Brisbane, …
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This is ‘Livestock Month’ on Agrilinks: USAID’s Andrew Bisson on sustainable livestock for sustainable development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Andrew Bisson, livestock specialist for the Bureau for Food Security at the United States Agency…
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2019 CAER-IFPRI Annual International Conference: Promoting a quality-driven food system in China
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over the past seven decades, agricultural production has grown fast in China. According to a white…
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Food systems transformation: Uneven data, gaps hinder cross-country learning and comparison
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
A common set of food system indicators used across countries and over time would allow…
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Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security 2019: Making progress one byte at a time
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.10.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
To celebrate this year’s Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (Oct. 30), here is a blog…
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Towards sustainable food system transformation in the Global South
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
At a side event during the October 2019 Committee on World Food Security meeting in…
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Voices from the field: Supporting healthy food environments in India
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Rates of overweight and obesity are rising at an alarming rate in India, especially among…
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IMMANA announces research grant call for applications
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)29.10.19-
Nutrition
The Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) program has announ…
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