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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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New protein study reveals power of millet-legume blends for enhancing human health
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two billion people around the world are suffering from protein and micronutrient deficiencies. The r…
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Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the wa…
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Stronger local food value chains can leave Eastern and Southern Africa more resilient post COVID-19
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
COVID-19 has seized the drylands of Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), home to some of…
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Impact of COVID-19 on women working in the domestic sector in Hyderabad
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The recently extended lockdown in India, now in force until 3 May, is a necessary…
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Is a pandemic the time to think about genebanks?
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Perhaps you think that the middle of a global pandemic is not an appropriate time…
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Integrating displaced communities into food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY ROB VOS AND JULIA WILSON Global hunger has been on the rise for the past…
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Ethiopian wheat farmers adopt quality seed and a vision for a more profitable future
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)30.04.20-
Food security
High-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties used by Ethiopian wheat farmers between 2015 and 20…
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Noted plant health researcher to lead ICRISAT as Director General
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricul…
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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture30.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
Despite many exemptions from lockdown, the agricultural sector in India has experienced major disrup…
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How trees and water fuel sustainable communities
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
This podcast will take you into the underground river hidden beneath the karst ecosystem and…
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Maize project supports partners in COVID-19 response
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)30.04.20The long wait for registration As the world continues the fight to overcome the COVID-19…
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Human activities are the no. 1 contributors to globalizing plant pests
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)30.04.20-
Health
If there is anything the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that diseases…
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In the best possible taste
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.04.20-
Food security
The pursuit for higher and more stable yields, alongside better stress tolerance, has dominated maiz…
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Flexible farming preserves potato diversity… for now
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)29.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A detailed survey of mountain communities in Peru has revealed that farmers are adjusting to…
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Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NEHA KUMAR, TIA PALERMO, AMBER PETERMAN AND SHALINI ROY The COVID-19 pandemi…
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South Asia women in agriculture during COVID-19
International Potato Center (CIP)28.04.20-
Gender equality
While COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of billions worldwide, the economic fallout of …
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Reaching Farmers and Vulnerable Communities Amid COVID-19
HarvestPlus28.04.20-
Nutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain it impact economies and societies around the…
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Biblical, on steroids, and across generations: The coming food and nutrition crash can be averted if we act now to counter the COVID-19 crisis
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.04.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY LAWRENCE HADDAD “Biblical.” That was the word that the world’s press needed to (finally)…
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