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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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Lab-in-a-backpack: Rapid Genomic Detection to revolutionize control of disease outbreaks in fish farming
WorldFish30.03.20-
Big data
A team of researchers from Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the UK is harnessing…
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Promoting better agricultural practices of drought-tolerant crops in farming communities
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)30.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Makueni Agribusiness Ventures is a ten-member farmer group that participated in an AVCD funded good…
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COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)30.03.20Conservationists have greeted China’s recent clampdown on wild animal hunting and consumption with…
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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)28.03.20As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.03.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.03.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
In 2019, the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay)…
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First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.03.20-
Health
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed a…
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Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.03.20Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning…
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Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.03.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…
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Participants appreciate the practicality of training in seed procurement
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)27.03.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Participants of a training course organized by the Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio (PATS…
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Could agro-ecological approaches be a low-cost alternative towards fall armyworm control for smallholders in Zambia?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)27.03.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smart Mwape, a 65-year-old farmer in Chongwe, Zambia was surprised to find strange caterpillars as…
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‘Sweet spot of connection’: Social movements, researchers, ENGOs eye opportunities and challenges around small-scale fisheries
WorldFish27.03.20Over 40 stakeholders came together in late 2019, kick starting new conversations on ways to…
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Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic
International Potato Center (CIP)26.03.20As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world and disrupt the operations…
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Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.03.20-
Food security
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Health
After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked…
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ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.03.20Insect resistance in plants is needed now more than ever. The UN, which has named…
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Moving from water problems to water solutions in a climate-challenged world
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)26.03.20Originally published on Rural 21. The beginning of life on Earth has been linked to water.…
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IITA launches IYPH website
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)26.03.20By now, we know that 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Throughout…
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Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.20-
Gender equality
Women play a crucial role in Ethiopian agriculture. A significant portion of their time is…
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