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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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Domestic livestock not a source of the COVID-19 disease—ILRI veterinary epidemiologist Eric Fevre
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.04.20-
Nutrition
A cattle keeper in Laos gives her cow salt (photo credit: ILRI Stevie Mann). ‘People…
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For the poorest countries, the full danger from coronavirus is only just coming into view
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MARI PANGESTU Three months after the outbreak began, it is easy to see the…
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Viewing food system transformation through the country lens
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.04.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY JOHN MCDERMOTT This post also appears on A4NH’s Food System Idea Exchange, a new blog series…
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FEATURE: Organizing farmers into tree-based enterprises
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.04.20-
Biodiversity
The Philippine Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP) is a hu…
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Containing COVID19 impacts on Indian Agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.04.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID19 has affected all walks of life. Protecting lives of…
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Disease outbreaks linked to degraded ecosystems: A problem ALL of us are driving and ALL of us need to solve
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Kenya’s wildlife-rich rangelands with cattle and wildlife (photo credit: ILRI/Dave Elsworth). ‘W…
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Averting an agricultural crisis: Setting Food And Nutrition Systems right during Covid-19 times
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)14.04.20-
Nutrition
by Nafees Meah, Prakashan Chellattan Veettil and Basanta Kumar Kar (Recipient of Global Nutrition Le…
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Don’t forget about the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor and on food security
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)13.04.20While all eyes are on Lombardy, Madrid, New York and Wuhan, what do we know…
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Diets in a time of coronavirus: Don’t let vegetables fall off the plate
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JODY HARRIS Vegetables are a key source of essential nutrition and play a crucial…
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Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY SENESHAW TAMRU, KALLE HIRVONEN AND BART MINTEN Measures to contain COVID-19 are expected to hav…
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Food-based dietary guidelines and a healthy eating index for Ethiopia: Methodology for development and evaluation
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)13.04.20-
Food security
A new paper details the study protocol for creating Ethiopia's first food-based dietary guidelines a…
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Broken supply chains: COVID-19 lockdown is having a devastating effect on livelihoods in rural India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.04.20The 21 day lockdown of India to control the spread of COVID-19, announced by PM…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)13.04.20-
Food security
COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for India, both for infectious disease control and for mai…
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New guidance launched to help countries track livestock emissions
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)13.04.20NEW ZEALAND (30 March 2020) – 92 developing countries included livestock-related emissions as a ta…
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on fish and aquatic food systems
WorldFish12.04.20-
Food security
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Health
WorldFish and partners join forces in research response As the COVID-19 pandemic continues …
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Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY JOHAN SWINNEN COVID-19 is disrupting economies around the world, but will it cause a…
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Drive along any major road connecting an African city with the hinterland early in the…
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Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.04.20-
Health
The evolving situation around Covid-19 is becoming critical. Governments have already announced guid…
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