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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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2021 Global Food Policy Report: COVID-19’s impact on agriculture and food systems in South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.08.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY ANISHA MOHAN The severe health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted…
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User-friendly seed spreader saves Tunisian female farmers time, money, and efforts, with significant yield increases
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)17.08.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Tunisia, the smallest land plots are overwhelmingly owned by female farmers, which comes wit…
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Capturing fine diet data in Vietnam to guide action on food systems transformation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.08.21-
Food security
The Alliance in Vietnam has worked on baseline food systems profiles to help address food…
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$15.2 billion in research and innovation investments can put global climate and hunger goals within reach
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY UMA LELE AND MARK ROSEGRANT Increasing public and private investment in agricultural research and…
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Alliance joins action on Food Systems dialogues in Vietnam
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.08.21-
Food security
Action on food systems transformation must be stepped up to ensure food security for the…
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AI for diagnosing potato diseases will benefit millions of rural farmers
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)11.08.21-
Food security
The AI-powered mobile app PlantVillage Nuru has been expanded to include potato diseases, allo…
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G20 Matera Declaration calls for investing more and better in food systems to achieve Zero Hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.08.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ROB VOS Global hunger has been on the rise since 2014,…
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Scaling up wastewater aquaculture through public-private partnerships
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.08.21-
Food security
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Health
Throughout history, pond-based aquaculture has been an important source of food and income for many…
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How the Food Action Alliance designs and selects Flagships that take a food systems approach
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.08.21-
Food security
By: Dylan Anderson-Berens The Food Action Alliance (FAA), a global food systems initiative implemen…
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Transforming The Agricultural Research Agenda With Aquatic Foods
WorldFish06.08.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Aquatic foods are not just good foods, they are superfoods with the power to nourish…
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COVID-19-induced disruptions of school feeding services exacerbate food insecurity in Nigeria
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.08.21-
Food security
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Health
BY KIBROM A. ABAY, MULUBRHAN AMARE, LUCA TIBERTI,KWAW S. ANDAM AND MICHAEL WANG COVID-19 has…
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Farmers in South America’s Guyana have been battling climate change for years
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
A new collaboration between the Alliance and Guyanese partners provides guidance for climate-smart a…
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To build food security, reduce plastic use
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY JULIE KURTZ AND DREW SAMPLE Our food system has a plastic problem. Macro- and…
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Achievements of ICARDA and its National Partners in Date Palm Cultivation and Production
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)02.08.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On July 27, 2021, ICARDA's Director-General, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, led a scientific virtual lecture tit…
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Golden eggs shine at One CGIAR Transfer Marketplace
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)02.08.21-
Food security
As One CGIAR takes shape it becomes critical to build on the progress already made.…
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Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems Book garners Sustainability Award
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.07.21-
Food security
The Hallbars Award brings welcome attention to the importance of indigenous knowledge and practices …
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The Alliance is transforming food markets in Latin America
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.07.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
By: Dylan Anderson-BerensThe Food Action Alliance (FAA), a global food systems initiative facilitate…
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Bold actions for gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.07.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JEMIMAH NJUKI Somewhere in rural South Asia, a very enterprising woman toils for about…
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