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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
CGIAR12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
CGIAR09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
CGIAR26.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
CGIAR25.01.21-
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World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
CGIAR04.01.21-
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
CGIAR18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Malian farmers garner benefits of breeding initiatives, despite pandemic
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.03.21-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
EU-APSAN-Mali project makes great strides in first year. More than 80,000 farmers, seed and grain…
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Building seed business hubs around women and youth in Tanzania
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.03.21-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Working with private seed companies, ICRISAT is helping integrate more women and youth into seed…
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Food systems approach key to balancing biodiversity, livelihoods
WorldFish26.03.21-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A food systems approach led the extraordinary recovery of hilsa fish stocks while boosting the…
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How CGIAR is prioritising gender perspectives into climate security
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)25.03.21-
Climate
By Frans Schapendonk and Giulia Caroli. Projects that support greater food security must look at…
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How do we sustainably manage transboundary diseases and crop pests?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.21-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
In our hyper-connected world, it should come as no surprise that recent years have shown…
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COVID-19 and other shocks facing Papua New Guinea's food economy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.03.21-
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted urban and rural households throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG). Loo…
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Sorghum scientists from public and private sectors across India gather to share insights on modern breeding technologies
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)25.03.21Continuing a long-standing partnership with sorghum scientists across institutes in India, a long-ov…
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In a water-challenged world, crop breeders must do more than go with the flow
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)24.03.21-
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With water sources dwindling and harsher climate conditions on the rise, farmers in the developing…
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Building resilient aquatic food livelihoods in Myanmar
WorldFish24.03.21-
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WorldFish researchers are working alongside small-scale aquatic food producers and value chain actor…
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What is nixtamalization?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.03.21-
Nutrition
For centuries, people across Mexico and Central America have been using a traditional method, known…
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Crisis in the Himalayas: climate change and unsustainable development
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.03.21-
Climate
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The [Uttarakhand flood] disaster last month in India demonstrated the risks from rising temperatures…
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Over 5000 rice value chain actors in Senegal to benefit from youth-focused COVID-19 response
Africa Rice Center23.03.21-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Saint Louis - Senegal, 23 March 2021 To support the government of Senegal’s efforts in…
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BASICS-II kicks off partnership to promote improved cassava varieties cultivation and consumption
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)23.03.21SANO Foods Limited and IITA, through the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava S…
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Women in leadership: Promoting an equal future
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)23.03.21The month of March hosts several gender-based celebrations, including International Women’s Day (I…
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A new seasonal climate forecast system supports East African agriculture
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)23.03.21-
Climate
For World Meteorological Day, we're looking at how seasonal climate forecasts have been developed in…
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Catalyst training: “Becoming an inclusive leader”
CGIAR22.03.21Inclusive leaders add value to their organizations when they unlock innovation and group performance…
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World Water Day 2021: How can we manage better what we value most?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.03.21-
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BY CLAUDIA RINGLER AND RUTH MEINZEN-DICK The theme of World Water Day 2021 (March 22) is “Valuin…
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Water storage gaps are growing worldwide. We need an integrated approach
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.03.21-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
For millennia, storing water has been a cornerstone of survival for many societies, especially in…
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