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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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Dryland crop technology to rescue drought-hit crop-livestock farmers in Zimbabwe
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.05.21-
Food security
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Health
Climate change-induced droughts in Zimbabwe over the last two decades has hit resource-poor farmers …
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A good pearl millet hybrid gets even better
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.04.21-
Food security
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Health
A team of researchers in India has bettered an immensely popular pearl millet hybrid, HHB…
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Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high…
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Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem…
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Ghana farmers’ group raises groundnut yield five-fold with improved varieties, breaks three-decade productivity barrier
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Two improved groundnut varieties have helped a group of farmers in Ghana increase their yields…
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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-
Food security
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Health
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-
Gender equality
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Health
Working with private seed companies, ICRISAT is helping integrate more women and youth into seed…
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UK Minister Lord Ahmad visits ICRISAT, discusses climate action
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.03.21-
Food security
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Health
Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the UK…
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The European Commission hopes for greater collaboration to improve food and nutrition security
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.03.21-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Delegates from the European Commission to Mali expressed interest in exploring new opportunities for…
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Watershed interventions provide groundwater access all year through
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.03.21-
Environmental health
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Health
Water conservation structures in Anantapuramu: A check dam (L) constructed in Kondampalle village, A…
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Investing in rural women farmers narrows the gender gap in agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.03.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming…
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Collective effort, irrespective of gender, need of the day for better, safer workplaces for women
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender parity cannot be achieved by putting the onus of it on one gender; joint…
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Special training sessions initiated for young women and hearing-impaired youth in Ghana
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To unlock the potential of youth in agriculture, we need targeted, inclusive interventions that appe…
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Creating a team of young scientists equipped with tech tools to fight pests and diseases
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A recent workshop on pest and disease modeling for crops was conducted for young scientists…
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Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…
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Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at differen…
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Mali Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries keen on stronger research partnerships to benefit farmers nationwide
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This is something we needed to know about, support, promote and make better known at…
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New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
Food security
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Health
In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of…
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