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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsÂ
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Impact of proposed U.S. tariffs on agricultural trade flows in the Western Hemisphere
04.03.25By Joseph Glauber, Valeria Piñeiro, and Juan Pablo Gianatiempo March 4, 2025 With new U.S. tarif…
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How countries have coped with recent agricultural trade disruptions
26.02.25By Abdullah Mamun and Joseph Glauber February 26, 2025 Global agricultural markets have been in a…
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Transforming rural livelihoods: Lessons from the Africa RISING program
24.02.25By Carlo Azzarri, Beliyou Haile, and Sedi-Anne Boukaka February 24, 2025 Sustainable agricultural d…
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Invisible Malnutrition: Protein Deficiency Plagues Rural India Despite Availability and Affordability
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Food security
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Nutrition
In rural India, where agriculture sustains millions, a surprising paradox exists—protein deficienc…
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How do food and fertilizer price spikes and volatility impact Central America and the Caribbean?
10.02.25By Manuel Hernandez, Francisco Ceballos, and Maria Lucia Berrospi February 10, 2025 Recurring spi…
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Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia 2024 Conference: Connecting the dots across systems
04.02.25By Julie Ghostlaw, Esha Sarswat, Shreya Chakraborty, Neha Kumar, Swetha Manohar, and Samuel Sco…
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Making a Difference: How farmers in Ghana benefit from the Agricultural Mechanization Services Enterprise Centers Program
30.01.25By Tamsin Zandstra, Samuel Benin, and Seth Asante January 30, 2025 Africa’s agricultural sector…
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Policy change and farmer feedback: Does anonymity matter? Evidence from Uzbekistan
28.01.25By Anton Liutin, Paul Castañeda Dower, and Muzna Alvi January 28, 2025 Policymakers in countries t…
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The ECOWAS breakup: Implications for West African food security and regional cooperation
28.01.25By Danielle Resnick January 28, 2025 On January 28, the Economic Community of West African States…
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How conflict drives hunger: Six channels through the food system
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Food security
By Steven Were Omamo January 24, 2025 Much has been said and written of late about the linkages…
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The promise of digital farmer services: Sifting reality from hype in Kenya
22.01.25By Michael Keenan, Erwin Bulte, Luc Christiaensen, Thomas Reardon, and Hannah Reed January 22, 2025…
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How Trump tariffs might impact countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
17.01.25By Joseph Glauber and Juan Pablo Gianatiempo January 17, 2025 Donald Trump’s return to the Whit…
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Workshop: Assessing on-the-ground impacts of genetic innovation in agriculture
15.01.25By Emily Kilonzi, Berber Kramer, and Carly Trachtman January 15, 2025 Despite breakthroughs in gen…
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From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
31.12.24By Zhe Guo, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, and Wei Zhang December 31, 2024 Crop mapping—identifying wha…
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Trust the messenger? The role of AI transparency in policy research communication
31.12.24By Michael Keenan, Jawoo Koo, Christine Mwangi, Naureen Karachiwalla, Clemens Breisinger, and M…
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The wonder and importance of biological control in farming and agrifood systems
30.12.24Simplemente agotado … how tired!! Sunburned, running low on water and my trousers caked with mud…
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Strengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutions
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Despite rapidly increasing impacts of climate change, the adoption of irrigation technologies in Uga…
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Borlaug Dialogue side event: Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia
26.12.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The problem of food loss and waste (FLW) undermines global food and nutrition security and makes a…
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