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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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Does rural Africa have a 'youth problem'?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.02.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
More than 20 million young people aged 15-24 join the workforce in Africa south of…
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Avocados in Kenya: What’s holding back smallholder farmers
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit exp…
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Second Biennial Review report highlights urgent need to accelerate progress toward achieving Malabo Declaration goals by 2025
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In the 2014 Malabo Declaration, African leaders pledged to conduct a continent-wide Biennial Review…
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.02.20-
Food security
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Health
The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…
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Policy seminar: Can trade ensure food security and access to diverse and sustainable nutrition?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.02.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The global trade conflicts of the past couple of years have created uncertainty for agriculture,…
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India’s 16-point agriculture plan may falter if it doesn’t focus on incentives
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
One of the great examples that economists give on the power of incentives in Econ…
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Why gender matters for soil health as part of sustainable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
While healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change mit…
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'Getting gender right' is essential for the sustainability of food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights…
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Leaving the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: India’s missed opportunity?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
In November, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP),…
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The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …
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Humboldt’s 'Naturgemälde' can pave the way for lasting agro-ecological transitions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Chimborazo—the indestructible, snow-capped “throne of nature,” as Simón Bolívar called the i…
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'Supermarketization,' food environments, and the urban poor
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.01.20-
Food security
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Health
Food safety and better nutrition are real and serious challenges facing billions of people in…
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As policy makers call for building capacity for food system transformation, who is listening?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Since its emergence in the last few years as a leading paradigm, food system transformation…
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Gaining a better understanding of local fertilizer prices for African smallholder farmers
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.01.20-
Food security
Crop yields in Africa south of the Sahara are generally low, in large part because…
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IFPRI short video contest: Planting my path in Nepalese agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.01.20-
Food security
Second in a series of guest posts by winners of IFPRI's My Food, Our Future short video…
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IFPRI short video contest: School garden and healthy cooking program targets the double burden of malnutrition in Mexico
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
irst in a series of guest posts by winners of IFPRI's My Food, Our Future short video…
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The promise and challenges of India’s Direct Benefit Transfer agricultural subsidies
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Agriculture is the backbone of India’s rapidly-transforming economy, and one of the government’s…
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Investing in nutrition for long-term returns: improved human capital and productivity
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)09.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
“Investments in improving nutrition in the first 1000 days should be considered as long-term econo…
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