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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

20.09.21

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health
Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

WorldFish and partners joined the 2021 World Water Week to discuss the critical importance of integ…

Transform Nutrition West Africa: Time to build on the momentum

17.09.21

Food security
Nutrition

BY ROOSMARIJN VERSTRAETEN The COVID–19 pandemic, ongoing conflicts, and other problems made 2020 a…

Making the most of intra-African trade: Insights from the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Health
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BY JULIE KURTZ With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting livelihoods, and the new African Continental Fr…

More affordable aquatic foods could prevent 166 million micronutrient deficiencies worldwide, finds new paper

Nutrition

Aquatic foods – animals, plants and microorganisms grown or harvested from oceans and inland water…

A fisherman casts his net in the Republic of Kiribati. Photo by Quentin Hanich

Climate change major threat to food and income security in fish-dependent countries, study finds

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Billions of people in low- and middle-income countries could face heightened food, nutrition and eco…

The deforestation risk of making livestock systems greener

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Substantial international investment is greening livestock farms with trees and shrubs to make them …

Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge: Call for innovative solutions in the agri-food tech space

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Biodiversity

As part of the 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress, November 15–18, we are thrilled to a…

Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable …

Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award

Nutrition

CGIAR scientist at WorldFish honored for her nutrition-centered research innovation in fish and aqua…

CGIAR Researchers and Centers Recognized With Four International Food Prizes

CGIAR

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

CGIAR researchers and Research Centers have been recognized this year by some of the world's…

Examining the gendered impacts of cash transfers on migration in Mali

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

BY MELISSA HIDROBO,VALERIE MUELLER,SHALINI ROY AND MICHAEL WANG Migration is a crucial element for e…

Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists at KU Leuven and the…

Aquatic foods are the cornerstone of the diets, livelihoods, economies and cultures of many communities around the world. Photo by Wade Fairley.

UNFSS solution cluster puts aquatic foods at the center of food systems transformation

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Nutrition

Aquatic foods are the cornerstone of diets, livelihoods and cultures of many poor and vulnerable…

Guyana’s farming future in the climate crisis: much can be done

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation

In our second of a two-part series on the challenges facing farmers in Guyana, we…

Makara market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (photo credit: ILRI/Hardisman Dasman).

Experts discuss strategies to improve food safety in traditional markets in Asia Pacific

13.09.21

Health

On 1–2 September 2021, the World Health Organization regional office for Southeast Asia and the…

Fisherwomen hold a catfish harvested from their pond in Cameroon. Photo by Randall Brummett.

Free webinar series fuels Africa’s aquaculture sector