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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)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
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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How well do you know Cali’s food system?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.08.21-
Environmental health
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Nutrition
I was born in Cali – I won’t say how many years ago – and…
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Agriculture and biodiversity can work together for climate, nutrition and food security
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.08.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Colombo, August 20, 2021 Agriculture is often blamed for the degradation of our natural environment.…
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Only 7% of agricultural innovation investment targets environmental outcomes, finds CoSAI study
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.08.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Colombo, August 20, 2021 With the world's population set to grow beyond 9 billion by…
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Investing USD 15.2 billion more in innovation will bring food, climate and water goals into reach
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)20.08.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Colombo, August 13, 2021 If the Global South is going to achieve the Sustainable Development…
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Are Africa's dams threatening to hold back efforts to eradicate malaria?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)20.08.21-
Food security
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Health
Although dams are critically important for Africa's water security and economy, research has also re…
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Reeling in economic opportunities for Africa’s youth
WorldFish20.08.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Aquatic food systems hold enormous potential for decent employment opportunities and livelihood out…
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Back to the land: Research helps farmers sequester soil carbon
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Hydrologist Wuletawu Abera grew up in a small-scale farming family in Ethiopia, now he's uncovered…
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Governments increasingly prioritize aquatic foods to nourish nations, study finds
WorldFish19.08.21New research records national policy trends linking fish and other aquatic foods with public health.…
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Trade-offs and synergies associated with climate change adaptation strategies
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By: Devinia Princess Akinyi, Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’aIntroduction: Alliance researchers summariz…
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Presenting research to expand the frontiers of gender analytical frameworks and methods
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.08.21-
Food security
Participating in conference sessions to share our research and learn of others’ projects provides …
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2021 Global Food Policy Report: COVID-19’s impact on agriculture and food systems in South Asia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.08.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY ANISHA MOHAN The severe health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted…
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User-friendly seed spreader saves Tunisian female farmers time, money, and efforts, with significant yield increases
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)17.08.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Tunisia, the smallest land plots are overwhelmingly owned by female farmers, which comes wit…
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Capturing fine diet data in Vietnam to guide action on food systems transformation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.08.21-
Food security
The Alliance in Vietnam has worked on baseline food systems profiles to help address food…
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Seed giants must collaborate or be dwarfed by threat of climate change
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.08.21-
Environmental health
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vast inequalities when it comes to food security. But there…
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$15.2 billion in research and innovation investments can put global climate and hunger goals within reach
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY UMA LELE AND MARK ROSEGRANT Increasing public and private investment in agricultural research and…
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Constructive Criticism: ISDC’s External Review of Initiative Proposals
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Groundnut variety tolerant to drought and foliar fungal disease with superior haulm quality released in Odisha, India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)16.08.21After a gap of 14 years, Odisha state in India officially released a new groundnut…
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Learning Lunches boost collaboration between WorldFish and Gates Foundation
WorldFish16.08.21New digital communication strategies are forging international partnerships and boosting collaborati…
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