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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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How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Target 2.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for maintaining “the genetic diversi…
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Scientists propose a low-cost, reliable system to measure soil organic carbon
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including International Maize and Wheat Improve…
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An urgent need to put forests on the global agenda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Open letter From Marc Palahí, Director EFI, Robert Nasi, Director General CIFOR and Tony Simons,…
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Fish micronutrients ‘slipping through the hands’ of malnourished people
WorldFish26.09.19-
Nutrition
New research published reveals the potential of marine fisheries to help tackle nutrient deficiencie…
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Investment in agricultural research key to offsetting climate change impacts
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
On Sept. 23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the Neth…
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ILRI knowledge management recognized internationally
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.09.19Shirley Tarawali, assistant director general of ILRI, received the Knowledge Management Award from A…
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Call for proposals: The political economy of food system transformation
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)25.09.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) is issuing a call for…
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Programs need to focus on the double burden of malnutrition: Evidence from Guatemala
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Most countries, at all levels of development and in all regions of the world, today…
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UN-sponsored report acknowledges CIMMYT’s use of data and technologies to promote sustainable farming in Latin America
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)24.09.19-
Big data
CIMMYT’s projects in Latin America feature in a new report that aims to help countries…
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Policy seminar: Doing more, doing better, and doing new on climate adaptation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
With the Sept. 23 UN Climate Action Summit and other events—including the recent release of the …
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Improved soybean varieties increase farmer incomes by 53% – study shows
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.09.19Without a doubt, maize is the giant of all food crops in Malawi. However, most…
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Scientists show which genetic loci is associated with bunch weight in highland banana
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)24.09.19Scientists have, for the first time, located the position of major quantitative trait loci associate…
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ILRI researchers propose traceability system for Kenya’s smallholder pig value chain
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.09.19-
Health
A traceability system in the smallholder pig value chain in Kenya could help address challenges…
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Breaking news from the United Nations climate action summit…New York
IWMI24.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR to get more than $650 Million to accelerate efforts to help 300 million smallholder…
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Immediate action needed to improve soil carbon sequestration: key messages for decision-makers
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)24.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Soil organic carbon (SOC) protection and sequestration in agriculture could contribute to the greenh…
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Fostering rural transformation under climate change: suggestions for the Global Commission on Adaptation
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)24.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
WAGENINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS (19 September 2019) – The people least responsible for greenhouse gas …
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The future of aquatic foods – including lab-grown “synthetic” fish – spurs new agreement between WorldFish and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
WorldFish24.09.19(Penang, Malaysia – 17thSept 2019) – The need to better understand the future of aquatic foods…
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Climate change is a youth issue
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)23.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Climate change ranks among the most important dynamics shaping livelihoods of young people now and…
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