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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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Message from the System Board: CGIAR Launches Search for New Executive Managing Director
08.05.23We are delighted to announce that the CGIAR System Board has launched the globally competitive…
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April Message from the Chair of the System Board
07.05.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. As promised, this month I’m updating you on my…
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New funding for CGIAR breeding to boost food and nutrition security in Africa
25.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Project aims to harness the untapped potential of root, tuber, and banana crops CGIAR is…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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Patrick Caron Appointed Vice Chair of CGIAR System Board
12.04.23CGIAR is pleased to announce that current System Board member, Patrick Caron, has been appointed Vi…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
17.05.18-
Big data
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Food security
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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Banning charcoal isn’t the way to go. Kenya should make it sustainable
17.05.18A woman sells charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya. Flickr/Laura Rantanen By Mary Njenga, World Agroforestry C…
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Ebola returns in area scientists predicted ‘highly favorable’ for outbreak
16.05.18-
Health
Ebola, the deadly hemorrhagic virus that can kill up to 90 percent of those it…
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South-South collaboration in tackling antimicrobial resistance in Asia
16.05.18-
Health
Agriculture and health experts from five southern Asian countries have pledged to work together to…
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Uganda will use trees on farms to meet national biodiversity targets
16.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Trees on farms in Uganda are the focus of a new strategy aimed at increasing…
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Scientists meet to tackle challenges facing root, tuber and banana seed systems
16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Have you ever wondered what the potatoes, cassava, bananas and sweetpotatoes you eat are grown…
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CIMMYT Board of Trustees: Out of the Boardroom and into the field
16.05.18-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)’s Board of Trustees visits the Cente…
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2018 GFPR Rome launch: How open trade impacts global nutrition
16.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “We are not dealing with [just] hunger anymore … we have a…
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How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa
16.05.18It’s been four years since African leaders met in Equatorial Guinea to commit themselves to…
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Towards greater genetic gains in rice based agri-food systems in South Asia and Africa
16.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
On a mission to make Asia and sub-Saharan Africa more food secure, IRRI’s Stress-Tolerant Rice…
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Groundnut researchers in Asia move towards modernization of breeding program
16.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The first meeting of the Groundnut Network Group-Asia (GNG-A) on 30-31 March 2018 at ICRISAT-India…
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Bangladesh Government honors former IRRI Agronomist Dr. Md. M Abdul Mazid for contributions to Bangladeshi food security
16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dhaka, Bangladesh—25 March 2018—The government presented the “Swadhinata Padak 2018” award t…
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Oil palm for the people
15.05.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Palm oil might seem an odd proposition for reducing poverty and preserving rainforests. In recent…
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GLF summit: Leveraging investment portfolios to manage sustainable landscapes
15.05.18-
Environmental health
More than 900,000 people living off the electrical grid now have improved access to renewable…
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Ivorian seed producers trained in quality rice seed production at AfricaRice M’bé Research Station
15.05.18-
Biodiversity
About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and…
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Canadian perspectives on the 2018 GFPR: Building women’s empowerment and food security
15.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “To achieve gender equality, we need to address social and economic power…
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How drone-assisted breeding can help stop rice hoja blanca disease
15.05.18CIAT and FLAR are collaborating to breed more rice varieties that are highly resistant to…
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From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia
15.05.18-
Environmental health
Despite growing pressures of development and urbanization, community members from Sendangsari villag…
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