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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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Smart investments in agricultural innovation can propel Africa towards food security
07.09.23Photo: suheyp / Adobe Stock By: Lindiwe Agnes Kalibata, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Transforming food sys…
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Climate-Smart Food Systems are Essential in A Burning World
07.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA. Climate scientists …
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Joint Statement from CGIAR System Board and ICRISAT Board Chairs
30.08.23Following the April 2023 resolution by the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Insti…
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Buffalo dairy value chain in Nepal showing symptoms of change
17.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 20 July 2023, a team from the CGIAR initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity (SAPLING)…
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Inclusive Agribusiness: Transforming the Landscape for Women and Youth in Agriculture
17.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Africa, women's contributions to agriculture are immense, as they form the largest share of…
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IRRI and partners enhance farmer livelihood through new rice straw composting technique
02.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Rice straw is a natural byproduct of rice production. Each kilogram of milled rice produces…
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Regenerating wild crop relatives in the Fertile Crescent
02.10.18ICARDA is regenerating massive amounts of crop wild relatives in their place of origin –…
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Farmer-to-farmer learning is boosting aquaculture in Sierra Leone
02.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Sierra Leone, where commercial small-scale aquaculture is in its infancy, FISH is developing and…
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Hedge your bets in resilient landscape restoration
01.10.18Bioversity International launched the Trees for Seeds: Resilient forest restoration initiative at t…
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A bureaucratic catch-22: Study in Bangladesh shows how safety nets can overlook the poorest
01.10.18-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY AKHTER AHMED AND JULIE GHOSTLAW Around the world, governments and development partners make hard…
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IRRI gathers researchers to advance breeding programs around the world
01.10.18-
Food security
IRRI together with the Excellence in Breeding (EiB) program and the Genomic Open-Source Breeding Inf…
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Can you imagine a world of waste-wise cities? Accra leads the way
01.10.18-
Environmental health
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Health
The challengeWaste is piling up in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which is home to…
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Free community labour: critical to Ethiopia’s drive to restore land and improve livelihoods
01.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia have provided huge amounts of time and labour, free of…
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Fish farmers celebrate tilapia harvest in Timor-Leste
01.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste (PADTL), a five-year project funded by …
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El Salvador’s president urges U.N. support for decade of ecosystem restoration
30.09.18-
Environmental health
A major international effort to devote a decade to promoting the restoration and rehabilitation of…
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IFPRI Research Day: Brookings’ Homi Kharas on overcoming obstacles to meeting the SDGs
28.09.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR, KATRINA KOSEC AND JESSICA HECKERT It’s a troubled time for global food secur…
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IFPRI report: How China and Africa can promote cooperation in agricultural modernization
28.09.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY XINYUAN SHANG AND LIWEN ZHANG Agriculture is key to improving food security and reducing poverty…
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Empowering women farmers to lead agricultural transformation
28.09.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
A network of women farmer leaders are set to drive widespread adoption of innovations and…
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Priorities for Green Climate Fund identified by the Philippines
28.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Almost 400 initiatives were consolidated from government agencies to create the focus areas that wil…
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Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to help the continent achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency by 2025
27.09.18-
Food security
28 September 2018, Kenya - Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new…
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U.N. Champions of the Earth Award recognizes eco-defender Joan Carling
27.09.18-
Environmental health
Environment and indigenous rights defender Joan Carling has received the 2018 Champions of the Earth…
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Update from the field: Stories of change in nutrition in Vietnam
26.09.18-
Nutrition
Under way since September 2017, Stories of Change Vietnam aims to understand the history, contempora…
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Strengthening agricultural research in Kenya
26.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Agriculture plays a key role in Kenya’s economy and national development, accounting for 70% of…
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