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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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Where — and why — is agroforestry hiding?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agroforestry, a land-management system that couples the growth of trees and shrubs with crops and…
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Food security depends on water security – and we need to act now
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.06.19-
Food security
The world is running out of clean, fresh water to feed—and nourish—a growing global population,…
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Africa’s Animal Genetic Resources – The Wealth Within
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.06.19-
Biodiversity
Today, more than a hundred key partners in African livestock development, including African minister…
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DRC landscape restoration is electrifying!
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)12.06.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Democratic Republic of the Congo - For the 45 million people living in rural Democratic…
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Increasing soil carbon improves food security and income in Western Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.06.19In most countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a greater segment of rural communities derive their livelih…
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Top shelf: Who has access to the healthiest processed foods?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)11.06.19-
Health
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Nutrition
In 2013, Mexico had the fourth highest sales of ultra-processed products worldwide. This is indicati…
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Advocating for livestock, say its supporters, requires stronger narratives as well as robust evidence
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)11.06.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mary Nzomo, the chair of Kenya’s Agriculture County Executive Committee Members Caucus, holding th…
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New Index outlines agrobiodiversity’s role in food system sustainability
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Agrobiodiversity Index is an innovative tool to calculate how well countries are conserving a…
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Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank
CGIAR Genebank Platform11.06.19-
Biodiversity
An automatic seed sorter is now making the task of sorting seeds more efficient at…
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Ghetto chimps, 4 billion trees for Ethiopia, while Amazon deforestation accelerates…fast!
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)10.06.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
In Forests News last week: Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa? Agriculture…
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Recharging Nepal’s mountain springs
IWMI10.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A novel approach for determining where and how to intervene. In mountainous areas of Nepal,…
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And in the end, where are we starting to go?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)09.06.19Bill McKibben will give a video address at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019 on 22–23 June.…
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A blueprint for South-South cooperation in agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.06.19-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
India’s strides in agricultural science innovations can greatly benefit African nations, enhancing…
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High demand for climate info in farm planning
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
Climate-specific guidance is critical to crop planning ahead of monsoon this year for farmers of…
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Farmers in Tanzania urged to embrace drought tolerant crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Health
Against the backdrop of changing climatic conditions in Africa, scientists, administrators and seed …
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Boosting Uganda’s investments in livestock development ‘healthy animals for healthy food and healthy people’
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.06.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Field visits to Kiruhura District, Uganda [photo credit: ILRI/Sonja Leitner] Today, policymakers, re…
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Celebrating the inaugural #WorldFoodSafetyDay: A focus on food safety research at ILRI
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.06.19-
Health
Today, 7 June 2019, marks the first-ever World Food Safety Day. Food safety is a…
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Today is World Food Safety Day—Watch why safe food matters are life-and-death matters to poor people worldwide
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)07.06.19-
Health
Today, 7 Jun 2019, is the first-ever World Food Safety Day! #WorldFoodSafetyDay Here, for your…
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