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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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Muddy waters: Exploring mangrove governance in Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta and beyond
16.08.18-
Environmental health
Occupying the murky boundaries between land and sea, mangroves have often been devalued as pesky…
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National Planning Commission and IRRI-Nepal hold round table meeting to discuss five-year work plan on the country’s rice agri-food system
16.08.18-
Food security
For more than 50 years, IRRI has been working with Nepal in providing improved germplasm…
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How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration?
15.08.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - The joint need to protect remaining peatlands while restoring degraded lands resounded t…
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G20 Agriculture Ministers commit to collaborate on healthy, sustainable food future
15.08.18-
Food security
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Health
BY VALERIA PIÑEIRO AND SARA GUSTAFSON The countries that make up the G20 account for around…
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Lessons from Kenya on how to restore degraded land
15.08.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The state of the earth’s biodiversity – the world’s variety of living organisms – is…
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IRRI celebrates National Nutrition Month in the Philippines
15.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Nutrition awareness ramps up in the Philippines during the annual celebration of National Nutrition …
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
15.08.18-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
This post originally appeared in The Conversation in light of the 21st World Congress on Soil…
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Women at work
14.08.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nepal - Nestled in Nepal’s southern subtropical Terai lowlands, Chitwan National Park looks worlds…
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Trade conflict is a lose-lose game
14.08.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SHENGGEN FAN After many years of rapid growth, serious trade tensions have emerged between…
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Some strategic approaches to land restoration
14.08.18-
Environmental health
An estimated 340 million hectares of woody vegetation are degraded across Africa’s fragile dry are…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Soil is a vital part of the natural environment. It supports the growth of plants,…
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Pathways from Agricultural Research to Poverty Reduction: A Bigger Set of ‘Food Systems’ Thinking is Required
14.08.18-
Food security
In this interview, Tom Tomich, ex-ISPC member and Professor and Director, Agricultural Sustainabilit…
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Understanding gender norms and innovation processes to foster gender-equitable opportunities in forest landscapes
14.08.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender researchers present findings from Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan that shed light on how gender norm…
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Deadly African swine fever arrives in China, the world’s largest producer of pigs
14.08.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Africa swine fever, which recently appeared in Shenyang City, in Liaoning Province, northeastern Chi…
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim: Bridging worlds through environmental activism
13.08.18-
Environmental health
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, who will speak at the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi, has…
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In Central Africa, public procurement can boost demand for legal wood
13.08.18Africa - Central African governments and their development partners account for a significant propor…
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Nepal to adopt intensive rice farming technologies to achieve food security
13.08.18-
Food security
As part of his South Asia travel, IRRI’s Director General Matthew Morell had the opportunity…
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An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds
13.08.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
AfricaRice recently launched a powerful decision-support tool, called RiceAdvice-WeedManager, to hel…
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