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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
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As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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What the COVID-19 led Global Economic Recession could mean for Rice-Based Food Security in Asia
28.04.20-
Food security
By Harold Glenn A. Valera, Jean Balié, and Valerien O. Pede An economic slowdown…
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Policy Brief: Creating Sustainable Value Chains For Transforming Food Systems
16.04.20-
Food security
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting food value chains across South Asia. It is now…
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Averting an agricultural crisis: Setting Food And Nutrition Systems right during Covid-19 times
14.04.20-
Nutrition
by Nafees Meah, Prakashan Chellattan Veettil and Basanta Kumar Kar (Recipient of Global Nutrition Le…
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Is COVID19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?
08.04.20-
Food security
by Jean Balié and Harold G. Valera As governments around the world are realizing the…
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Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldwide
07.04.20Los Baños, Philippines, and Cleveland, USA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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IRRI committed to working with partners, governments to ensure continued food and nutrition security amid COVID-19 outbreak
03.04.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across almost 200 countries and territories around the world…
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IRRI, CCAFS, CCAC boost GHG mitigation in Vietnam to reach NDC targets
01.04.20In Vietnam, rice is a dominant and important crop. Yet, traditional paddy rice production…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
27.02.20-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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IRRI inks MoU furthering research cooperation with Nepal’s Agriculture & Forestry University
21.02.2014 February 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director …
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IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains
10.02.20-
Food security
04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in…
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IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming
20.01.20Varanasi, 12 January 2020 - Hon’ble Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament from…
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Food imperatives in context of the agriculture, nutrition, and environment nexus
08.01.20-
Food security
IRRI Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for “Food…
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Advancing state goals with better rice varieties: Bihar Principal Secretary of Agriculture visits ISARC
08.01.20-
Food security
ISARC Director Dr. Arvind Kumar tours Government of Bihar’s Principal Secretary of the Depa…
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New CGIAR ‘GENDER’ Platform and investment announced to build more inclusive agricultural benefits and greater food security in developing countries
19.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 December 2019 — CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future,…
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Philippines approves Golden Rice for direct use as food and feed, or for processing
18.12.19December 18, Philippines - After rigorous biosafety assessment, Golden Rice “has been found…
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Cloud computing to help the rice sector in the Philippines
05.12.19In the photo are (from L to R): Dr. Ajay Kohli, IRRI Strategic Innovation…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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IRRI secures ASEAN Member States (AMS) endorsement for ASEAN Rice Net
07.11.19-
Food security
(Photo caption: Dr. Morell met with H.E. Dato Ali Apong to compliment the Government…
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