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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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In Search of Rice To Reduce Methane Emissions
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)07.07.23According to the World Bank, rice farming is responsible for 10% of global methane emissions…
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Bundling gender responsive socio-technical innovations: Unpacking the what and how
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.07.23The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative organized a stakeholder workshop on 23 – 24 May 2023.…
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New study reveals strategic investments in 5 countries hold the key to tackling climate challenges in livestock production
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.06.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
To address the climate crisis, a paradigm shift in the global livestock sector is not…
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Sowing the Future: Africa's lead common bean breeder at the Alliance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.06.23She is currently working as the global lead common bean breeder at the Alliance. This…
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Salma Kadry, a scientist working on how climate threats can generate peace and security risks
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Salma Kadry is a Climate, Peace, and Security Specialist working at the Alliance of Bioversity…
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Gender-responsive genomic selection on farmer’s fields for accelerating genetic gains
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.06.23The differences between on stations and on-farm performance of bean varieties in sub-Saharan bean fa…
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Lessons on the Journey from Lab to Market: Venturing-Out with Manhat and Yieldsapp
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.23On 14 June, the Accelerate for Impact Platform invited scientists, innovators, and stakeholders from…
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Biofortified rice contributes to increasing micronutrient consumption. Are consumers willing to pay for this solution in Cartagena, Colombia?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.06.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
In October 2021, Fedearroz BIOZn 035 – a zinc-biofortified rice variety – was officially release…
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Business Acceleration for Youth Project Launches its Acceleration Program
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.06.23This new acceleration program serves as an extension to the project's existing incubation program, f…
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Piecing together the food systems puzzle through data-driven policy development in Vietnam
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.06.23For sale: Fruits on wheels. Street vendors like this constantly move around by bike, selling…
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Empowering Youth Entrepreneurs through Business Incubation Program
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.06.23In order to overcome this challenge and develop sustainable solutions, it is essential to adopt…
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The Alliance Agrobiodiversity Index has won the 2023 Food Planet Prize
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.06.23-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
"The Agrobiodiversity Index has done something that has never been tried before", said the announcem…
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Birds and bats ensure yields for cacao farmers in northern Peru
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.06.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests…
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The Alliance 2022 Annual Report is out: People at the heart of Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.06.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
2022 marked three years since the formation of the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, as two…
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Human-Centered Design Workshop to enhance pastoralists’ resilience in Ethiopia
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.06.23Like many arid and semi-arid regions in Africa, the zone is highly vulnerable to extreme…
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How good is the data for tracking countries' agricultural greenhouse gas emissions?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Inconsistent and inadequate reporting by low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), uncertainties in r…
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Prioritizing climate action for policy inclusion: Insights from a consultative multi stakeholder workshop in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The workshop provided key insights, emphasizing the crucial link between the agricultural sector, cl…
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Mother of Grains: what millet teaches us about biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Hardy, nutritious crops like millets were once commonplace on farms and plates. Research shows that…
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