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International Potato Center (CIP)

In a recent literature review focusing on agrarian societies in the drylands, ICARDA scientist Dina…

Choosing to challenge

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Gender equality

International Women’s Day Dear Colleagues around the World, Today is International Women’s Da…

Better beans for Africa

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

Insufficient iron in diets is a leading cause of anemia, a condition that particularly affects…

Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to double (to an…

New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of t…

Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Environmental health
Gender equality

In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…

Zimbabwean farmer irrigates her field. Photo: A Van Rooyen, ICRISAT

Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond

Food security
Gender equality

Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at differen…

African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systems

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The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their…

In her words: one woman fighting COVID-19 in Nairobi

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Biodiversity

This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Elizabeth Nduta Njeri, a community health volunteer …

Gathering Pieces of the Adoption Puzzle: Induction Meeting for the Small Grants Program

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Moved by the need to create an active community of research around agricultural innovations, SPIA…

Model: Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy

Food security
Gender equality

BY DALIA ELSABBAGH, SIKANDRA KURDI AND MANFRED WIEBELT The day-to-day hardships of the COVID-19 pand…

Savings groups support women’s financial independence during COVID-19 in Bangladesh

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Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Already suffering from climate disasters and persistent floods, Bangladesh’s coastal communities w…

Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience, new study finds

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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health
Food security
Gender equality
Health
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action f…

FTA 2020 Science Conference: Forests, trees and agroforestry science for transformational change

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

FTA, the largest research programme for development program of forests, trees and agroforestry ran a…

FTA’s 11 game-changing solutions for UNFSS

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

A contribution from the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) and its…

Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

Cross-sectoral jurisdictional approaches offer promise The increased consumption and production …

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2021 – Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

This year’s international day of women and girls in science (11 February 2021) focuses on…

Petén’s community forest concessions: A pillar of forest conservation and livelihoods development in Guatemala