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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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Global team cracks genetic code to develop high-yielding, climate resilient chickpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Research also maps the center of origin and migration route of chickpea In a major…
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More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.04.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Pigs at the commerical drestry farm industry (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann) African swine fever …
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Women and youth as catalysts of climate-smart agriculture in Cambodia
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)29.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
In developing countries, societal roles and economic constraints can restrict women and youth to cer…
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New study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
The fall armyworm, an invasive insect-pest native to the Americas, has caused significant damage to…
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Ending undernutrition requires a different focus on stunting
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Anyone following international development is probably familiar with “stunting”—which in nonte…
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Ask the researchers: Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition project
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)26.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Researchers with Bioversity International recently shared information on the Biodiversity for Food a…
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Ask the innovators: Which agricultural practices work best locally?
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)26.04.19-
Food security
A new study by Bioversity International explores the power of ‘positive deviance’ in Tanzania. B…
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“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Michael Peters and his team have been developing tropical forage varieties that enable improved anim…
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Reasons for low uptake of climate change technologies
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Factors such as lack of funding for scale-up are impeding uptake of climate change technologies.…
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Research busts common myths about agricultural labor in Africa, suggests a shift in mechanization policy
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New farm-level research into agricultural labor in eastern and southern Africa found that a lack…
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Launch of CIPRiSSA-Gambia report
AfricaRice24.04.19-
Food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mandated AfricaRice to lead the development of ‘Continenta…
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Scientists discuss ways to improve RTB planting materials
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)24.04.19-
Food security
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Cross-cutting Cluster 2.1 had its…
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Food systems innovations for healthier diets: A conceptual framework
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)24.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
The Food Systems for Healthier Diets flagship of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for…
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CGIAR Science Council urges focus on urbanization in Agriculture & Food Systems 2050 Report
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)24.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) recently launched 'Agriculture & F…
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Hot off the press: New research in March 2019
WorldFish24.04.19Each month, we highlight a selection of our new publications. Research published in March included…
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Corteva and CGIAR Sign Memorandum of Understanding
CGIAR23.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Food is the most basic human need and the engine of economic development. Yet while…
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People power
IWMI23.04.19A first for Myanmar – participatory management of a pump-based irrigation scheme.…
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“Now CIAT has a more comprehensive view of environmental issues” David Kaimowitz
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.04.19David Kaimowitz did not visit CIAT as the Natural Resources and Climate Change Director for…
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