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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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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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CIMMYT and Clinton Foundation launch partnership to improve access to climate-resilient maize seed in eastern and southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.04.19-
Food security
Working together to improve access to and availability of climate-resilient maize varieties in easte…
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FoodSTART+ featured in the latest iMPACT magazine issue
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)22.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
FoodSTART+ Principal Investigator, Diego Naziri, and CIAT Market Access Specialist, Brice Even share…
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IFPRI/A4NH at the Purdue Global Hunger Colloquium: Policy innovation is key to accelerating progress
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Leading figures in the global fight against hunger gathered at Purdue University April 10-11 for…
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EARTH DAY: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)22.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Palembang, Indonesia – Present day South Sumatra looks a lot different from its heyday as…
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Five ways food systems can make or break our Earth
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
From the year 2013 to 2016, Lao banana exports increased to $200 million, a tripling in…
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YIIFSWA-II hosts 3rd Annual progress review and planning meeting in Accra
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)21.04.19-
Food security
IITA, lead implementer of the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa…
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Earth Day 2019: Building common ground on sustainable governance of commons
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.04.19-
Environmental health
The celebration of Earth Day (April 22) reminds us that all species, including Homo sapiens, shar…
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Mobilizing youth for forestry development
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Youth leaders from the Asia and the Pacific discussed the crucial role of young people…
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Eating stories: On the contested future of meat–with, and without, feet
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Sketch of three people sharing a meal by Vincent Van Gogh (Van Gogh Gallery). In…
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A ‘Livestock Master Plan’ is MISSION CRITICAL for India’s state of Bihar
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Shama Khatoon, outside her goat shed in Bihar, is a widow supporting her family through…
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Who benefited from the Congo's peace dividend?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.04.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In several respects, the first decade of the 21st century was a golden opportunity for…
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To manage El Nino-related crop distress in eastern and southern Africa, invest in drought-tolerant seeds and better soil and water care
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
To mitigate the impact of the current drought affecting millions of farmers living in Kenya…
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Are we reducing hunger in the world?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
It is now clear that the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development…
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What Cameroon can teach others about managing community forests
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.04.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A quarter of a century ago, Cameroon passed a law which gave people living on…
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The research-practitioner divide: Why we are still optimistic
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.04.19-
Food security
Researchers and development practitioners don’t often team up to co-lead large global projects for…
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Lessons from 21 years of breeding Eastern Africa‘s popular cooking bananas
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)16.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Uganda’s National Agricultural…
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