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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
CGIAR29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
CGIAR17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
CGIAR16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
CGIAR14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
CGIAR14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
CGIAR08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Crop Modeling community of practice
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)30.10.20-
Big data
The Community of Practice on Crop Modeling is part of the CGIAR Platform for Big…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.10.20-
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY HIROYUKI TAKESHIMA, XINSHEN DIAO AND PATRICK OHENE ABOAGYE First of a series of blog…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
CGIAR30.10.20-
Nutrition
Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Breaking Ground: Andrea Gardeazábal transforms data into meaningful information
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.10.20-
Big data
Andrea Gardeazábal has many titles — Monitor, Evaluation and Learning Manager, ICT for Agricultur…
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Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL The 2020 State of Food and Nutrition Security in the World (SOFI) estimates that…
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Cameroon’s “Bean Sharer”
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)28.10.20After learning about the benefits of improved bean varieties, one woman has singlehandedly taken up…
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Groundwater: Critical for our future
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)28.10.20-
Environmental health
Groundwater makes up one-third of all freshwater use for drinking water supply and half of…
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Reflections on resilience
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
“Most of us here were born and raised in this ward, helping our parents with…
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Behavior change communication in conflict zones: Program leads to improved breastfeeding and water treatment practices in Yemen
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.10.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY SIKANDRA KURDI AND SARAH EDWARDS In the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, a child…
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Young people in Niger explore different forms of agriculture for a better future
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)27.10.20Photo: Fruit tree nursery in the commune of Bande, Zinder, Niger. (B Traore, ICRISAT) nterprises…
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Shining a Brighter Light on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service27.10.20Taking a Country-Level Approach to Documenting Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations in Ethiopia Shi…
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Can citizen science help to fill hydrology data gaps in Ethiopia?
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)27.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
IWMI conducted a qualitative study to investigate the possibilities of embedding a citizen science a…
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CIMMYT releases its first ever maize genetic resource lines
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.10.20The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is pleased to announce the release o…
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Fodder chopping machines lead to a thriving livestock feed enterprise in rural Niger
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)26.10.20Fodder chopping machines are proving to be a great help to livestock farmers in rural…
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COVID-19 crisis: An opportunity for long-delayed agricultural reforms in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.10.20-
Food security
BY S. MAHENDRA DEV India’s COVID-19 economic relief package includes a set of important agricultur…
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Optimizing food assistance programs: Improving household food security and diet quality in Burundi
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY JEF L. LEROY, DEANNA K. OLNEY, MARIE RUEL, LILIA BLIZNASHKA AND TRACY BROWN Fourth…
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Beyond breeding: the potential of improved postharvest storage techniques for smallholder farmers
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.10.20-
Food security
In the early days of organizations like the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMY…
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