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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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New study examines effectiveness of grassroots dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)06.07.20-
Health
World Zoonoses Day is commemorated on 6 July every year to mark the day in…
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COVID-19 and resilience innovations in food supply chains
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
By Thomas Reardon and Johan Swinnen Food supply disruptions in developing countries during the COVID…
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Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it.
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)06.07.20-
Food security
Photo: Pearl millet harvest from a field in Mali. Photo: Agathe Diama, ICRISAT "Seed demand…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)06.07.20Photo: Farmers like Elinati Mbewe from Dedza will see their sorghum productivity increase, as a…
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We have talented farmers!
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)06.07.20Photo: Oumar Koné took advantage of USAID funded training in microdosing to create his own…
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Artificial intelligence: A game-changer for agriculture in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.07.20CGIAR-IITA plant health scientist James Legg was a recent guest on Plantopia, a podcast series t…
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IITA releases 10-year strategy for managing invasive species in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.07.20Prevention, early detection and control make up the three-pronged approach that Africa is taking on…
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Facing COVID-19 in the highlands of Madagascar: How are the rural households and women coping?
AfricaRice03.07.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Contributed by Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, and Irina Andr…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)03.07.20New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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Sacred forests and environmental protection among the Gedeo of Southern Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Gedeo’s sacred forests are conserved for ritual purposes,’ said Yoseph Maru, first author of…
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Fostering a sustainable cassava seed system for Nigeria
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)03.07.20-
Food security
When the Building an economically Sustainable, Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project w…
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Prepare food systems for a long-haul fight against COVID-19
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Maximo Torero The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global economy hard, and in many…
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West Africa | 40 000 producers will benefit from a new European plant breeding project
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)02.07.20Photo: Groundnut producers from the Fatick region (Senegal) visiting demonstration plots of new vari…
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Annual Report 2019 launched
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)01.07.20The year 2019 showed us that while CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, our innovations…
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Prioritizing aquatic food systems key to global food, nutrition security, say panellists at Virtual Ocean Dialogues.
WorldFish01.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Increased commitment to aquatic food systems will boost food and nutritional security as the world…
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New brief details drivers of stunting reduction in Vietnam
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)01.07.20-
Nutrition
This Stories of Change in Nutrition study aims to understand the history, contemporary treatment and…
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Stop waiting to get back to normal: We need to build back better – and this starts with transforming food systems
CGIAR01.07.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Kanayo F. Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Lately…
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