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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Policy seminar: Promoting recovery and resilience for Latin America’s agrifood industry
22.12.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY ADRIANA CAMPOS, JONATHAN HEPBURN AND VALERIA PIÑEIRO The COVID-19 pandemic has presented serious…
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Reflection on the CRP 2020 Review: A Time to Harmonize Data and Definitions
22.12.20As we finalize the last cohort of the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews, CAS reflects…
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Market Sheds in Ethiopian Livestock Markets boost Farmers’ Participation and Income
22.12.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new study conducted in the central Ethiopian highlands reveals that introducing animal sheds in…
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Coming Full Circle with Maize
22.12.20-
Biodiversity
From studying wild cucurbits in Spain to judging the “Largest Maize Ear in the World”…
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Delivering improved maize seed against all odds
21.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As one of the pioneer homegrown seed companies in Uganda, Farm Inputs Care Centre (FICA)…
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Transformative engagements – a new way to discuss gender relations in agriculture
21.12.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
For years now, gender equality has been a central objective in international development agendas. Th…
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From ruptures to fault lines: tracing the global impact of COVID-19 on migrants and rural development
21.12.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Migrants are the quintessential global citizens, leaving their places of birth and moving across bor…
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A no-meat diet everywhere will not solve the climate crisis
21.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
People in industrialized regions like the United States of America or Europe are generally urged…
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Irrigating fodder crops to improve nutrition for animals and people in Ethiopia
20.12.20-
Food security
When livestock are fed high-quality fodder, produced with the help of irrigation, they deliver bette…
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AfricaRice and Liberia solidify ties to build resilient rice-based food systems
18.12.20-
Nutrition
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 18 December 2020. The partnership between the Africa Rice Center (AfricaR…
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Does response fatigue bias our understanding of rural livelihoods against women and youth?
18.12.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY KATE AMBLER, SYLVAN HERSKOWITZ AND MYWISH MAREDIA A recent policy focus on work opportunities…
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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
18.12.20-
Nutrition
A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
18.12.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilli…
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Scientists reveal the hybrid origin of the white Guinea yam
18.12.20An international team of scientists has revealed the origin of the most popular food staple…
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Breaking Ground: Gokul Paudel finds the best on-farm practices for South Asia
18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Gokul Paudel is an agricultural economist working to streamline farming practices in South Asia. He…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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Book launch: Prospects for Nepal’s agricultural transformation
17.12.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY REBIKA LAISHRAM Agriculture is a vital sector of Nepal’s economy, contributing about 29% to…
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No greater challenge
17.12.20-
Food security
Amidst the transition to One CGIAR and COVID-19 lockdowns, the world’s leading maize and wheat…
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