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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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The missing seed market: Promoting improved seeds for women farmers
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.02.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
In Ethiopia, a World Bank study found that female farm managers produce 23 percent less yield per…
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Celebrating women in science
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.02.19-
Gender equality
Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! On this…
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Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.01.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…
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Gaining a voice: First Women Fishers’ Forum held in Timor-Leste
CGIAR Research Program on Fish23.01.19-
Gender equality
In the remote fishing village of Adara, on Atauro Island in Timor-Leste, men have typically…
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Barking up the same trees: Water and forests 'cannot be separated' in East Africa's Rift Valley
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)18.01.19-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Africa - The forested mountains of East Africa deserve their ‘water towers’ moniker. Their sprin…
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Making small-scale irrigation work for women
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.01.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
As climate change makes rainfed agriculture an increasingly precarious venture, small-scale irrigati…
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PIM Newsletter: October – December 2018
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)14.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collection of news from the Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) program for the last quarter…
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Weather, climate and gender: Promoting gender equality in rural climate services
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)27.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Climate change brings with it erratic and shifting weather patterns. The first five months of…
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Challenging gender norms around trees and land restoration in West Africa: can research be transformative?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)21.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Trees are important sources of income for many women in the drylands of West Africa,…
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The right tools for the job: enabling breeding programs to be gender-responsive
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)12.12.18-
Gender equality
Over the past few decades, gender initiatives across CGIAR have created broad awareness among scient…
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Integrating Value Chain research across CGIAR
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)10.12.18-
Big data
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In early October 2018, PIM’s Flagship on Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains hosted a workshop…
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The role of gender equality in accelerating progress on SDG2
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)10.12.18-
Gender equality
There is a growing body of evidence that documents the linkages between SDG5 on gender…
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“You will be afraid of doing anything on your own”: Agricultural development, intimate partner violence, and women’s agency
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.12.18-
Gender equality
This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign (Nov. 25-Dec. 10) present…
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NEW STUDY: Urbanization associated with lower rates of child stunting but higher rates of obesity among women
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.11.18-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Washington, D.C: Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in…
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Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)16.11.18-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is pervasive globally, with estimates showing that one in three adul…
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Where is the standardized measure of women’s empowerment?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.11.18-
Gender equality
Measurements of empowerment—particularly women’s empowerment—are having a moment in the spotli…
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New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.11.18-
Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
Washington D.C.: Improved public health and nutrition programs for children under five years of age,…
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New case studies are powerful examples of gender-responsive plant and animal breeding
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)10.11.18-
Gender equality
Adoption and impact of new crop varieties and animal breeds depend on the tangible benefits…
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