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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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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
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
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
16.05.25-
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
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Phone surveys to understand gendered impacts of COVID-19: A cautionary note
14.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, researchers have been using…
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A new vista emerging: local, diverse food chains
14.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of our economies to shocks, with governments desperately look…
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Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive, resilient and safe future
13.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
COVID-19 has brought the world to a grinding halt. Alarmingly, this includes severe impact on…
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Gender research in One CGIAR: Where do we go from here?
13.07.20-
Gender equality
That’s the question gender researchers from across CGIAR will attempt to answer when they come…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
13.07.20Photo: Mr Fousseyni Mariko, seed producer, President of the Cooperative Djiguifa in Solabougouda wit…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
13.07.20Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or ch…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
13.07.20Photo: Mrs. Aminata Diawara and her daughter showing samples of their sorghum produce. (ICRISAT) Far…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
13.07.20Photo: A chickpea crop in fruit at a demonstration field in Phalombe district (ICRISAT) Three…
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CIFOR annual report brings impact of 2019 forest research efforts into focus
12.07.20The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has honed its capacity to transform research …
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Science-based policies can unlock Africa’s access to genome-edited crop varieties
12.07.20CGIAR-IITA head of plant biotechnology Leena Tripathi has made an impassioned plea for genome editin…
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The carbon on your plate: mangrove and aquaculture
11.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Stinky and full of mosquitos, mangrove forests may easily be dismissed and marginalized. But in…
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Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods a…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
10.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality see…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
10.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important cro…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
10.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for…
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Catch-up growth cannot undo damage from undernutrition
10.07.20-
Nutrition
By Jef L. Leroy, Edward A. Frongillo, Pragya Dewan, Maureen M. Black, and Robert A.…
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Expanding and improving Genesys
10.07.20-
Biodiversity
Genesys, the online portal for information on genebank samples, is constantly evolving. First launch…
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