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Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
08.07.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world, a…
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IITA releases 10-year strategy for managing invasive species in Africa
04.07.20Prevention, early detection and control make up the three-pronged approach that Africa is taking on…
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West Africa | 40 000 producers will benefit from a new European plant breeding project
02.07.20Photo: Groundnut producers from the Fatick region (Senegal) visiting demonstration plots of new vari…
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New brief details drivers of stunting reduction in Vietnam
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
01.07.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Kanayo F. Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Lately…
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Women farmers in Malawi and Zambia fighting fall armyworm
25.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Life as we once knew it is gone. The emergence and spread of COVID-19 has…
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Collaborative research processes bring sustainable intensification results in Ethiopia, finds CGIAR-WLE evaluation
17.06.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
High quality evidence is important if we are to scale sustainable agriculture practices effectively.…
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COVID-19 and the promise of food system innovation
17.06.20-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Corinna Hawkes The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that followed have disrupted private food…
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It's time to take a business model approach to restore Ethiopia's lands
17.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The impacts of land degradation are already severe and far reaching. Degraded lands threaten soils,…
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Reaping the benefits of innovation
17.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Post-harvest losses — which can range between 10-20% in major cereals — cause not only…
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Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates
17.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Farmers in the Bale area, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, mainly produce wheat and barley. Temam…
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Women-Led Biofortified Food Businesses: Advancing Nutrition and Health
16.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
HarvestPlus is proud to be working with enterprising women around the world who have created…
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IITA partners with Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement Young Africa Works
16.06.20Lagos, Nigeria 16 June, 2020 – The International Institute of Topical Agriculture (IITA), through…
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To feed a world in crisis, scientists push for greater collaboration
16.06.20Collaboration among scientists to transform food, land and water systems will be key to feeding…
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Reversing desertification to enhance food security.
16.06.20-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This year’s Desertification and Drought Day theme is Food. Feed. Fiber. focusing on links betwee…
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Policy Brief: Safeguarding Food Systems in Southeast Asia Amid COVID-19
16.06.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Since it was declared a pandemic by WHO on 11 March, COVID-19 has affected nearly…
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COVID-19 offers opportunity for India’s food systems to deliver on food safety and health
16.06.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
India can reap significant public health and economic benefits from a sustained effort to combat…
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Engagement with local gender norms key for equitable, sustainable agricultural development, say experts
15.06.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
A provocative new article in the journal Development In Practice uses evidence from the global c…
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Special Feature: Eyes In The Sky, Farmers Rest Insured
15.06.20-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Odisha, India: Paddy farmers in Odisha look to the skies with the hope that rain…
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Reshaping circular agriculture: Mountain Futures Insect Breeding Facility shaking up industries in rural China
15.06.20-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The group shuffled into the exhibition room, eyes flitting across parasitic fungi growing out of…
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FAO publication supports achieving 2030 Agenda in Small-Scale Fisheries
15.06.20The new study, Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: Showcasing applied practices in value cha…
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Integrating nutrition and physical activity promotion: Exploring new ‘double duty’ options
15.06.20-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
With growing evidence linking obesity and COVID-related deaths, associations between access to healt…
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Field Notes: Bangladesh in times of COVID-19. Impacts on aquaculture and fisheries
15.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In this series of blogs, experts from WorldFish’s focal countries share their personal insights on…
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MYSAP Inland supports small-scale fish farmers and fish processors during COVID-19
15.06.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In the Central Dry Zone and upper regions of Myanmar, since April 2017, the Inland…
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