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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia
12.08.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
MARPLE (Mobile and Real-time PLant disEase) Diagnostics is a revolutionary mobile lab developed by a…
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New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers
12.08.19- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts,…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
12.08.19- Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
09.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Published in Science, the article provides evidence for national policies that block stubble burning…
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Guiding farmers to safer use of pesticides in Rwanda and Burundi
08.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
It’s hard to overstate the importance of root, tuber, and banana (RTB crops) for smallholder…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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What do you mean the hamburger isn’t American?
19.07.19Scientists and graphic designers are joining forces to strengthen the communication power of researc…
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Precision spreader for fertilizer set to change the agriculture scene in Nepal
19.07.19- Climate
Smallholder farmers in Nepal tend to apply fertilizer by hand, spreading it as they walk…
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PIM Newsletter: April – June 2019
19.07.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
PIM news and updated from the second quarter of 2019: new research, publications, PIM webinars,…
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Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program
19.07.19- Biodiversity
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Developed at ICRISAT, these lines have been selected by the All India Coordinated Research Project…
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The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali
19.07.19- Biodiversity
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Jean Goita has come a long way since his days as a grain producer in…
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Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
19.07.19- Biodiversity
- Nutrition
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a…
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What farmers want
19.07.19- Climate
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has been undertaking participatory mai…
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Effects of rising CO2 on protein, iron, and zinc availability in global diets
18.07.19- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In recent years, the global fight against chronic hunger and undernutrition has focused increasingly…
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How RTB researchers try to develop the potential of RTB seed systems
18.07.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Roots, tubers and bananas share one characteristic that unites them in the CGIAR Research Program…
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Addressing the effects of climate change on rice productivity: ADB, IRRI convene three-country policy workshops on scaling-up climate-smart practices for sustainable and intensive rice-based farming
18.07.19Workshops aimed at developing policy recommendations to promote widespread adoption of climat…
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Top scientists from CGIAR to present latest research at International Wheat Congress in Canada
17.07.19- Genomics
Amid global efforts to intensify the nutritional value and scale of wheat production, scientists fro…
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Ghana’s ten percent agricultural expenditure saga: Why reported government expense shares are less than meets the eye
17.07.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In 2003, African countries signed the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAAD…
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What’s next for Sustainable Land Management in Ethiopia and globally?
17.07.19- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
With Ethiopia and the world working towards more Sustainable Land Management (SLM), global experts m…
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DailyMaverick.co.za: As water systems fail across the country, rural communities look to self-supply
17.07.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
About half of municipal wastewater and water treatment works across South Africa are in a…
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Governing Myanmar’s inland fisheries: looking for the right balance
17.07.19With an extraordinary diversity of ecosystems and fish species, Myanmar ranks among the top-ten fish…
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What's the future of food subsidies in Egypt?
16.07.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In Egypt’s current context of wide-ranging economic reforms, there is growing momentum to improve …
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Forman Lecture: Harold Alderman on the pathways between childhood nutrition and economic growth
16.07.19- Nutrition
Investing in young children’s nutrition yields substantial economic benefits to society. But that …
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PIM Achievements in 2018: Highlights
15.07.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Sound policies and well-functioning institutions and markets are essential to building sustainable a…
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