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Policy seminar: Leveraging Kenya’s new Bottom-Up Economic Plan for food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Kenya’s new government has developed an ambitious Bottom-Up Economic Plan to tackle complex dome…
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Birds eye view of CGIAR’s Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness (IPSR)
CGIAR16.12.22Climate, political and economic crises are putting millions at risk of poverty and hunger. We…
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CGIAR Wins International Recognition for Progress in Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CGIAR15.12.22Paris, France, December 15, 2022 – CGIAR took top prize in the “Diversity and Inclusion” ca…
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Can we Still End Hunger by 2030? CGIAR and the Economist Discuss What it Will Take
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.12.22The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, to end hunger by 2030, has become…
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25th Meeting of the System Board & Retreat – A Communique
CGIAR12.12.22The CGIAR System Board meeting and retreat, held on December 8-9, 2022, in Nairobi, was…
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Unleashing Africa’s Agricultural Potential is Key to Food Security
CGIAR30.11.22-
Food security
Africa is in a race against time on food security and the stakes could not…
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Reducing Postharvest loss project donates equipment to set up mycotoxin testing hubs in Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23In a ceremony held on 29 November at IITA-Abuja, IITA Associate Scientist Titilayo Falade and Act…
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IITA Zero Hunger Project empowers women and youth in nutrition and agripreneurship in Ogun State
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23Fifteen extension Agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs in Ogun State have been trained as…
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IITA showcases technologies in the first International Plantain Festival in South Cameroon
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23The first International Plantain Festival, organized by the National Association for Actors of the P…
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IARSAF’s 25th symposium tackles changing climate conditions in the agriculture sector
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) recently held its 25th annu…
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IITA trains ministry officials on eradicating Banana bunchy top virus in Tanzania
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23As part of efforts to curb the spread of the invasive Banana Bunchy Top disease…
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IITA embarks on project to boost vegetatively-propagated crop seed systems in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)03.01.23IITA–CGIAR is set to commence a five-year project—Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegeta…
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For women in Ivory Coast, processing cassava no longer has to be a grind
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)02.01.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Attieke is the national dish of Ivory Coast. Served with fried fish or a vegetable…
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Farmer-led adaptation innovations are at the heart of CGIAR’s Livestock and Climate adaptation work
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate31.12.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Livestock and Climate is a first-of-its-kind program in CGIAR that looks at both mitigation and…
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Developing and implementing Picture-Based Advisories (PBA) for farmers in Kenya
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.12.22-
Food security
IFPRI’s picture-based insurance (PBI) initiative, recognized as a CGIAR@50 Innovation and acti…
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Engaging with stakeholders and establishing Agroecological Living Landscapes: Overall reflections
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology31.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Bernard Triomphe and Nadia Bergamini, Work Package 1 coordination, with inputs from country…
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Devising a model to capture the income and environmental impacts of Senegal's livestock value chain
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity30.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender inclusion’ (SAPLING) i…
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Can innovations in logistics and financial services benefit actors throughout agricultural value chains?
CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets30.12.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Kate Ambler, Jeff Bloem, Alan de Brauw, and Eduardo Maruyama Catalyzed by changes to…
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Food System Actors engaged in the cocreation of agroecological innovations - Results of Year 1 engagement in seven countries
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology30.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Simone Staiger-Rivas and Gabriela Wiederkehr (both Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), based on init…
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A new frontier: building innovative partnerships to catalyze new rangelands restoration opportunities
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate30.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Rangelands are having a moment. Their productive values, their environmental importance and the peop…
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WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.12.22-
Food security
Global progress on advancing women’s empowerment within governance systems has been uneven, even a…
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Supporting the development of agroecological business models by linking food system actors along the value chain
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology29.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Manuel Narjes (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), Boubaker Dhehibi (ICARDA), Christine Chege (Allia…
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Food price shocks and diets among poor households in Egypt
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Because of its dependence on food imports, Egypt is particularly vulnerable to the high world…
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Supporting policy and institutional decision making towards agroecological transformations: Initial activities of the Agroecology Initiative
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology29.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Aymen Frija (ICARDA), Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI), Frank Place (IFPRI) Agroecology calls for …
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