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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
Biodiversity
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Health
The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19…
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Build trust, build lives…
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.02.21-
Health
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Nutrition
“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura …
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Rejuvenation in Bundelkhand: How an upland watershed got its groundwater back
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.02.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The world of water management is replete with stories about traditional systems that break down,…
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Celebrating a fruitful partnership that spurred a millet movement in India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)15.02.21If millets are regaining their lost place in Indian menus, considered as top contenders for…
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Climate-smart pigeonpea sparks phenomenal expansion across Malawi
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)15.02.21A whopping 49% increase in cropping area, 153 % increase in production and 68 %…
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African project highlights importance of legume crops on World Pulses Day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.02.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
Could legumes be the key to food production sustainability and climate change resilience? They consu…
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Building capacity in crop modeling today for a better tomorrow
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.02.21-
Food security
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Health
Young Malawian researchers are being trained in crop modeling to tackle land, water and climate…
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Reviving the pulse in food security
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)09.02.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
World Pulses Day, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations,…
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Simple interventions embedded in a wider learning environment lead to big gains and systemic changes
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Impressive project findings from the use of the two synergistic interventions – Smart Water Manage…
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Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Food security
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Health
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health…
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Two women-led food processing units opened in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s training and capacity building program empowers women from tribal communities of Telanga…
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Breaking barriers to uptake of improved sorghum in Burkina Faso, one social media post at a time
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
Food security
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Health
A small number of farmers pioneering seed production of a novel sorghum variety in Burkina…
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WIRES: Newly launched platform to connect and inspire women in research across CGIAR
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new employee-led group, formed to support and celebrate women in science and research at…
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Ziziphus agroforestry: a yield and income ladder for millet farmers in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
A long term experiment at ICRISAT’s Sadore research station with Ziziphus mauritania (Pomme du Sah…
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Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda…
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Young Malian researchers gear up for grand challenges with crop modeling
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.01.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
UE-APSAN Mali project trains next generation of modeling experts Budding agricultural researchers ar…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.12.20-
Food security
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Health
A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Market-driven chickpea innovations record many firsts in Africa and Asia. To meet the growing global…
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