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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
Bronagh Woods20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
CGIAR15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Boosting African agricultural growth and transformation: The importance of producer organizations
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.11.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY FLEUR WOUTERSE AND AMY FAYE Second in a series of blog posts on the…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)03.11.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors…
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Farming Families Worldwide Are Increasingly Growing More Than One Biofortified Crop
HarvestPlus02.11.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The global nutrition community, increasingly focused on holistic approaches to improving diets, is p…
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COVID pandemic overshadows Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
International Potato Center (CIP)02.11.20On the 11th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, governments and development partners face…
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What really counts for farmers – not just the seed, but also where and how to source it
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)02.11.20-
Food security
Understanding farmers’ preferences and priorities when it comes to selecting seed is critical to e…
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One Health in action: Research by ILRI and partners improves the health of people, animals and the environment
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.11.20-
Health
The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought into sharp focus the interconnectedn…
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Informal food retail in Africa’s cities: governance, politics, policy issues
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)31.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To mark UN World Cities Day (Oct.31), new PIM Synthesis Brief summarizes recent research on…
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Crop Modeling community of practice
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)30.10.20-
Big data
The Community of Practice on Crop Modeling is part of the CGIAR Platform for Big…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY HIROYUKI TAKESHIMA, XINSHEN DIAO AND PATRICK OHENE ABOAGYE First of a series of blog…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
CGIAR30.10.20-
Nutrition
Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Breaking Ground: Andrea Gardeazábal transforms data into meaningful information
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.10.20-
Big data
Andrea Gardeazábal has many titles — Monitor, Evaluation and Learning Manager, ICT for Agricultur…
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Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL The 2020 State of Food and Nutrition Security in the World (SOFI) estimates that…
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Cameroon’s “Bean Sharer”
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)28.10.20After learning about the benefits of improved bean varieties, one woman has singlehandedly taken up…
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Groundwater: Critical for our future
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)28.10.20-
Environmental health
Groundwater makes up one-third of all freshwater use for drinking water supply and half of…
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Reflections on resilience
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
“Most of us here were born and raised in this ward, helping our parents with…
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Behavior change communication in conflict zones: Program leads to improved breastfeeding and water treatment practices in Yemen
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.10.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY SIKANDRA KURDI AND SARAH EDWARDS In the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, a child…
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Young people in Niger explore different forms of agriculture for a better future
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)27.10.20Photo: Fruit tree nursery in the commune of Bande, Zinder, Niger. (B Traore, ICRISAT) nterprises…
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