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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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2020 Global Food Policy Report: Emerging challenges of building inclusive food systems in South Asia
24.07.20-
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By Rebika Laishram In South Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the largest disruption of…
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Farmers’ experience and ecological knowledge proven valuable against land degradation in Mali
24.07.20-
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A study by scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Mopti, Segou and Sikasso, located in cent…
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Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
23.07.20-
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Researchers from the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project have been exploring th…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
23.07.20-
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In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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Soil health key priority for better livelihoods of Odisha farmers
23.07.20-
Gender equality
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Under an extensive soil health mapping program in Odisha state, India, over 40,200 soil samples…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
22.07.20-
Food security
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A new paper examines Vietnam’s regulatory regime surrounding planting material of vegetatively pro…
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Making food system value chains inclusive for smallholders and rural people
22.07.20-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Rob Vos and Khiem Nguyen Rapid urbanization and income growth are driving shifts in…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
22.07.20-
Food security
Vietnam’s Plan for Zero Hunger by 2025 calls for increasing access to nutritious foods and…
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The State of the Literature on Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification
22.07.20The projected increases in global demand for agricultural products over the coming decades – for…
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How and why to merge ecosystem-based adaption and risk finance?
22.07.20-
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The pertinence of ecosystem-based adaption and risk finance couldn’t be more timely considering th…
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Indian diets fall short of EAT-Lancet reference recommendations for human and planetary health
21.07.20-
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By Manika Sharma, Avinash Kishore, Devesh Roy, Kuhu Joshi, and Khiem Nguyen Many developing countrie…
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How India’s agrifood supply chains fared during the COVID-19 lockdown, from farm to fork
20.07.20-
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By Sudha Narayanan Lockdowns imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted food market…
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IITA and Bayer launch modern breeding project
20.07.20Yield improvement of important African food crops will get a boost with the launch of…
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Expert-assisted Decision Analysis supports agroforestry in Viet Nam
20.07.20-
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Selecting appropriate practices for specific locations that are aligned with the needs, values and p…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in central India
20.07.20-
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Photo: Dr Shrikant L Sawargonkar, IGKV, observing state multilocation trials in Raipur (2019). ICRIS…
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A library for understanding the soils of the world
19.07.20-
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New soil spectral library addresses global food supply through advanced soil analysis. A breakthroug…
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How tech and modern market mechanisms can solve water scarcity in post-Soviet states
18.07.20-
Environmental health
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Uzbekistan is an incredibly dry country, receiving an annual rainfall of just 100 to 300…
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Understanding Nairobi’s urban agriculture sector helps to enhance equality and climate resilience
18.07.20-
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Food makes up almost half of trading in the vibrant informal sector of Kenya's capital…
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