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CGIAR EMD Ismahane Elouafi discusses food security and climate solutions on Agro América
04.10.24Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR's Executive Managing Director, joins Gabriel Estrela on this week’s episod…
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Food security leader calls for women's voices in convenings
04.10.24From aspiring fighter pilot to a powerful food systems leader, Ismahane Elouafi impacts the globe…
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Countries must scale up the use of clean technologies to transform the global agricultural sector into a more climate-resilient, low-emissions system, new report finds.
27.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems is crucial to keeping the world on track…
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A Just Transition in the Agrifood System
16.09.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
What is just transition in the context of climate change? A just transition seeks to…
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Transforming food systems must include Indigenous rights, voices and knowledge
09.08.24By Nicoline de Haan, Director, CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Originally published on Farming First …
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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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Talk shows and text messages in Kenya’s Rift Valley
15.02.19-
Environmental health
This story is the second in a three-part series. Read part one, Barking up the…
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Opinion: Measuring the unintended benefits of a development program (Devex)
14.02.19Feb 8, 2019 In the News Opinion: Measuring the unintended benefits of a development program…
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Milling process takes nutrients out of rice (Dhaka Tribune)
14.02.19Feb 13, 2019 In the News Milling process takes nutrients out of rice (Dhaka Tribune)…
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Dr. Shenggen Fan a new Panel Member for Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (African Daily Voice)
14.02.19Feb 14, 2019 In the News Dr. Shenggen Fan a new Panel Member for Global…
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Agrarian crisis: Direct transfer more efficient, effective than input subsidies (Financial Express)
14.02.19Feb 12, 2019 In the News Agrarian crisis: Direct transfer more efficient, effective than input…
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Tree love this Valentine’s Day
14.02.19-
Environmental health
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Forests News asked staff at Center for International Forestry Resear…
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‘We can’t modernize, regulate or train our way to food safety in Africa’—ILRI epidemiologist Silvia Alonso
14.02.19-
Food security
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Health
Written by Silvia Alonso Veterinary epidemiologist Silvia Alonso works at the International Livesto…
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Valentine’s Day Special: Can chocolate survive climate change?
13.02.19-
Environmental health
Chocolate is at the top of shopping lists for Valentine’s Day, most of us gifting…
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The critical and complex need to address food safety in Africa
13.02.19-
Food security
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Health
Solving the health problems of foodborne disease in Africa is only part of the food…
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Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed
13.02.19Originally published as an Op-Ed on The Conversation. Written by Matthew McCartney, CGIAR System O…
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IFPRI Director General, Dr Shenggen Fan, joins a Global Panel
12.02.19Feb 14, 2019 Press Release IFPRI Director General, Dr Shenggen Fan, joins a Global Panel…
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New paper explores green growth strategy for the Philippines
12.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Health
A new paper examines the economywide impact of promoting renewable power generation in the Philippin…
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US Ambassador visits Carp Genetic Improvement Program in Bangladesh
12.02.19The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller has visited the Carp Genetic Improvement Program…
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Fresh funds to help clean up ocean plastics in Asia
12.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
It might not sound quite like a fairytale romance, but the match between millions of…
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Insect extinction, Japanese tree revelations, and world’s smelliest fruit
11.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Forests News delves into last week's headlines from around the globe: Insects could vanish within…
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Major breakthrough for farmers and scientists as Nigerian biotech body approves commercial release of genetically modified cowpea
11.02.19-
Food security
Following more than two decades of research, field trials, and risk assessment by multiple organizat…
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Trees on farms in Honduras: a chance for biodiversity
11.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Among the cattle ranches, mountainous natural forests and smallholdings of Catacamas, Hondur…
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The International Day of Women and Girls in Science calls for more gender inclusion in science fields
11.02.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The changing climate means more extreme weather and changes in rainfall, drought patterns, and seaso…
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