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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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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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Seed consortium to bring improved sorghum to Indian farmers post rains
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Health
To make quality seeds of improved sorghum easily accessible, a consortium of institutions is taking…
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Big data and new technology can help us understand and respond to climate change and conflict risks – here’s how
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)18.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Written by Elisabeth Gilmore, Senior Associate Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO…
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WorldFish’s Shakuntala Thilsted joins experts to lead UN Food Systems Summit
WorldFish18.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish’s Program Leader for Value Chains and Nutrition Shakuntala Thilsted was appointed a…
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Bihar State in India to Promote Biofortified Crops to Address Nutrition Security
HarvestPlus17.09.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The Government of Bihar, India’s third most populous state, is making a major commitment to…
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Optimism for sustainable peatland agriculture is here - and growing
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Due to El Niño events, the rainfall pattern in Indonesia has changed. During the dry season, rain…
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Better foresight for climate resilience: New e-learning course and toolkit launched
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)17.09.20A new e-learning course has been launched by the SADC Futures project* to promote climate-resilient…
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Regreening Africa's consolidated seven-country baseline survey
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)16.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Regreening Africa recently published a significant consolidated baseline survey report, synthesizin…
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How contour bunding and other technologies can reduce soil erosion and raise productivity in African watersheds
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Communities inhabiting Africa's drylands frequently suffer from torrential floods and recurrent drou…
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Tackling agricultural water pollution – a 21st-century challenge
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of…
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Low-tech solutions plus improved coordination for climate resilience in coastal Bangladesh
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)16.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Cyclone Amphan hit the coast of Bangladesh in May, and was followed in July by…
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CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades. They need change management
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)15.09.20-
Food security
By Hugo Campos, CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) / International Potato Centre (CIP) The statu…
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Strengthening the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain in Malawi
International Potato Center (CIP)14.09.20Simple processing is spreading the advantages of orange-fleshed sweetpotato, with benefits for farme…
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COVID-19: The virus will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.09.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL ANDÂ DEREK HEADEY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and persist, disrupting…
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Farmer-managed natural regeneration as a land-restoration strategy: under what conditions does it work?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The upcoming 2021–2030 United Nations decade of restoration aims to accelerate efforts towards ach…
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What rising CO2 does to one of world’s most important protein sources
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)14.09.20Photo: A combined physiological and transcriptomic approach provides insights into the molecular dyn…
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Increased funding support to AVISA to accelerate crop improvement and improve seed delivery systems
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)14.09.20Photo: Farmers from Mali next to their sorghum harvest (AVISA) One year after it began,…
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Building diverse and healthier diets for Africa’s growing population
International Potato Center (CIP)11.09.20A healthy diet ensures adequate calories and nutrients—with a balanced, diversity of foods from se…
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What rising CO2 does to one of world’s most important protein sources
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
In their effort to ensure food and nutrition security in the face of rising carbon…
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