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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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RTB and Agrilinks team up to showcase root, tuber and banana contribution to food and nutrition security
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.07.21-
Food security
During May 2021, the importance of root, tuber and banana crops was highlighted by Agrilinks,…
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Developing sustainable fish feed for healthy people and planet
WorldFish08.07.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
New fish feed formulations work to nourish both fish and their pond ecosystems using locally…
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Waging war against the fall armyworm
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.07.21-
Food security
The fall armyworm is an invasive pest that eats more than 80 different crops, but…
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World Food Prize Laureate shares how to move from feeding to nourishing at CGIAR Council
WorldFish07.07.21-
Food security
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Shakuntala Thilsted advises the CGIAR Council to move research efforts beyond the quantity of food…
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From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.07.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving…
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Data from new Excellence in Breeding report reveals progress on CGIAR’s transformation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)06.07.21-
Food security
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A new compilation of data reveals real progress on CGIAR’s crop breeding transformation agenda. …
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Identifying market segments and aligning breeding pipelines will focus CGIAR investments
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)05.07.21-
Big data
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Food security
There is an urgent need for public breeding programs to prioritize and focus their efforts.…
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Building Food System Country Profiles to support decision-making in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.07.21-
Food security
Much of the work on food systems to date has relied on fragmented and disparate…
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Research shifts policy from energy subsidy to water savings in Uzbekistan's irrigated heartland
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)02.07.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
In Uzbekistan, most agricultural land is irrigated with water pumped from two rivers, the Amu…
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UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions
WorldFish02.07.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…
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Research on business models for fecal sludge management turns into a training agenda across India
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)01.07.21-
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In India, more and more people have access to toilets. But the widespread poor management…
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G20 Must Catalyze the Transforming of our Food Systems
CGIAR01.07.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
CGIAR called on the G20 to foster international cooperation that transforms food systems through a…
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Global Report on Food Crises 2021: Building resilience can prevent crisis and conflict
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.06.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ALEXANDRIA RICHTER More than 155 million people experienced acute food insecur…
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Computer simulations are helping CGIAR breeders develop better varieties faster
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)30.06.21-
Big data
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Food security
In the past, plant breeding has helped avert entire famines by changing a handful of…
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Rising food prices are a concern but no reason for panic yet
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.06.21-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SARA GUSTAFSON, JOSEPH GLAUBER,MANUEL HERNÁNDEZ, DAVID LABORDE,BRENDAN RICE AND ROB VOS Global f…
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Mapping tool helps private sector identify high-potential locations for solar irrigation pumps
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)24.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As climate change threatens to exacerbate water scarcity and food insecurity in many parts of…
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Global Landscapes Forum Africa: Restoring Africa’s drylands needs a localized, integrated approach, say experts at the conference
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
At the recent GLF Africa: Restoring Africa's Drylands Conference, thousands of restoration practitio…
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Count on water to disaster-proof global food systems
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Covid-19 has cast a long shadow over global dialogues around food and nutrition security bringing…
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