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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Book: Global perspectives on agricultural development
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.01.21-
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Food security
BY KEIJIRO OTSUKA AND SHENGGEN FAN While agricultural development has long been linked to increased…
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ICARDA's New Video Series on Cactus Pear Production
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)26.01.21-
Biodiversity
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ICARDA has released part one of a three-video series on cactus pear production, aimed at…
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
CGIAR26.01.21-
Food security
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda…
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Policymakers urged to prioritize aquatic foods to end malnutrition
WorldFish21.01.21-
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Nutrition
Global policymakers and development funders have been urged to think of fish and other aquatic…
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Nutrition-sensitive approaches from pond to plate in Myanmar
WorldFish19.01.21-
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward dive…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish19.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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Improving the prospects for breeding better bananas
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)18.01.21-
Food security
Progressive heterobeltiosis for bunch weight in bred ‘Matooke’ banana hybrids (NARITAs), when gr…
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Gender equity in the food environment: Considerations for low- and middle-income countries
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)18.01.21-
Food security
To truly understand the role of gender and inequities in the food system, nutrition and…
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WEF event: Building gender equitable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
By SOKHNA SALL SECK Empowering women and girls and the recognition and respect of their…
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Press Release: FFAR Grant Develops Climate-Resilient Wheat
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat11.01.21-
Food security
FFAR + CIMMYT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Brian Oakes, FFAR: 202-604-5756, boakes@founda…
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Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)11.01.21-
Food security
By Hugo Campos and Michael Quinn In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and…
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Agricultural value chain finance can help drive Myanmar’s agricultural growth
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.01.21-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SIDDHARTHA BASU, ALAN DE BRAUW, KHIN PWINT OO AND RUSSELL TOTH Surrounded by some…
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Taking stock of value chain development
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.01.21-
Food security
In 1967 Albert O. Hirschman, the pioneering development economist, published Development Projects Ob…
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Big costs, bigger rewards: How $33 billion in spending each year can help end hunger sustainably by 2030
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY SWATI MALHOTRA The Ceres2030 project has shown the urgent need for additional investments—a…
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Shrimp Farming and Research in Bangladesh Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic
WorldFish07.01.21-
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted tremendously every aspect of the economy in Bangladesh, including…
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Thriving with complexity
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)06.01.21-
Food security
Visiting Margaret Nalujja with Elliot Baligeya of UFVEPA. You can see the charcoal cooler behind…
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Policy seminar: Prospects for the African Continental Free Trade Area
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.01.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY TIMOTHY KAROFF On Jan. 1, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) formally took…
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