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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-
Environmental health
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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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NEW BOOK: Higher Investments in Research, Adoption of New Technologies to Improve Productivity and Export Potential of Teff
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia could increase production of its gluten-free and nutrient-rich cash crop…
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When understanding drivers of food systems become a planetary priority
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
This analysis will be one of the very first one of this kind conducted at…
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The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)16.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
One of the primary ways that CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes is through influenci…
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Connecting the dots: the role of social science research in agricultural R&D systems
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)09.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Are we doing enough to ensure social science research contributes to advancing agricultural R&D …
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India gets its first biofortified sorghum
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular s…
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India gets its first biofortified sorghum
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)05.07.18-
Nutrition
Hyderabad, 5 July 2018| India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher ir…
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Targeting open defecation, other factors accelerates anemia reduction among pregnant women in India
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.07.18-
Health
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Nutrition
BY SAMUEL SCOTT AND SUMAN CHAKRABARTI One in two pregnant women in India are anemic. This…
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Adding colour to rural diets year round with the Seasonal Food Availability Booklet
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.07.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Nutrition
From focus group to plate: a new tool developed by Bioversity International to enhance the…
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Improving control of a chicken disease supports the livelihoods of Kenya’s women
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.07.18-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Women play critical roles in the small-scale livestock systems that remain ubiquitous in the develop…
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Better data for better nutrition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.06.18-
Nutrition
A new tool, developed by Bioversity International and partners in Kenya, will ease the burden…
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Staple Crop Yields Alone Will Not Solve Poverty
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
An exclusive focus on improving staple crop yields in developing countries is increasingly questione…
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Tanzania unveils high iron beans under International Potato Center led initiative
International Potato Center (CIP)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Tanzania has officially released two high-iron and zinc bean varieties. The Minister for Agriculture…
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Call to Action on Adolescent Nutrition demands better data
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.06.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SUNNY S. KIM, DEANNA OLNEY AND MARIE RUEL Adolescence is a critical period of biological and…
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Walmart Foundation invests nearly US$2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’ in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over 6000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh will move to an improved business model for better…
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China’s road to food security in a time of rising trade protectionism
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Washington, DC – The rise of trade protectionism and antiglobalism around the world pose a…
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IFPRI Congratulates Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro on Joint World Food Prize Award
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
June 25, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) congrat…
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Nepal and IRRI sign work plan to reinvigorate efforts towards rice self-sufficiency
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2018 — The Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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Agroforestry systems for producing nutritious food for smallholders in Odisha, India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) South Asia Regional Programme recently launched a three-year p…
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