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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-
Biodiversity
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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-
Big data
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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Upgrading Myanmar's aging irrigation system will be a win for farmers and govt
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)05.02.20Published as an Op-ed in Myanmar Times Myanmar’s food future hinges on ensuring access to water,…
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Payments for ecosystem services in the Philippines: a win-win approach for communities, businesses, and the environment
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As the rate of environmental degradation continues to increase, the need for more effective and…
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Include small indigenous productions systems to improve rural livelihoods
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.02.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, Uni…
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'Getting gender right' is essential for the sustainability of food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights…
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Leaving the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: India’s missed opportunity?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
In November, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP),…
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The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …
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With global accreditation, ICRISAT soil laboratory set to serve as focal point for soil analysis
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.01.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory has recently been accredited by the FAO Global Soil Laboratory Network (…
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Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.01.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…
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Addressing Africa’s deteriorating food security should be Africa’s top priority—World Bank
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
‘A key priority for Africa over the next decade should be to address a deteriorating…
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How IITA discovered the fall armyworm
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)31.01.20Isn’t it interesting how seemingly unrelated events in two countries can lead to the same…
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Wise use and wetlands: Why we need to nurture nature
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)31.01.20Rainforests grab the headlines, but with 87% of wetlands lost globally, it is time to…
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The importance of supporting women farmers
International Potato Center (CIP)30.01.20-
Gender equality
The potato is an increasingly important crop among smallholder farmers in Africa, where production h…
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Diversifying diets and income sources in Malawi with orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes
International Potato Center (CIP)30.01.20Diet diversification and food security in Malawi are distinct challenges as most farmers are used…
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How a deadly outbreak unveiled the key to safer food
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.20-
Health
A recent article by Nancy Averett in Scientific African Magazine discusses how incidents of food…
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Conservation agriculture is helping farmers adapt to climate change: Lessons from southern Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Christian Thierfelder, senior cropping systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Impro…
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Humboldt’s 'Naturgemälde' can pave the way for lasting agro-ecological transitions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Chimborazo—the indestructible, snow-capped “throne of nature,” as Simón Bolívar called the i…
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Can a vaccine save the world’s pigs from African swine fever?
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.20-
Health
A recent article by Katarina Zimmer in The Scientist examines how close we are to…
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Brussels Development Briefing: How local application of agroecological principles can transform food systems
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)28.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Leading agricultural scientist calls for transformation of the world’s food systems to align with …
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