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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Where do we see our world in 2050?
17.05.19What will food systems, agriculture and the environment look like in 2050? Given current trends,…
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IPBES recognizes why agrobiodiversity matters
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Biodiversity
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report,…
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“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters
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Environmental health
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Food security
Michael Peters and his team have been developing tropical forage varieties that enable improved anim…
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“Now CIAT has a more comprehensive view of environmental issues” David Kaimowitz
22.04.19David Kaimowitz did not visit CIAT as the Natural Resources and Climate Change Director for…
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Healthy Foods You Haven’t Heard Of (Yet): The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Database
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Biodiversity
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Nutrition
A new database compiles nutrition information on over 185 neglected and underutilized food species a…
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Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
09.04.19The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative…
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Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases
08.04.19-
Biodiversity
KU Leuven and Bioversity International today sign a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of…
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MaMo Panelists call for concerted efforts towards a thriving Africa through Agriculture, Nutrition and Mechanization
04.04.19A team of experts met at a joint policy seminar for the Malabo Montpellier (MaMo)…
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App enables smallholder farmers to be community influencers and citizen scientists
02.04.19The GeoFarmer app allows community workers and smallholders to easily collect and share information …
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More bang for the climate buck: study identifies hotspots for adaptation funding
01.04.19By combining the latest crop models and local expertise in Vietnam, Uganda and Nicaragua, scientists…
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Ask the innovators: Which agricultural practices work best locally?
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new study by Bioversity International explores the power of ‘positive deviance’ in Tanzania. B…
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Using cost-benefit analysis to enhance our understanding of livestock management practices in the lowland of Ethiopia
26.03.19A new cost-benefit analysis by CIAT examines three practices for improved livestock management in Et…
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Four steps to diversify at multiple levels
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
A new assessment method means farmers can identify climate resilience gaps and ways to fill…
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Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s climate change mitigation and peacebuilding goals
12.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising a…
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Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris…
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USAID and NASA Harnessing Technology for Development in the Amazon
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and…
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María Elker Montoya, champion creator of the method helping to fight off the Rice Hoja Blanca Virus
06.03.19-
Biodiversity
María, who started her career as a Research Assistant at the Latin American Fund for…
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On International Women’s Day, let’s think about gender equality
05.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
We interviewed our gender leaders Marlène Elias (M.E.) of Bioversity and Jennifer Twyman (J.T.) of…
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