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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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
29.05.25Photo 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
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
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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On vegan diets and brain nutrients—some unsettling research reports in a (surprisingly) still murky research area
28.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Meat and Eggs, by Felix Vallotton, 1918 (via Wikiart). The vegan diet is low in—or,…
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Preserving potato genetic diversity for the future
27.01.20The potato has saved countless millions from famine over the centuries and it has the…
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How the right planting season can boost cassava yields
27.01.20-
Food security
Every farmer wants high yields from their crop to get more income. But, do farmers…
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A4NH researchers publish systematic literature review on indices of diet quality
26.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A4NH researchers with Wageningen University & Research and Bioversity International conducted a …
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A food system research agenda for healthier diets in Bangladesh
26.01.20-
Food security
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Health
The national food system of Bangladesh has made substantial progress since experiencing famine in 19…
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Critical literature review sheds light on drivers of food systems
26.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The rapid transformation of food systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, will hav…
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A4NH compiles glossary on food systems
26.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
What is a food system? How does a food system differ from a value chain?…
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Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
24.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…
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‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture
24.01.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and off…
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Vacancy: Science Manager, GENDER Platform (closing date: 21 February 2020)
24.01.20The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Science Manager to w…
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Vacancy: Director, GENDER Platform (closing date: 21 February 2020)
24.01.20The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a visionary, dynamic, and cre…
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What is conservation agriculture?
23.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
If not practiced sustainably, agriculture can have a toll on the environment, produce greenhouse gas…
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'Supermarketization,' food environments, and the urban poor
23.01.20-
Food security
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Health
Food safety and better nutrition are real and serious challenges facing billions of people in…
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MEDIA RELEASE | Oil-palm agroforestry: a solution for two out of three of Indonesia’s ‘economic diplomacy’ issues
23.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nairobi, Kenya. 22 January 2020 — The Government of Indonesia has prioritized three ‘economic …
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New project strengthens capacity to fight fall armyworm in Bangladesh
22.01.20-
Food security
Hundreds of agricultural professionals in Bangladesh were trained in the latest fall armyworm manage…
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Reversing desertification in Andhra Pradesh: a case for ‘engagement landscapes’
22.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
he government of the Indian state is speeding up efforts to return land to productivity…
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As policy makers call for building capacity for food system transformation, who is listening?
21.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Since its emergence in the last few years as a leading paradigm, food system transformation…
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Harnessing the power of metabolomics to speed and improve breeding
20.01.20-
Food security
Plants produce thousands of smallish chemical compounds known as metabolites. Like a DNA fingerprint…
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