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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)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
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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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
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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The transformational role of science for the UN Food Systems Summit agenda
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.06.21-
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BY JOACHIM VON BRAUN Food systems at the global level and in many countries and…
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Nine more harvests to transform our food systems: Let’s make them count for everyone, everywhere, and for all time
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.06.21-
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BY CHRISTINE CAMPEAU, LAWRENCE HADDAD, GUNHILD STORDALEN, SANDRINE DIXSON-DECLÈVE,SALEEMUL HUQ AND …
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Global Landscapes Forum Africa: Restoring Africa’s drylands needs a localized, integrated approach, say experts at the conference
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.06.21-
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At the recent GLF Africa: Restoring Africa’s Drylands Conference, thousands of restoration practit…
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Smallholder and agrifood SME resilience to shocks: Lessons from COVID-19 for the UN Food System Summit
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.06.21-
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BY THOMAS REARDON, JOHAN SWINNEN AND ROB VOS The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed both the…
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Gender-integrated business strategies empower women in Zambia
WorldFish10.06.21-
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In Zambia, rural women play a vital role in aquaculture and related value chains, but…
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Opinion: Getting the most out of every last drop of water
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.06.21-
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Water is often held up as a precious, life-giving element for its essential role in…
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Changing rainfall erodes a landscape. Watershed interventions halt the downward spiral
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.06.21-
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Watershed interventions have led to 1-2.5 meters higher groundwater levels, providing lifesaving irr…
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Never let good waste become a crisis: lessons for the Global South
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)09.06.21-
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As a global society, we waste a third – 1.3 billion metric tons – of…
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Remote sensing for irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: Promises and pitfalls
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)08.06.21-
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There is growing demand for sustainable development policy that is data driven, but our unprecedente…
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The Yams of Konguan
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.06.21-
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Once upon a time two women, one very beautiful and one not so beautiful, were…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) are global leaders in…
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Cookbook celebrates aquatic foods for life and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Since achieving its independence 20 years ago, Timor-Leste has set out to forge a cohesive…
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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was na…
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Small businesses fuel Zambia’s aquaculture sector
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Northern Zambia’s growing small-scale aquaculture sector offers new opportunities to improve food …
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Zambian aquaculture provides new opportunities for youth
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Zambia’s emerging aquaculture sector is set to be a key supplier of fish and other…
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Emerging scientist: Yee Mon Aung
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish is a global leader in aquatic food systems research and innovation for healthy people…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kristie Alleyne
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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