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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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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
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease
30.04.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Pigs at the commerical drestry farm industry (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann) African swine fever …
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Women and youth as catalysts of climate-smart agriculture in Cambodia
29.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
In developing countries, societal roles and economic constraints can restrict women and youth to cer…
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New study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
27.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
The fall armyworm, an invasive insect-pest native to the Americas, has caused significant damage to…
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Ending undernutrition requires a different focus on stunting
26.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Anyone following international development is probably familiar with “stunting”—which in nonte…
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Ask the researchers: Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition project
26.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Researchers with Bioversity International recently shared information on the Biodiversity for Food a…
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Ask the innovators: Which agricultural practices work best locally?
26.04.19-
Food security
A new study by Bioversity International explores the power of ‘positive deviance’ in Tanzania. B…
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“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters
25.04.19-
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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Reasons for low uptake of climate change technologies
25.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Factors such as lack of funding for scale-up are impeding uptake of climate change technologies.…
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Research busts common myths about agricultural labor in Africa, suggests a shift in mechanization policy
25.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New farm-level research into agricultural labor in eastern and southern Africa found that a lack…
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Launch of CIPRiSSA-Gambia report
24.04.19-
Food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mandated AfricaRice to lead the development of ‘Continenta…
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Scientists discuss ways to improve RTB planting materials
24.04.19-
Food security
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Cross-cutting Cluster 2.1 had its…
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Food systems innovations for healthier diets: A conceptual framework
24.04.19-
Health
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Nutrition
The Food Systems for Healthier Diets flagship of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for…
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CGIAR Science Council urges focus on urbanization in Agriculture & Food Systems 2050 Report
24.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) recently launched 'Agriculture & F…
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Hot off the press: New research in March 2019
24.04.19Each month, we highlight a selection of our new publications. Research published in March included…
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Corteva and CGIAR Sign Memorandum of Understanding
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Food is the most basic human need and the engine of economic development. Yet while…
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People power
23.04.19A first for Myanmar – participatory management of a pump-based irrigation scheme.…
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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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CIMMYT and Clinton Foundation launch partnership to improve access to climate-resilient maize seed in eastern and southern Africa
22.04.19-
Food security
Working together to improve access to and availability of climate-resilient maize varieties in easte…
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