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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

08.02.19

Food security
Nutrition

An interview with Professor John Ingram, Oxford University Q: What is the EAT-Lancet report? JI:…

Why empowering young people is key to ending global hunger and malnutrition

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Nutrition

One in a series of guest blog posts from leading voices in global development on achieving long-t…

Locally made beef stew sold in Bagnon market at Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (photo credit: ILRI/Valentin Bognan Koné).

New report says investments in food safety in sub-Saharan Africa should prioritize the needs of local consumers

CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)

Health

Donor investment in food safety in sub-Saharan Africa should have greater focus on the needs…

Use of Targeted Genome Editing

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Food security
Nutrition

"CGIAR can play a role both in the development of crops and in the regulation…

SciDev.net: Arsenic in groundwater – no silver bullet

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health
Health

Soumya Balasubramanya tells SciDev.Net that the recommendations outlined in new United Nations Unive…

In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers

06.02.19

Food security

The villages of Barbote and Pyang are located in neighboring districts in the far west…

How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak

CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)

06.02.19

Big data

The collection of data on the adoption of CGIAR-related crop varieties is a priority for…

Nigeria’s agribusiness Agrolay Ventures goes against the grain

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health

Importing food that could be produced locally costs the continent of Africa around USD 40…

Making Egypt’s power sector more diverse and sustainable

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

In Egypt, like everywhere, growing energy demand is increasingly at odds with the urgent need…

Hamburger in front of flames, McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, Domino's are being asked by investors to curb their carbon emissions and water usage across their supply chains

Leopards on the loose, a planet inferno, and will fast food giants spark a Domino’s effect for climate change?

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

Forests News pick of stories from around the globe: McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s: Investors dang…

Land restoration is a strategic investment in Ethiopia

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Environmental health
Food security

Productive land leads to many benefits but achieving productivity needs a change of thinking. The…

Are we eating less meat?—Oxford Martin School fellow Hannah Ritchie confirms ‘No’

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

Food security
Nutrition

Broken Record Alert: People WILL NOT change their diets for environmental reasons. No matter how…

Lessons from IFPRI country programs on influencing policy decisions and strengthening capacity

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

It is often argued that the more researchers engage with policymakers, the more likely that…

Farmer-led landscape restoration movement re-greens the Sahel

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health

A reforestation strategy conceived by agronomist Tony Rinaudo has so far led to the restoration…

Food and agriculture at a crossroads

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Food security

Over the past century, enormous progress has been made in improving human welfare worldwide, thanks…

New paradigm unfolds to rapidly regreen Africa

CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)

Biodiversity
Climate adaptation & mitigation

The Regreening Africa project is charting new paths into complex, unmapped territory in its effort…

Working with universities in developing countries