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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Feb 28, 2019 In the News Gender Social Protection Nutrition India's nutrition programme exclude…

Modi's $10.6 Billion Bounty Seen Giving Little Relief to Farmers (Bloomberg Quint)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Feb 26, 2019 In the News Markets Modi's $10.6 Billion Bounty Seen Giving Little Relief…

UPDATE: The agriculture secretary is wrong: There is no looming farm crisis (Morningstar)

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

Feb 27, 2019 In the News Markets UPDATE: The agriculture secretary is wrong: There is…

Consumer demand and processed foods in Nigeria: A complex, evolving picture

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Health
Nutrition

Nigeria faces many of the challenges confronting other low and middle-income countries today. Rapid …

Egypt conference: Opportunities and challenges of cluster-based development

CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)

February 28, 2019 Event Post Egypt conference: Opportunities and challenges of cluster-based develop…

Setting the stage for cassava disease monitoring: a baseline for Vietnam and Cambodia

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers tracked Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus in Cambodia …

An eleven-step program: Roadmaps for measurement, reporting and verification of climate-smart agriculture

Climate adaptation & mitigation

New country-driven assessments on national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate-smart agri…

How lab-made fashion is changing landscapes

Environmental health

Haute couture made out of orange peels. ‘Leather’ shoes and handbags grown from mushrooms. Diamo…

How to wash your clothes

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health

So you’ve chosen your outfit with sustainability in mind. Maybe you agonized over the relative…

NEW STUDY: India’s child nutrition program shows strides in utilization, but fewer gains in high malnutrition states

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Feb 28, 2019 India Press Release Gender Health Nutrition Poverty NEW STUDY: India’s child nutritio…

New publications: Gender and agricultural innovation in Oromia region, Ethiopia

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Gender equality

Despite formal decentralization, agricultural services in Ethiopia are generally “top-down,” cla…

The missing seed market: Promoting improved seeds for women farmers

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Food security
Gender equality

In Ethiopia, a World Bank study found that female farm managers produce 23 percent less yield per…

Growing agriculture-nutrition community points the way to achieving SDG2 by 2030

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

February 27, 2019 Issue Post Growing agriculture-nutrition community points the way to achieving SDG…

Arrivederci – Ann Tutwiler's Farewell Blog

Biodiversity

As Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International prepares to step down, she reflects on t…

Green Climate Fund makes first REDD+ results-based payments to Brazil

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

It’s now been over 10 years since countries around the world started to work on…

Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat

Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI…

Climate smart biofuel production offers financial benefits for local communities

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Despite its massive potential as a sustainable source of energy, bioenergy alone cannot fulfill glob…

Sustainable fashion moving from trend to permanent style