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World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Health

Countries around the world came together at the 1996 World Food Summit to commit to…

Agricultural innovation in the mountains: a new direction

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Biodiversity
Environmental health

The Mountain Futures Innovation Platform in Yunnan, China is a new way to better understand…

Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Food security
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…

Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…

FAO sets the record straight–86% of livestock feed is inedible by humans

CGIAR Research Program on Fish

Food security
Nutrition

Cow Jar, by Jean Dubuffet, 1943. As the media frenzy caused by a ‘planetary health diet’…

Emerging scientist: Chikondi Manyungwa-Pasani

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

As a global leader in fisheries and aquaculture research, science is at the forefront of…

New partnerships launched to bolster climate services in Rwanda

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Not having access to timely, location-specific climate information makes it very difficult for small…

FAO sets the record straight on flawed livestock emission comparisons–and the livestock livelihoods on the line

27.01.19

Food security
Nutrition

Artworks by Austrian artist August Walla. As the media frenzy caused by a ‘planetary health diet�…

IFPRI’s Shenggen Fan on the ‘differentiated approach’ needed to navigate today’s food systems

World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

26.01.19

Food security
Nutrition

Illustrations by (left to right): Hiroko Yoshimoto, Ranganath Krishnamani, Yusuke Yonezu III. The …

We can forecast weather and prepare our farm better

26.01.19

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

For thousands of years, the farmers of My Loi village in Ha Tinh Province, Viet…

African wheat to counter climate change (Sci Dev)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jan 25, 2019 In the News African wheat to counter climate change (Sci Dev) Sci…

‘A comprehensive scheme is a must for States that are lagging’ (Hindu Business Line)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jan 24, 2019 In the News ‘A comprehensive scheme is a must for States that…

Climate change creates a new migration crisis for Bangladesh (National Geographic)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jan 24, 2019 In the News Climate change creates a new migration crisis for Bangladesh…

Trump trade policy: Playing a game of chicken with American agriculture (The Hill)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jan 19, 2019 In the News Trump trade policy: Playing a game of chicken with…

Healthy diets and sustainable food systems for all: A differentiated approach for animal-sourced foods (ASFs)

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

January 25, 2019 Issue Post Healthy diets and sustainable food systems for all: A differentiated…

Water security for all

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will partner in a new project led by Newcastle…

Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an u…

With huge variations in meat consumption, we’re ‘all in this existential crisis together’—Vox