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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
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
09.07.25-
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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
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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Making science and knowledge inclusive for gender equality
07.03.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Could women be the source of change? Advances in women’s representation in government show much…
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Gender solutions for sustainable water management in Western Nepal
07.03.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
IWMI study calls for investment in the social capital and capabilities of women and marginalized…
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International Women’s Day 2019: Women in seed systems in Africa
06.03.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The maize seed sector in eastern and southern Africa is male-dominated. Most seed companies operatin…
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Growing Mounds of Waste Offer African Women Unexpected Business Opportunities in the Bioenergy Sector
05.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New technologies and smart business models could turn waste into a veritable gold mine of…
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Seeing is believing: Visit to successfully restored watersheds in Ethiopia inspires Kenyan officials to action
05.03.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In December of 2018, scientists from the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems…
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Healthier and prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
01.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, highe…
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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
27.02.19-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI…
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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
26.02.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by the…
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Navigating the road to socially inclusive hydropower
21.02.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal.…
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Fine-tuning flood risk management
20.02.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New rounds of pilot testing and post-flood recovery in India.…
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Lessons from IFPRI country programs on influencing policy decisions and strengthening capacity
04.02.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It is often argued that the more researchers engage with policymakers, the more likely that…
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State capacity and agricultural service provision: The case of rural Nepal
01.02.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers. …
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STAARS fellowship accepting applications for 2019
31.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program m…
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Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards A five-year plan for Indian agricultu…
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Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
28.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…
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Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
28.01.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…
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Water security for all
25.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will partner in a new project led by Newcastle…
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Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?
25.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an u…
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