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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia
12.08.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
MARPLE (Mobile and Real-time PLant disEase) Diagnostics is a revolutionary mobile lab developed by a…
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New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers
12.08.19- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To mitigate the food security and economic risks of South Asia’s frequent and intense droughts,…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
12.08.19- Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
09.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Published in Science, the article provides evidence for national policies that block stubble burning…
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Guiding farmers to safer use of pesticides in Rwanda and Burundi
08.08.19- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
It’s hard to overstate the importance of root, tuber, and banana (RTB crops) for smallholder…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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AfricaRice teams up with national partners to sustainably intensify rice-based systems in Africa
15.07.19- Climate
- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
- Nutrition
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
15 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboratio…
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V4CP meeting: The power of hard evidence in impacting systems change
12.07.19On June 13-14, SNV and IFPRI held our annual Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) meeting to refle…
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CIAT and Grupo Papalotla signed an agreement for the development of new tropical pasture hybrids
12.07.19As global population grows so will demand for animal protein (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving, 2009…
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CIAT leads project to reduce deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
12.07.19The initiative, jointly coordinated with the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and Ministry o…
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African policy makers turn on to biofortification
12.07.19Biofortification, or the genetic improvement of crops for better nutritional value, is an effort tha…
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US Government renews commitment to Mali’s food security and agriculture-led economic growth
12.07.19- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Renewing its commitment to investments in Mali, USAID’s partnership declaration event at the US Em…
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Understanding farmer concerns to improve pest and disease management
11.07.19- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Insect pests and diseases are high on the list of concerns for farmers of root,…
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Is climate-smart agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth to agriculture?
11.07.19With the average African farmer’s age hitting nearly 60 years, the sector’s stakeholders have be…
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Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
11.07.19- Nutrition
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The national elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition…
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Mastercard partners with USADF and CIAT to open up new opportunities for smallholder farmers across Africa
10.07.19Kampala, Uganda July 10, 2019 - Mastercard has today announced the signing of two public-private…
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System effects modelling helps identify challenges, impacts and strategies for improving food safety
10.07.19- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
In May 2019, food safety researchers from Cambodia and Vietnam participated in a training on…
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A milestone in developing food-based dietary guidelines for Ethiopia
10.07.19- Nutrition
Efforts to develop food-based dietary guidelines for Ethiopia reached a milestone in May 2019 when…
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Effective farmers confronting climate change
10.07.19- Climate
Recent research from diverse contexts points to the importance of “local” in driving climate ada…
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AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
09.07.19- Biodiversity
- Climate
- Nutrition
9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with…
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The COOL women of Malaita
09.07.19In the Solomon Islands, an archipelago of almost 1000 islands, fishing provides an income for…
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CIAT, CAAS establish Beijing joint lab and expand scientific cooperation
09.07.19In further strengthening scientific cooperation, CIAT and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Scienc…
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New association formed to support smallholder native maize farmers in Mexico
08.07.19- Biodiversity
- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Expert Mexican scientists and farmer cooperatives have formed a non-profit organization to support s…
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Agricultural mechanization is a key input for the CIAT Rice and Bean Programs
08.07.19The adoption of farm mechanization in the agricultural production processes of crops, such as rice…
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