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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
Bronagh Woods20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
CGIAR15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
CGIAR Press Office05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Digital phenotyping technologies set to take off across CGIAR
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)08.12.21-
Big data
New and more accessible digital phenotyping technologies and methods can help breeding programs coll…
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ICT2Scale demonstrates the vital importance of ICT tools for dryland farmers
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)02.12.21-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To fill gaps in essential data informing decisions at the farm level, the ICT2Scale…
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Big Data and Agricultural Research: Results of Online Survey
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service16.11.21-
Big data
The digital revolution has changed the ways of working, accessing information, and connecting with e…
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Panel data takes partnership and patience: first field visit of the Uganda National Panel Survey
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service15.11.21-
Big data
Even the best-laid plans have had to be revisited, revised, postponed, or cancelled as a…
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Beans, Beans, and the Power of Genes
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)22.10.21-
Big data
by Steve Beebe Agriculture is one of the key foundations of human society. Agriculture has…
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National breeding institutes deliver initial program costing at in-person training course
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)07.10.21-
Big data
A new costing tool is helping national breeding programs get the financial data needed to impr…
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Preventing and protecting against wheat blast
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)10.08.21-
Big data
Every year, the spores of the wheat blast fungus lie in wait on farms in…
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Can you help shape the future of plant disease detection?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.08.21-
Big data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly being applied across a diver…
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New App brings Commodity Prices at Farmers' Fingertips
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)02.08.21-
Big data
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mon, 08/02/2021 “Kolfa” is a brand-new app which provides commodity price information to Tunisia…
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Strengthening Public Breeding Pipelines by Emphasizing Quantitative Genetics Principles and Open Source Data Management
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)26.07.21-
Big data
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Food security
This opinion piece published in Frontiers in Plant Science briefly presents the breeder's equation a…
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“I see your point!” How data visualization and facilitating access to data can help stakeholders make more impactful decisions
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)15.07.21-
Big data
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Environmental health
How to tailor data visualization and evidence sharing for improved stakeholder uptake and applicatio…
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Identifying market segments and aligning breeding pipelines will focus CGIAR investments
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)05.07.21-
Big data
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Food security
There is an urgent need for public breeding programs to prioritize and focus their efforts.…
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AKILIMO digital platform improves potato yields in Rwanda
International Potato Center (CIP)01.07.21-
Big data
Potato yields are highly-dependent on fertilizer use but pinpointing the amount of fertilizer to b…
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Computer simulations are helping CGIAR breeders develop better varieties faster
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)30.06.21-
Big data
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Food security
In the past, plant breeding has helped avert entire famines by changing a handful of…
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New platform harnesses data – and unleashes breeders’ time
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)22.06.21-
Big data
A bold new data management platform, the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS), is helping breeders har…
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African breeding programs leap forward by accessing new genotyping data
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)09.06.21-
Big data
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Food security
With newly accessible genotyping technologies, African crop breeding programs have partnered with Ei…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
WorldFish08.06.21-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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Equitible digital tools can boost small-scale fisher livelihoods
WorldFish08.06.21-
Big data
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
While some specific applications of mobile technologies are well understood, their role in governanc…
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