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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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Message from the System Board: CGIAR Launches Search for New Executive Managing Director
08.05.23We are delighted to announce that the CGIAR System Board has launched the globally competitive…
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April Message from the Chair of the System Board
07.05.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. As promised, this month I’m updating you on my…
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New funding for CGIAR breeding to boost food and nutrition security in Africa
25.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Project aims to harness the untapped potential of root, tuber, and banana crops CGIAR is…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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Patrick Caron Appointed Vice Chair of CGIAR System Board
12.04.23CGIAR is pleased to announce that current System Board member, Patrick Caron, has been appointed Vi…
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From model humans to human-centric models
05.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The northern state of Punjab is famed for being the breadbasket of India – it…
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Ramsar COP14: The importance of collaboration in wetland conservation
05.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Chaturangi Wickramaratne, Radheeka Jirasinha and Priyanie Amerasinghe As a result of global effor…
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Playing games to strengthen groundwater governance in rural India
05.12.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
As part of NEXUS Gains’ support for more inclusive, sustainable and effective governance of water,…
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Soil: where food begins
05.12.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Mina Devkota Wasti - ICARDA Agronomist, and Rachid Moussadek, ICARDA Systems Cropping Agronomist …
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196 degrees below zero: Latin American scientists to conserve agrobiodiversity in deep freeze
01.12.22-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In response to advancing climate change and global population growth, crop breeders are striving to…
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CIMMYT scientists rank in top 1% of highly cited papers
30.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Three scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are included in …
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New analysis finds pandemic didn’t dampen deforestation
28.11.22-
Big data
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Despite the massive upheavals in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, deforestation globally pro…
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Young CIMMYT scientist receives 2022 Japan Award for global research to combat wheat aphids
24.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
International science to save wheat — a crucial food grain for 2.5 billion of the…
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Crown-of-thorns seastar named after WorldFish scientist
23.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
A crown-of-thorns seastar native to the Red Sea was this week named after WorldFish’s John…
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Accelerating agronomic research through local partnerships: highlights of Africa RISING feedback and stakeholder meetings
21.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
By Michael Kinyua and Job Kihara The Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next…
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Strengthening land use planning and governance for improved drought response and livelihood benefits in Kenya
11.11.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Land access and ownership rights among pastoral communities living in arid and semi-arid areas in…
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Plant health data is critical for effective policy change
10.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
With rising demand for food, it is more critical than ever to address the challenge…
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Zambia officials promote sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers
08.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
For the first time in Zambia, a special Ministry of Agriculture committee has endorsed innovative…
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COP27 can help the world achieve blue prosperity
05.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The transition to a green economy may be fundamental to the survival of people and…
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CIMMYT project helps educate farmers in Zimbabwe on seed practices and improved varieties
26.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is working with its partners to support farmers…
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La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems
17.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Seaweed left an indelible mark during the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and the 2021…
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CIMMYT delivers seed to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
14.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Ambassador of Mexico to Norway, Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez, delivered a deposit from the Interna…
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Podcast: Facing a new normal for agricultural extension in Bicol Region, Philippines
12.10.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Climate change means increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather conditions, with farmers some of…
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