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New project aims to improve food and nutrition security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
03.08.20Photo: Screenshot of the launch meeting via videoconference Photo: M Magassa, ICRISAT A recently lau…
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CGIAR Performance Report 2019 now available online
31.07.20-
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An online report detailing research-to-impact results in 2019 across the CGIAR System is now availab…
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Investments in agricultural development: quantifying the socio-political and climate-change risks
29.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Scientists have created a computer model that can estimate risks for agricultural development projec…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
22.07.20-
Nutrition
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A new paper examines Vietnam’s regulatory regime surrounding planting material of vegetatively pro…
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Making food system value chains inclusive for smallholders and rural people
22.07.20-
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By Rob Vos and Khiem Nguyen Rapid urbanization and income growth are driving shifts in…
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ICARDA, CGIAR & COVID-19 - Building Back Better
20.07.20-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
With our experience rebuilding agricultural infrastructure in post-crises environments in Afghanista…
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Nutrition, gender and breeding modernization: Focal points of West and Central Africa research agenda
20.03.20-
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The spotlight was on biofortification, gender equity and breeding program modernization at the recen…
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More than a bank: Rethinking the IADB
10.03.20-
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Second of two parts. Read the first here. As the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) enters it…
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More than a bank: Reflections on the history of the Inter-American Development Bank
09.03.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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First of two parts. In 2019 the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) celebrated the 60th annive…
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On this International Women’s Day 2020, ILRI commits to strengthening women’s rights in livestock systems and enterprises
07.03.20-
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This International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) i…
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International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh
06.03.20-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers…
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Four tools ILRI is using to help livestock systems transform to greater gender equality
06.03.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
By Zoë Campbell The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘I Am Generation…
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Towards equality for women and men in root and tuber agri-food systems
06.03.20-
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UN Women notes that 2020 represents a crucial opportunity to mobilize global action to achieve gend…
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Four (very) short stories of ‘Aha!’ moments—when the central importance of gender issues really hit home
06.03.20-
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All images here are of a sculpture, ‘Tete’, by Amedeo Modigliani (this picture credit: Christie…
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Delivering equality means systems change, say IWMI experts
06.03.20-
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On International Women’s Day, Deepa Joshi shares a lesson from South Africa to demonstrate why …
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In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
06.03.20-
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Researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have been studying the link bet…
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Four ways of strengthening gender equality in the agricultural sector in the MENA region
05.03.20-
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When it comes to labor markets, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one…
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Agriculture in India's budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor
02.03.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In her recent 2020 budget speech, India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 16-point ag…
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Africa's litigated democracy
28.02.20-
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On Feb. 12, the Malawi High Court upheld its original decision to nullify the country’s…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
27.02.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Genomics
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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Giving the multiplier effect to PM-KISAN, India’s direct benefit transfer program for farmers
26.02.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
India’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi program, known as PM-KISAN, announced in Dec. 2018, was…
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Avocados in Kenya: What’s holding back smallholder farmers
18.02.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit exp…
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International Women’s Day 2020
17.02.20-
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“ I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights” For IWD 2020, the CGIAR GENDER…
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Launch of the Seed Revolving Fund, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion Initiative in Tanzania
14.02.20-
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A Seed Revolving Fund initiative for sorghum and groundnut value chains has been launched in…
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