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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.12.20-
Nutrition
A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.12.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilli…
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Sorghum and millet grow money for the Mariko family
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.12.20-
Food security
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Health
Use of improved seed triples yields, credit through warrantage system leads to big gains. Access…
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Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.11.20-
Food security
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Health
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database…
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Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.11.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made …
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Gross Margin Analysis – A tool for better farm management
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)20.11.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
A training session for farmers in Niger. In order to guide farmers in Niger to…
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Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.11.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum,…
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ICRISAT: innovation broker working with private sector An interview with Ram Dhulipala
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.11.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s iHub platform was recently highlighted in the Food & Business Knowledge Platform for…
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Environment Minister launches women-owned food processing unit in Telangana
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.11.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mr Allola Indrakaran Reddy, Minister for Endowment, Law, Forest and Environment, Telangana, recently…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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Young people in Niger explore different forms of agriculture for a better future
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over 150 rural youth in Niger joined an entrepreneur incubation program, participating in their firs…
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Fodder chopping machines lead to a thriving livestock feed enterprise in rural Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Fodder chopping machines are proving to be a great help to livestock farmers in rural…
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Diet diversification program for tribal women and children to be scaled up in South India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)23.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Enthused by positive nutritional outcomes among children and women in its first phase, activities of…
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Indian PM Narendra Modi dedicates two ‘healthy oil’ groundnut varieties on World Food Day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content, developed by ICRISAT together with the Indian…
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Youth or Young mothers? The paradox of transitions in the rural women’s lives
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Year 2020 is a unique year. We have spent most of it ‘surprised’ by the…
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ICRISAT among 11 global ‘Hubs’ to accelerate the use of natural genetic diversity to advance crop improvement
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.10.20-
Food security
Using chickpea as the case species, one of the proposed 11 hubs of DivSeek International…
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Resilient rural women of the drylands
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Special Feature: International Day of Rural Women – October 15 Long before COVID constraints crept…
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Au revoir, Paco
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
ICRISAT bids an emotional farewell to Dr Paco Sereme, a member of ICRISAT’s Governing Board…
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