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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

The 2018 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit (APRS) will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. APRS provides …

Scaling-up opportunities for unfavorable rice environments

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Centering around the theme: “Capitalizing on gains made: Towards enhanced nutrition, livelihood, a…

IRRI, Paul Hastings LLP collaborate to strengthen legal agreements with private organizations

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

IRRI extends its gratitude to Paul Hastings LLP for its excellent work in helping the…

How rice plants “manage” water under drought

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

Because of low rainfall and lack of irrigation infrastructure, water management is often not an…

How women’s empowerment shapes children’s schooling, nutrition

09.03.18

Health
Nutrition

Improvements in the status of women has often been shown to have positive impacts on…

IITA, icipe, CABI: Developing a strategy to combat invasive species in Africa

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Biodiversity

IITA, together with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Centre…

Women in agriculture: The extra value we bring

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Gender equality

The women of IITA join millions around the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day…

Scientist’s fuel-efficient stove-for-work program in Ethiopia protects trees

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Environmental health

Ethiopia has experienced significant deforestation over the past century – driven by rapid populat…

International Women’s Day

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Florianne Clement, a social scientist at IWMI, explains how development projects can detect and infl…

International Women's Day: Self-help groups aid communication, empowerment in India

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Gender equality

March 7, 2018 IFPRI Blog Neha Kumar Kalyani Raghunathan Agnes Quisumbing International Women's Day: …

CIMMYT promotes gender awareness in agriculture research and development in Ethiopia

07.03.18

Gender equality

Gender awareness and gender-sensitive approaches are slowly spreading into agricultural research, ex…

Ugandan Emma Naluyima describes her thriving pig+crop farm at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture

07.03.18

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Emma Naluyima, a Ugandan veterinarian and one-acre pig and crop farmer, making a presentation at…

Kenya’s Robin Mbae on livestock and climate change at Berlin’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

07.03.18

Climate adaptation & mitigation

Robin Mbae, deputy director of livestock production at the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock…

International Women's Day: In the fight against malnutrition, empower women's groups first

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Gender equality
Nutrition

March 6, 2018 IFPRI Blog Neha Kumar Agnes Quisumbing International Women's Day: In the fight…

Policy seminar: Research shows next steps in reforming agriculture to boost nutrition

Nutrition

March 6, 2018 IFPRI Blog Shelleka Darby Policy seminar: Research shows next steps in reforming…

Lora Iannotti on livestock and animal-source foods at Berlin’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture

Health
Nutrition

Lora Iannotti, associate dean for public health at the Brown School at Washington University, in St…

GASL’s Fritz Schneider on livestock and the SDGs at Berlin’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture