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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
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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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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To feed the world, take the science to the farmer
25.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
At the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue, experts discussed how to build sustainable seed systems and the…
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Ramsar Convention COP13
25.10.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Sri Lanka wins international recognition for valuable but threatened urban wetlands.…
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Beyond oil palm: tropical trees for bioenergy and restoration of degraded lands
24.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Indonesia - (Forests News) — To avert catastrophic climate change, fossil fuel emissions must be…
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Report: Rising Demand for Social Protection Across Africa Requires Careful Fiscal Balancing, Research
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Addis Ababa, October 24, 2018: After a prolonged period of economic stagnation and decline, African…
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The role of cash transfers in building household resilience
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Almost three quarters of economically active rural populations in Africa south of the Sahara are…
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Time to act: Air pollution is damaging our brains as well as our lungs
23.10.18-
Environmental health
Air pollution has countless victims—nearly nine out of ten people across the globe breathe pollute…
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Genetic markers identify the sex of yams and accelerate breeding
23.10.18Researchers have identified the genetic markers that distinguish the sex of yam plants, saving time…
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Strengthening farmers' seed systems in China
23.10.18-
Biodiversity
Dr. Yiching Song, Senior Researcher at the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy o…
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Connecting the dots for implementing Nationally Determined Contributions in agriculture
23.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As part of the Paris Agreement, countries that have signed on have pledged to reduce…
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An agri-food revolution for tropical root and tuber crops
22.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
“When, where and how will tropical root and tuber crops lead to the next agri-food…
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‘Merry-go-round’ groups spin Kenyan women farmers to success
22.10.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
Last month’s report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change highlights wor…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Blue maize opportunities for Mexican farmers
22.10.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Blue maize is a ubiquitous aspect of Mexico’s food culture, especially in the central highlands.…
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Policy seminar: Past, present, and future of the commons
22.10.18-
Environmental health
There is a long history of common property, which we can define as resources held…
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Protecting African fish and fisheries: PAFFA delegates call for action
22.10.18To secure the diverse and distributed values of Africa’s fisheries, innovations are needed along t…
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The future of social protection in Africa
19.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Within more empowered segments of the poor population in African societies, demand for social protec…
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Discussion paper: What is the role of men in connecting women to cash crop markets? Evidence from Uganda
18.10.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
Programs that seek to increase women’s participation in marketing activities related to the princi…
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Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton: Learning new ways to maintain and use valuable resources
18.10.18-
Biodiversity
A look back at the career of the retiring Head of the T.T. Chang Genetic…
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Walking the talk: taking climate-smart agriculture to scale
18.10.18Green GB Week (15-19 October), a new initiative in the UK this year, comes just…
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