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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Unlocking opportunities for youth through food systems transformation
Nathan Ronoh02.07.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Youth
Youth are vital to the future of international agricultural, rural and urban development. As both…
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Building Resilience and Regeneration: The Central Highlands Ecoregion Foodscape (CHEF)
Sehlule Muzata02.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
At the CGIAR Sustainable Farming Program (SFP), we believe that collaboration is essential for trans…
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Taste of progress: High-iron bean nutritional formulation draws international acclaim
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
When Samuel Uwihanganye - a passionate advocate for children’s nutrition and community empowerment…
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Four lessons for financial innovation in agrifood systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.07.25By Kate Ambler, Jeffrey Bloem, Alan de Brauw, Mehrab Bakhtiar, and Eduardo Maruyama July 1, 202…
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CGIAR Highlights Key Role of Research Collaboration at 6th AU-EU Ministerial Conference
AfricaRice01.07.25Rome, Italy, 27 June 2025 – Our current agri-food systems are responsible for up to…
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Planting with Precision: How Weather and Climate Information is Changing Bean Farming in Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Imagine weather information as a GPS for farmers. Without it, the journey becomes uncertain, filled…
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KOICA, UPLB, IRRI Partnership Establishes a Genomic Powerhouse to Future-Proof Agriculture
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)01.07.25LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (26 June 2026) — KOICA, UPLB, and IRRI came together to showcase…
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Signed, Sealed and Scaling: Formalizing a Collective Commitment for Circular Bioeconomy Innovation
Food Frontiers and Security Science Program01.07.25Authors: Dzifa Agbefu, Eric Nartey (PhD)& Susanne Bodach (PhD) International Water Management In…
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A Quest for Market- and Farmer-Aligned Rice Varieties in Mozambique
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)01.07.25Quelimane, Mozambique (11 June 2025) — Mozambique is taking steps toward a more market-responsive …
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Shaping strategies for Rwanda’s agricultural transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.06.25By Maria DiGiovanni, James Warner, and Serge Mugabo June 30, 2025 Successes from evidence-informe…
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Integrating Climate Security into the Future of UN Peacekeeping in Africa
Ibukun Taiwo30.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Explicit mentions of climate security have been removed or weakened in recent UN mandates. For…
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PABRA and Rwanda’s Agriculture Ministry chart new path for bean value chain transformation at ACAT Conference
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Rwanda continues efforts towards eradicating malnutrition, the bean crop continues to be a symbol…
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Investing at 45°C: The Alliance charts Djibouti’s climate-smart path
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Could the future of dryland agriculture emerge along the shores of the Red Sea? From…
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Financing healthy, equitable, and sustainable food systems: Laying out options for action
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.06.25By Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Geeta Sethi, and Johan Swinnen June 30, 2025 Transforming food systems re…
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Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day: Lessons from research on the food environment in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets27.06.25By Alan de Brauw, originally posted as an IFPRI blog. Improving diets is a key…
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Harnessing digital tools in securing soil health for Africa’s food future
Sehlule Muzata27.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nairobi, 27 June 2025 (IITA) - As it marks its first anniversary, the Regional Hub…
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How Indigenous Vegetables Are Changing Kenya's Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Kenya, like many African countries, has historically relied on a mix of indigenous and introduced…
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Improved indigenous chicken project boosting food security and livelihoods in Takeo Province, Cambodia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.06.25-
Food security
In Takeo, as in many other provinces in Cambodia, smallholder poultry farmers struggle with ineffici…
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