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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
20.01.20The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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Addressing nutrition in Ethiopia: Changes, challenges and opportunities
15.01.20-
Nutrition
John McDermott, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, refl…
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Tribute to Azage Tegegne, leading Ethiopian livestock scientist
14.01.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
It is with as much shock as sorrow that we report the untimely death of…
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New CGIAR dashboard shows results in a new light
13.01.20Interested in how CGIAR is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Looking for mor…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
13.01.20Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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Roots, tubers and bananas key ingredients of a more sustainable food future
09.01.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A new report from the World Resources Institute points to ways in which roots, tubers…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adopting water-saving technology is not enough on its own to stem groundwater depletion in the…
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Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
04.12.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Adoption rates for climate-smart agricultural practices remain low in many of the countries which st…
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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
03.12.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Despite the existence of over 5,500 food crops globally, we are eating a smaller array…
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Capacity building for Africa’s future agrifood system: challenges and the way forward
03.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
An expert panel at the recent African Conference of Agricultural Economists discussed what should be…
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Evidence and lessons from a 3-year research study on agricultural extension in Malawi
03.12.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural extension services are among the most important factors driving smallholder farmers’ …
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Why gender matters in forest restoration
02.12.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Effective forest and landscape restoration interventions need to take into account socio-political …
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How is economic security linked to gender-based violence? New insights from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2019
02.12.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The relationship between economic insecurity and gender-based violence is complex and poorly unders…
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Leading change in nutrition: Transform Nutrition West Africa holds first Francophone ‘short course’
01.12.19-
Nutrition
An all-African team from Transform Nutrition West Africa and the African Nutrition Leadership Progra…
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Decade-long trials prove efficacy of Nigeria’s aflatoxin biocontrol product
29.11.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An IITA-led partnership has honed aflatoxin biocontrol for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for over 15 year…
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Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
29.11.19Nairobi, Kenya, 28 November 2019 — Agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives…
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Do smallholders get the right seed and inputs from their agrodealer?
28.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Many Tanzanian smallholder farmers fail to produce even 1 ton of maize grain per hectare.…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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IWMI joins United Nations Global Compact initiative
28.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
IWMI is delighted to have become a participant in the United Nations Global Compact which…
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How science is reviving the springs of Nepal
28.11.19Nestling in the Himalayan region, now acknowledged as the third-pole of the Earth, 80% of…
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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
27.11.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Foodborne disease is a significant threat to global health, and food safety is a growing…
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IITA launches International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 at R4D Week
27.11.19With decades of research contributing to the improvement of plant health globally and across Africa…
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Planetary health, agroforestry and Sub-Saharan Africa
27.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
MEDIA RELEASE: Immediate Planetary health, agroforestry and Sub-Saharan Africa Nairobi, Kenya, 26 No…
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