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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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An app to help potato farmers reduce agrochemical use
International Potato Center (CIP)18.10.20-
Big data
More than 170 years after it provoked the Great Famine of Ireland, late blight disease…
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Big data drives solutions to global challenges
International Potato Center (CIP)18.10.20-
Big data
While CGIAR scientists have long used big data in their research for development, the COVID-19…
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Effective research during COVID-19 and other food system shocks: Here’s 10 tips
WorldFish12.10.20-
Big data
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Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the market, trade and supply chains limiting food accessibility…
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Q&A: How blockchain can create social and environmental impacts
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.10.20-
Big data
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Food security
Blockchain promises to revolutionize the economic system by changing the way we communicate over the…
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The geometry of disease: A longitudinal calf cohort study in Kenya has yielded a unique database and biorepository
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.09.20-
Big data
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Health
Fun with Lines and Curves by Elsie C. Ellison, 1972 (binding illustration). The IDEAL project,…
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The Role of Data and Disruptive Technologies for Climate Security
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)25.08.20-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Written by Alexandra Krendelsberger and Nam Nguyen. Image credit: CGIAR CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security…
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Low-tech tool helps fight potato late blight
International Potato Center (CIP)12.06.20-
Big data
Late blight is the most destructive potato disease in the world. It affects all potato producers…
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CGIAR awarding 100K in Rapid Response Grants to digital innovations tackling COVID-19 impacts
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture26.05.20-
Big data
In response to the unfolding food security issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, CGIAR’s…
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International analytics award goes to CGIAR centers for sustainable agriculture tools
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)14.05.20-
Big data
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Food security
While technology and data analysis have revolutionized farming in high-income countries, farmers in …
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Launching the AgriFoodTrust platform
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)12.05.20-
Big data
A new testing and learning platform for digital trust and transparency technologies — such as…
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STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR
AfricaRice05.05.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-…
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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture30.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
Despite many exemptions from lockdown, the agricultural sector in India has experienced major disrup…
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COVID-19: How the development community can contribute to food system recovery and resilience
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture27.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
In the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, open, data-driven collaboration and digitally-enabled…
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Intellectual Property Day 2020 - Nurturing Innovation by protecting its architects
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)26.04.20-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
ICARDA has long committed to Open Data & Open Access of research by applying approaches…
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8 Food Security Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture24.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
From disrupting agricultural input supply chains to carving out new crisis response roles for social…
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Phone app gives opportunity to improve water productivity in Lebanon
IWMI21.04.20-
Big data
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being used in water management to…
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Blast and rust forecast
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)20.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
An early warning system set to deliver wheat disease predictions directly to farmers’ phones is…
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Lab-in-a-backpack: Rapid Genomic Detection to revolutionize control of disease outbreaks in fish farming
WorldFish30.03.20-
Big data
A team of researchers from Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the UK is harnessing…
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