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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-
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Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions
WorldFish02.07.21-
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Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…
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Reawakened: The Lexicon launches global storytelling challenge for biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.06.21-
Biodiversity
Petaluma, CA — The Lexicon, a North America-based NGO that creates collective impact campaigns to…
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A new site for banana-related research
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.21-
Biodiversity
The Alliance-managed website MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across th…
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The Yams of Konguan
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.06.21-
Biodiversity
Once upon a time two women, one very beautiful and one not so beautiful, were…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) are global leaders in…
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Cookbook celebrates aquatic foods for life and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Since achieving its independence 20 years ago, Timor-Leste has set out to forge a cohesive…
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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize
WorldFish08.06.21-
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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was na…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Elizabeth Palta Vega
WorldFish08.06.21-
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llluminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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Devra Jarvis: thoughts and thanks after 25 years with the Alliance
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.05.21-
Biodiversity
This spring, Dr. Devra Jarvis retired as a Principal Scientist and Team Leader for Agrobiodiversity…
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New research published studying plants' diversity in arid and desert rangelands in Tunisia
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)25.05.21-
Biodiversity
Newly publish research explains how after an exceptional wet season in Tunisia in 2017/18, ICARDA…
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Agriculture and biodiversity conservation: five critical factors for success
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.05.21-
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The United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May reminds us that "When…
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Four questions with CIMMYT’s Maize Genebank Curator
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.21-
Biodiversity
Seeds are a cornerstone of food security. That is why the maize and wheat genebanks…
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A conservation conversation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.05.21-
Biodiversity
Germplasm banks around the world are protectors of genetic diversity, altogether preserving roughly …
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AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Ethiopian and Uzbek Women
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)20.05.21-
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Beekeeping has long been a traditional pursuit in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, where smallholders…
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The Pollination Services of Forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
Biodiversity
Since they are a vital part of the reproduction process of many plants, a decline…
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Boosting Malawi’s aquaculture production for food security
WorldFish18.05.21-
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Although Malawi has an extensive history of fish farming spanning a century, the nation’s smallhol…
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From the field: climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.05.21-
Biodiversity
Watch the video and read more about the Alliance’s ongoing work to increase farmers’ resilience…
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