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IITA working on Africa’s first genome edited banana
13.09.19The new frontier for agricultural innovation is genome editing and IITA is already leading the…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
10.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
09.09.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
This year opens the Decade of Family Farming (#FamilyFarmingDecade), which aims to improve the lif…
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Multiple bridges connecting the water-nutrition divide: What’s new?
06.09.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This was the question discussed by experts at a session during this year’s World Water…
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Food policies for healthier diets
05.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Programs for improving diets often focus on demand, providing incentives to groups of consumers. How…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Striving for higher quality, more nutritious maize
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 800 million people are consi…
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Fighting hidden hunger with agricultural innovation
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Maize provides 15-16 percent of total calorie intake in Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa,…
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The ‘smart food’ women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
How do you switch back to more nutritious and climate smart food? Making it fun…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate
29.03.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The people of rural India love their bajra chapatis. These flatbreads made of pearl millet flour a…
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New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load
20.03.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Aflatoxins are harmful compounds that are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which can be f…
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From food security to nutrition security in India: A food systems perspective
19.03.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To understand the causes of malnutrition, we need to look at people’s diets, where they…
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Rwanda set to release first new potato varieties in almost three decades
18.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The potato is one of Rwanda’s most important crops, yet Rwandan farmers struggle to produce…
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Policy, people and potatoes in Kenya
14.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
13.03.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Tracing high-iron beans to the genebank
08.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
A Genebank Platform Impact Fellow looks at the journey of beans from the genebank to…
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International Women’s Day 2019
08.03.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Four agricultural innovations putting women ahead
04.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
How do we ensure vulnerable populations (women, young and displaced people) play an active role…
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Addressing Mexico's aflatoxin challenge
04.03.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
“The increasingly high prevalence of aflatoxins is a growing problem in Mexico,” says Natalia …
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Consumer demand and processed foods in Nigeria: A complex, evolving picture
28.02.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Nigeria faces many of the challenges confronting other low and middle-income countries today. Rapid …
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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
27.02.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI…
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Biodiversity loss threatens future of food
25.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The precious biodiversity that sustain our food systems is in decline, according to first-ever glo…
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Can Sub-Saharan Africa Feed Itself? A New Entry Point to An Old Question.
21.02.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This post originally appeared in African Leadership Magazine Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself: Th…
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