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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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On a mission to nurture hunger-free drylands
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
The 95th Governing Board meeting, held virtually, affirmed ICRISAT’s commitment to a hunger-free …
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Prof Prabhu Pingali takes the baton as Chair of ICRISAT Governing Board
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Prof Prabhu Pingali, Founding Director, Tata-Cornell Institute, took charge as ICRISAT Governing Boa…
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A One CGIAR initiative to unlock the potential of gene editing for agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)02.10.20-
Environmental health
Experts from public, private and non-profit research sectors emphasized the importance of working to…
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A new digital hub to consolidate learnings from global food legume initiatives
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)02.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
To enable crop researchers and policymakers access information on the three Tropical Legumes project…
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Seven villages, 700 women, one story: Plant nurseries in Niger are changing lives
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.09.20-
Gender equality
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Health
A group of women across four regions of south-western Niger have grown 84,000 trees to…
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Striding towards streamlined crop improvement programs
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)25.09.20-
Food security
To better accomplish its mission by providing improved crop varieties to smallholder farmers, ICRISA…
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Developing a five-year Strategic Plan for ICRISAT WCA Research Program
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leveraging stakeholder partnerships, improving risk management efforts, enhancing farm production sy…
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Seed consortium to bring improved sorghum to Indian farmers post rains
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Health
To make quality seeds of improved sorghum easily accessible, a consortium of institutions is taking…
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What rising CO2 does to one of world’s most important protein sources
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
In their effort to ensure food and nutrition security in the face of rising carbon…
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Increased funding support to AVISA to accelerate crop improvement and improve seed delivery systems
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.09.20-
Health
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Nutrition
One year after it began, Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals…
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How long do seeds live? A 100-year experiment in the Arctic to reveal the secret
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)04.09.20-
Food security
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Health
Genebanks of six global research institutions including ICRISAT have begun a 100-year experiment at …
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Rising fodder shortage prompts release of two pearl millet varieties with superior and higher forage in south India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Two pearl millet varieties with 7.0% and 5.4% higher green forage yields as compared to…
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Genetic molecular markers to accelerate genetic gains in crops
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)28.08.20-
Gender equality
Dr Rajeev Varshney from the Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology, ICRISAT, sheds…
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Five-year plan for driving Grain Legume and Dryland Cereals seed delivery systems through commodity value chains
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
For those seeking to create a win-win for farmers, marketers and consumers of grain legumes…
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Discussions on propelling India towards biofuel sees calls for more R&D
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
ICRISAT’s efforts in feedstocks development appreciated on World Biofuel Day India has made good p…
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Double harvest for half the effort
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)21.08.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Peter Mwangofi is a pigeonpea farmer from Karonga district in Malawi. He relies on the…
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Soil-borne pathogen new to chickpea growing regions in India detected
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Food security
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Health
A soil-borne pathogen, new to chickpea growing regions in India, was detected during a real-time…
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Bigger, bolder, high-yielding confectionery groundnut variety released in Karnataka, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.08.20-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A superior export-quality confectionery groundnut variety that comes with a higher benefit-cost rati…
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