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El País: A new scientific revolution to transform food systems
29.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
On 28 November, in the lead-up to COP28, El País published this op-ed by CGIAR…
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Agrifood systems, the next frontier of climate action need science for fair and equitable solutions
29.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Aditi Mukherji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform On Nove…
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UK-CGIAR science hub announced by UK Prime Minister
20.11.23UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the UK-CGIAR Centre for Collaboration and…
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Access to highlights of NL-CGIAR research in 26 countries
09.11.23The NL-CGIAR Research programme presents an overview of research results in 26 countries around the…
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CGIAR's key role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda for climate-resilient agriculture
27.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR plays a crucial role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda — an unprecedented global…
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ICRISAT Signs Agreement to Join One CGIAR Partnership
10.10.23Integrated partnership delivers science and innovation for a food- and nutrition-secure future. Bonn…
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Legumes grow money: Success script of seed systems in Malawi
14.08.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
An estimated US$ 40 million per annum, up from US$ 17 million in 2009, was…
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Multi-national company nurtures a Climate-Smart Village, facilitates return of migrant farmers
14.08.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Plummeting groundwater levels and adverse rainfall patterns forced farmers in Buchinelli village in …
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Launch of the ICRISAT Annual Report 2019
07.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
2019 was a year of many firsts… And we are glad to have rolled out…
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Malawi officially releases its first improved chickpea and finger millet varieties
07.08.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
High-yielding chickpea and finger millet varieties with yield potential of up to 3 tons per…
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Harvesting rains to grow fruit, vegetables and improved crops at watershed learning sites in India
07.08.20-
Gender equality
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Health
This cropping season, observing all safety measures amidst the COVID pandemic, more than a 1,000…
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New ICRISAT groundnut varieties to be available from the next season
07.08.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two new groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content developed by ICRISAT in association with…
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Drought-prone landscape turns green
31.07.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Kalahandi district in Odisha, India, has suffered from repeated droughts and famines for several dec…
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Enabling Niger farmers to turn seed producers
31.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
An intensive training workshop for aspiring seed producers in Niger equipped them with necessary kno…
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New project aims to improve food and nutritional security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
31.07.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recently launched project, with a focus on iron- and zinc-fortified hybrids and open-pollinated va…
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Adding value to smallholder farming in Malawi
31.07.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smallholder farmers in Malawi, with support from a seed development project and government initiativ…
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Better dietary options for healthier children
23.07.20-
Health
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Nutrition
In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’…
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Soil health key priority for better livelihoods of Odisha farmers
23.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Under an extensive soil health mapping program in Odisha state, India, over 40,200 soil samples…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in central India
20.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Photo: Dr Shrikant L Sawargonkar, IGKV, observing state multilocation trials in Raipur (2019). ICRIS…
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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
17.07.20-
Food security
A new groundnut variety, with 28% higher yields of oil and pods compared to zonal…
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Low-cost drought-proofing strategies help farmers in southern India
15.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collaborative project with Power Grid Corp of India has significant scale-out potential Technologies…
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6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
15.07.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security.…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
13.07.20Photo: Mr Fousseyni Mariko, seed producer, President of the Cooperative Djiguifa in Solabougouda wit…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
13.07.20Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or ch…
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