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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Which varieties of roots, tubers, and bananas do farmers and other users want in Africa, and how can breeding programs meet their needs better?
23.08.20-
Food security
It is critical to know which varieties are being adopted and why, both to show the value of in…
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Five-year plan for driving Grain Legume and Dryland Cereals seed delivery systems through commodity value chains
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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Double harvest for half the effort
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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Harnessing aquatic foods research is vital to COVID-19 recovery, sustainable food systems transformation, say agriculture for development experts
20.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The role of aquatic foods in COVID-19 recovery and the sustainable food system transformation demand…
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WorldFish climate change leader Essam Yassin Mohammed seeks a systems approach for resilient aquatic foods
20.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Marine and freshwater resources provide a lifeline for millions of impoverished people around the wo…
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Book launch: COVID-19 and global food security - what have we learned so far?
17.08.20-
Food security
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Health
BY JOHN MCDERMOTT This post is based on remarks delivered during the Aug. 4 launch event for the…
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Digital defenses: Can high-tech insurance flood-proof vulnerable farmers?
14.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
When climate disasters strike, farmers are among the first to feel the consequences. This was…
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Soil-borne pathogen new to chickpea growing regions in India detected
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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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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A food system integration story: Fish with roots, tubers and bananas
13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
What do catfish and bananas have in common? No, this is not a riddle or…
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Key recommendations to boost small-scale aquaculture in inland Myanmar
13.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Small-scale aquaculture is a vital source of food and income in Myanmar. At present, it…
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Policy seminar: How food businesses are coping with COVID-19
10.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Swati Malhotra The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the world’s economy, food syste…
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What have we learned about the Science of Scaling?
09.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One Acre Fund works with approximately 450,000 farm households in Rwanda, and is collaborating with…
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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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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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New directions for agricultural value chain finance in Viet Nam
07.08.20-
Food security
By Kate Ambler, Alan de Brauw , and Sylvan Herskowitz There is a global need…
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Boosting restoration through the airwaves
07.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Radio programs are spreading the good work of the Regreening Africa project in Senegal ‘Good…
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Policy seminar: Lessons from China about COVID-19 impacts on food security and livelihoods
06.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Khiem Nguyen Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province in late December, the Chinese…
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