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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 hungerÂ
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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Guardian.ng: Valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in fast-rising streams
IWMI19.02.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
“For countries to progress, there is a need to invest in a supportive regulatory and…
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Avocados in Kenya: What’s holding back smallholder farmers
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit exp…
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Second Biennial Review report highlights urgent need to accelerate progress toward achieving Malabo Declaration goals by 2025
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In the 2014 Malabo Declaration, African leaders pledged to conduct a continent-wide Biennial Review…
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Spraying locust swarm is ineffective – IITA entomologist
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)17.02.20-
Food security
As Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya battle huge swarms of desert locusts, great efforts are underway…
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A tool for all seasons: A ‘lean’ household survey system for ‘minimal effort, maximum information’ comes of age
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.02.20-
Big data
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Food security
Key indicator groups (modules) generated by all RHoMIS applications (Fig. 1 from: The Rural Househol…
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.02.20-
Food security
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Health
The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…
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Policy seminar: Can trade ensure food security and access to diverse and sustainable nutrition?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.02.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The global trade conflicts of the past couple of years have created uncertainty for agriculture,…
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After 10 years, Triple S has brought back sweetpotato to us
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)11.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
1st Amburse Kebele in East Badewacho district was once known as a prolific sweetpotato…
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India’s 16-point agriculture plan may falter if it doesn’t focus on incentives
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
One of the great examples that economists give on the power of incentives in Econ…
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IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)10.02.20-
Food security
04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in…
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After 10 years, Triple S has brought back sweetpotato to us
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)07.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
1st Amburse Kebele in East Badewacho district was once known as a prolific sweetpotato growing…
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Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)07.02.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …
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The more crops farmers grow, the more food, nutrition and income secure they are – study
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.02.20-
Food security
It is common for smallholder farmers in Africa to grow multiple crops on their farms.…
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Ten new CIMMYT-developed maize varieties released in Pakistan
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)05.02.20-
Food security
Pakistan’s maize sector achieved a remarkable milestone in 2019 by releasing ten new maize varieti…
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Why gender matters for soil health as part of sustainable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
While healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change mit…
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Payments for ecosystem services in the Philippines: a win-win approach for communities, businesses, and the environment
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.02.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As the rate of environmental degradation continues to increase, the need for more effective and…
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Leaving the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: India’s missed opportunity?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)03.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
In November, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP),…
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The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …
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