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Official Launch of CGIAR’s “Crops to End Hunger” Initiative at Borlaug Dialogue
17.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
CGIAR announced its new global initiative, Crops to End Hunger, this week at the World…
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Our food systems are in crisis, and it's not just from climate change
16.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
While global leaders gathered in New York City last month to discuss the climate crisis,…
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The cereals imperative of future food systems
15.10.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Pioneering research on our three most important cereal grains — maize, rice, and wheat —…
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International Day of Rural Women 2019
15.10.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is pleased to mark the International Day of Rural…
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International Day of Disaster Reduction
13.10.19-
Climate
We have to accept that in many cases we cannot stop floods or droughts, but…
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A fresh look at the genes behind grain weight in spring bread wheat
09.10.19-
Genomics
To meet the demand for wheat from a rising and quickly urbanizing population, wheat yields…
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Breeding future-ready crops: selecting priority traits in breeding programs via product profiles
06.09.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Developing crop varieties that meet the needs of all stakeholders, with farmers, value chain actors…
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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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Researchers look deep under the banana’s skin
05.09.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The very thing that makes bananas so easy to eat – they don’t have seeds…
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As the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit Approaches, here’s how IFPRI is addressing climate change
05.09.19-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
First in a series of blog posts exploring IFPRI's work on climate change and its implications for…
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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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ICARDA’s 2018 Annual Report
05.09.19The 2018 Annual Report highlights the outcomes and impacts of ICARDA’s research strategy and our…
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Why the first thousand days matter most
04.09.19-
Nutrition
India’s National Nutrition Mission, or POSHAN Abhiyaan, recognizes the multisectoral nature of th…
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Scientists test an experimental vaccine against malignant catarrhal fever at ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station
04.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Genomics
Livestock grazing at Kapiti Research Station (Photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu) The annual mig…
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8-11 September 2019: DryArc initiative co-design workshop
04.09.19Rabat, Morocco, 8-11 September 2019 – Eight CGIAR* centers are participating in a co-design works…
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Making local crops work for nutrition-sensitive agriculture
03.09.19-
Nutrition
Supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture through neglected and underutilized species is a new ope…
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Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
03.09.19-
Genomics
Ensuring the access of small-scale farmers to products and potential benefits from genetic engineeri…
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Will genetic engineering contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
03.09.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Genetic engineering (GE)—the introduction or change of DNA, RNA or proteins by human manipulation …
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CGIAR at AGRF 2019
03.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), considered to be the world’s most important forum for…
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Fish in irrigation systems: an ancient practice may be the way of the future!
03.09.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
Fisheries are critically important to nutrition and food security around the world. The total global…
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First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
30.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety…
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First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
30.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety…
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Partnering for success: Sector unites to grow aquaculture in Timor-Leste
29.08.19At Timor-Leste’s 2nd National Aquaculture Forum in Dili, recently, stakeholders discussed ways to …
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African leaders rely on science and technology to improve food security
28.08.19Rural areas in Africa are facing unprecedented challenges. From high levels of rural-urban migration…
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