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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
CGIAR12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
CGIAR09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
CGIAR26.01.21-
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The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
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World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
CGIAR04.01.21-
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Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
CGIAR18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Better beans for Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.03.21Insufficient iron in diets is a leading cause of anemia, a condition that particularly affects…
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Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.03.21According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to double (to an…
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New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.03.21In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of t…
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Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21-
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In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…
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African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systems
WorldFish05.03.21-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their…
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Gathering Pieces of the Adoption Puzzle: Induction Meeting for the Small Grants Program
Advisory Services04.03.21Moved by the need to create an active community of research around agricultural innovations, SPIA…
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Model: Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.03.21-
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BY DALIA ELSABBAGH, SIKANDRA KURDI AND MANFRED WIEBELT The day-to-day hardships of the COVID-19 pand…
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Savings groups support women’s financial independence during COVID-19 in Bangladesh
WorldFish04.03.21-
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Already suffering from climate disasters and persistent floods, Bangladesh’s coastal communities w…
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Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience, new study finds
WorldFish04.03.21-
Climate
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Outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action f…
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FTA 2020 Science Conference: Forests, trees and agroforestry science for transformational change
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21FTA, the largest research programme for development program of forests, trees and agroforestry ran a…
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FTA’s 11 game-changing solutions for UNFSS
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21A contribution from the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) and its…
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Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21Cross-sectoral jurisdictional approaches offer promise The increased consumption and production …
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International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2021 – Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21This year’s international day of women and girls in science (11 February 2021) focuses on…
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Petén’s community forest concessions: A pillar of forest conservation and livelihoods development in Guatemala
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21FTA-PIM research documents show strong benefits of community forest concessions A quarter-century-lo…
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Forests and agroforestry taking its place for climate adaptation
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry04.03.21New FAO-FTA supplementary guidelines on NAPs The potential of forests and trees to mitigate global…
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The One Health research-for-development agenda: Enhancing the holistic health of people, animals and environment
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)03.03.21-
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Nephew of a dairy entrepreneur near Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Georgina Smith). JIMMY SMITH,…
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Bill Gates highlights CIMMYT’s innovation in latest climate book
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)03.03.21-
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Global thought leader, philanthropist and one of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cente…
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WorldFish announces leadership team to guide 2030 strategy on aquatic food systems
WorldFish03.03.21-
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WorldFish has announced a new, restructured leadership team to guide the implementation of its …
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