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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
20.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In a recent blog post, we analyzed how the spread of the disease associated with the…
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2020 the Year of #Water4Climate
20.03.20-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
This year’s World Water Day focuses on water and climate change – and how the…
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COVID-19 is a deadly reminder that inclusive water supply and sanitation matters for all of us
20.03.20-
Climate
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Since the COVID-19 crisis escalated, we have been reminded daily that one of the most…
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8 reads on how coronavirus could swing the battle against climate change
18.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
As entire countries go on lockdown, factories close and international air travel grinds to a hal…
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COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses
17.03.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Nov. 2019 in Hubei Province, China, business activity in the…
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As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
12.03.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly. So far, more than 116,000 cases and o…
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Policy seminar: The European Union plans to tackle climate change, one value chain at a time
25.02.20-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
The European Commission (EC) Green Deal is a critical initiative aimed at making the whole of Eur…
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Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance
25.02.20Biofortification Pearl millet scientists discussed the ‘Future micronutrient breeding strategy in …
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Harnessing telecommunications network data for rainfall monitoring in developing countries
24.02.20-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The lack of accurate rainfall measurements in developing countries poses problems in monitoring crop…
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Vast amounts of energy, nutrients, water could be recovered from world’s wastewater, says new report
24.02.20Vast, valuable amounts of energy, essential agricultural nutrients, and water could be recovered fro…
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ASEAN prepares for post-2020 biodiversity framework
24.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Governments of the 650 million people of the regional bloc are gearing up to embrace…
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Book launch: The making of a Blue Revolution in Bangladesh
21.02.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
For decades, high fish prices contributed to poor nutrition in Bangladesh, placing a key source…
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India forum: Securing the harvest for food security
21.02.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Each year, about 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest…
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First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s…
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Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance
21.02.20-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Pearl millet scientists discussed the ‘Future micronutrient breeding strategy in pearl millet’, …
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Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops
21.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area…
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Complex but adaptive: a fresh look at smallholder value chains and their development
21.02.20-
Big data
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
“The Value Chain Development approach looks at market dynamics and relationships between the diffe…
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MEDIA RELEASE| Growing trees on farms in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan faces significant obstacles but there are ways to overcome them: first study’s results
20.02.20-
Biodiversity
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Nairobi, Kenya. 20 February 2020 – Small plot-sizes, as well as lack of information and external…
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Disappearing wetlands show why we need to nurture nature
20.02.20Rainforests grab the headlines, but with 87% of wetlands lost globally, it is time to…
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Scaling Readiness: A scientific approach to scaling innovations
19.02.20-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Scaling innovations is one of the biggest challenges facing research and development organizations. …
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Does rural Africa have a 'youth problem'?
19.02.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
More than 20 million young people aged 15-24 join the workforce in Africa south of…
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Guardian.ng: Valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in fast-rising streams
19.02.20-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
“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
18.02.20-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit exp…
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Restoring Forests, Restoring Communities: Lessons from Shinyanga
18.02.20-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
How secure resource rights help communities in Africa restore forests and build local economies “L…
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