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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-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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
CGIAR25.01.21-
Climate
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-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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When pastures are not green in the eyes of the youth
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)06.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
When you go to the Philippines’ Cordillera Administrative Region, your initial reaction might be t…
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As fires rage in Brazil, a new book shows how agroforestry can heal damaged land
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Agroforestry systems (AFS), which combine trees and crops on the same land, can increase productivit…
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UN Climate Convention learns of agroforestry for land restoration in Brazil
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Senior scientist Andrew Miccolis shared success stories of restoration with agroforestry, including …
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Key technology for biofortification goes online
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)13.12.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Online platform opens up easy access to x-ray fluorescence testing at ICRISAT To support development…
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UN chiefs strengthen collaboration to achieve zero deforestation
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)13.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Carolina Schmidt, president of the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Conve…
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Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that…
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The challenge of ensuring water supply in the Philippines
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)09.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Creating incentives for communities to help secure water supply is a win-win situation but without…
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African Plant Breeders Association launched in Ghana
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders…
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Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global…
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For year round micronutrients, ten species of fruit trees are better than just a few
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)29.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
A ‘diversity fair’ is not an everyday event, so this one to showcase agrobiodiversity in…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
Africa Rice Center28.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)27.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Biodiverse agriculture is critical for the survival of the world’s food systems. A new study…
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Ahmed Amri: From Morocco to Syria … and back again
CGIAR Genebank Platform25.11.19-
Biodiversity
Name a tune and chances are Ahmed Amri can sing it for you. If he…
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Transforming agriculture: The role of agroforestry
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
The need to transform our global food system has already been well established. Tony Simons,…
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In refugee crises, it's crucial to maintain environment and trees
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)19.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
one right from the start, refugee crises can be managed to minimize damage to the…
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Trees for Food Security Project bearing fruit in Ethiopia
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)15.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On 16-17 October 2019, ICRAF’s Interim Regional Coordinator for the Eastern and Southern Africa Re…
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Why tree diversity in agroforestry matters: perspectives from the Comoros archipelago
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
The island of Anjouan in the Comoros has experienced one of the highest deforestation rates…
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Trees in the mist: domesticating local forest trees to restore the Comoros archipelago
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)11.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
Forming a part of the Madagascar and Indian Ocean biodiversity hotspot is the island of…
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