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IITA working on Africa’s first genome edited banana
13.09.19The new frontier for agricultural innovation is genome editing and IITA is already leading the…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
10.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
09.09.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
This year opens the Decade of Family Farming (#FamilyFarmingDecade), which aims to improve the lif…
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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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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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Discussion paper: What is the role of men in connecting women to cash crop markets? Evidence from Uganda
18.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Programs that seek to increase women’s participation in marketing activities related to the princi…
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The elusive quest for the perfect chicken
16.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A team of researchers investigating chicken diseases in Ethiopia has discovered that there is far…
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International Day of Rural Women 2018
15.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
To celebrate the International Day of Rural Women on October 15th, the CGIAR Collaborative Platform…
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Gender mainstreaming in value chain development triggers women’s empowerment in Uganda
15.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
A gender focus introduced in value chain development in Uganda has allowed women and men…
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A closer look at gender relations in forest landscape restoration
15.10.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
On this occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, Giulia Micheletti and Marlène Elias…
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From agronomic practices to gender norms and agency in banana disease management
15.10.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
On the International Day of Rural Women, our researcher François Iradukunda reflects on how a…
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Women’s hidden harvest: the AmaXhosa women and traditional culture survival practices
15.10.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
On the occasion of International Day of Rural Women, Dr. Katie Tavenner takes us on…
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How gender shapes responses to climate change: New tools for measuring rural women’s empowerment
15.10.18-
Climate
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
BY SOPHIE THEIS AND ELENA MARTINEZ This year’s International Day of Rural Women (Oct. 15) focu…
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Lessons from an early adopter of sorghum technologies in Kitui, Eastern Kenya
15.10.18-
Genomics
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
As a gender researcher working in dryland agricultural research, one of the outcomes we strive…
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International Day of Rural Women
12.10.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Groundwater is notoriously difficult to manage. One cannot easily see how much is available, who…
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AfricaRice Annual Report 2017 focuses on effective targeting of research to respond to stakeholder needs
11.10.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
AfricaRice is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report 2017, themed ‘More effective…
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Using vignettes to explore gender issues related to food security and nutrition
09.10.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Giulia Micheletti, Marlène Elias, and Jessica Raneri of Bioversity International describe a nu…
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Playing a bigger role in global monitoring of SDGs
09.10.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
UN Women’s 2018 flagship report on gender and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a…
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IFPRI Partnership on Small Scale Irrigation Research Extended Five More Years with $12.5 Million Grant
05.10.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
October 5, Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a f…
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A bureaucratic catch-22: Study in Bangladesh shows how safety nets can overlook the poorest
01.10.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
BY AKHTER AHMED AND JULIE GHOSTLAW Around the world, governments and development partners make hard…
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Empowering women farmers to lead agricultural transformation
28.09.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A network of women farmer leaders are set to drive widespread adoption of innovations and…
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Empowering women farmers through Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) in Northern Ghana
25.09.18-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
A study in Northern Ghana revealed that lack of access to finance often hinders productivity…
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What’s in it for gender researchers when it comes to UN Women’s gender and SDGs report?
21.09.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
UN Women’s 2018 flagship report on gender and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a…
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