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In a grain of rice: Solutions for poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa
13.11.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
What tiny object is capable of lifting millions of people above the poverty line and…
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A breath of fresh air: New planting machinery offers solution to burning crisis in India
13.11.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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When the rice harvest season arrives in northwest India, farmers have only ten to twenty…
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Towards a sustainable future for cocoa: Conserving and celebrating cacao diversity
07.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Global efforts are underway to secure a sustainable future for a much-loved but highly vulnerable…
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Guardians of diversity: The network of genebanks helping to feed the world
07.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
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Nutrition
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As part of global efforts to achieve sustainable development and address climate change, a network…
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A GIFT for generations to come: The fish ending poverty and hunger for millions
07.11.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Fish bred to address poverty and hunger have now reached 16 countries, with more to…
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Untapped: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming
07.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste…
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2019 Global Food Policy Report Malawi launch: Reforming agriculture for rural revitalization
12.04.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and ineq…
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The stories of ‘sorghum’ Agatha and ‘seed’ Mary
12.04.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Why linking with the private sector is important for the AVISA project Passion can be…
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University of Florida Researchers Develop Model to Help Keep Crop Seeds Healthy
11.04.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Working with international researchers, University of Florida scientists have developed a model that…
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New data offers insights into rural poverty and undernutrition in Papua New Guinea
11.04.19-
Nutrition
The dinghy ride up the Ramu River takes nine long hours, but my excitement mounted…
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Malawian entrepreneur creates nutritious products and a new market for farmers
10.04.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
After six years of helping others add value to their businesses, Malawian food technologist Jean…
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IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia
09.04.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management …
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How countries around the world are leveraging agriculture to improve nutrition
08.04.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
At times, engaging the agriculture sector to improve nutrition seems like an uphill battle. In…
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2019 Global Food Policy Report launch: Rural revitalization is key to ending hunger, improving livelihoods worldwide
08.04.19-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the world faced a difficult 2018—with ongoing conflicts, climate-driven disasters, and politica…
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Kenyan agriculturist Su Kahumbu on the need for ‘pro-smallholder’ and ‘pro-soil’ policies
08.04.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
Su Kahumbu with John Njure, a small-scale Kenyan dairy farmer (photo credit: iCow). TED Fellow…
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Improve soya bean yield
08.04.19-
Nutrition
SOYA bean has a high potential for income generation particularly for smallholder farmers who can…
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French agricultural research and CGIAR reinforce their scientific collaboration to the benefit of agriculture, food and climate change
05.04.19-
Climate
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Laying a strong foundation for a joint plan of action between CGIAR and France to…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Striving for higher quality, more nutritious maize
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 800 million people are consi…
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Fighting hidden hunger with agricultural innovation
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Maize provides 15-16 percent of total calorie intake in Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa,…
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The ‘smart food’ women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune
05.04.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
How do you switch back to more nutritious and climate smart food? Making it fun…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate
29.03.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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The people of rural India love their bajra chapatis. These flatbreads made of pearl millet flour a…
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Diet diversification program aims to improve health of 13,000 tribal people in South India
29.03.19-
Nutrition
Energy-dense foods made from millets, sorghum and pulses are being provided to tribal communities in…
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New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load
20.03.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Aflatoxins are harmful compounds that are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which can be f…
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