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CGIAR report highlights concrete actions to mitigate food crisis due to Ukraine conflict
CGIAR23.05.22As the world comes to terms with a potential global food crisis triggered by the…
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Just launched: CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions
CGIAR05.05.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
A new Research Initiative from CGIAR, which aims to re-imagine and co-create nature-positive food sy…
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AgriLAC Resiliente: A CGIAR Initiative to increase resilience, sustainability and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean
CGIAR19.04.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Este artículo también está disponible en español. With the participation of more than 30 researc…
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A Green Light for Desert Farming Collaboration
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.04.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At a recent KIADPAI/CGIAR side-event during the 7th International Date Palm Conference in Abu Dhabi,…
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A Renewed Organization For A Dynamic Continent
CGIAR01.04.22The challenges confronting the African continent are as striking as its growth. Climate change may…
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CGIAR to Launch Advisory Panel and Consultations to Boost Partner Engagement
CGIAR29.03.22New initiative follows calls for greater engagement with key partners in reforms aimed at helping…
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We have talented farmers!
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)06.07.20Photo: Oumar Koné took advantage of USAID funded training in microdosing to create his own…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)22.06.20Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…
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Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)22.06.20With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of…
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Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and…
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How dryland crops are helping Telangana’s tribal households meet nutritional requirements during lockdown
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
To ensure nutrition sufficiency in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers of tribal communit…
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Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Representational image for Indian agriculture (related op-ed) | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloo…
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New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT-led AVISA project is partnering with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)…
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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Measurement can improve interventions and help smallholder farmers adapt better A household’s vuln…
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Reviving the farm economy
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)01.06.20-
Food security
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The return of migrant workers to their villages offers an opportunity to give agribusiness a…
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A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is well positioned to significantly contribute to efforts towards restoring food security in…
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What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Maintaining the dialog with the farming community and industry Farmers and other key stakeholders in…
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Flipping the script on rainfall data
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a…
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Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terr…
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New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining…
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Covid crisis has shown India’s food policy must have buffer stocks at community level too
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)26.05.20Representational image for Indian agriculture | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg Accustomed…
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COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies toward…
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