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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
CGIAR29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
CGIAR17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
CGIAR16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
CGIAR14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
CGIAR14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
CGIAR08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21-
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In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platfor…
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Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.03.21-
Food security
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Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at differen…
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Mali Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries keen on stronger research partnerships to benefit farmers nationwide
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This is something we needed to know about, support, promote and make better known at…
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New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
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In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of…
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Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.02.21-
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The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19…
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Build trust, build lives…
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.02.21-
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“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura …
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Rejuvenation in Bundelkhand: How an upland watershed got its groundwater back
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.02.21-
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The world of water management is replete with stories about traditional systems that break down,…
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Celebrating a fruitful partnership that spurred a millet movement in India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)15.02.21If millets are regaining their lost place in Indian menus, considered as top contenders for…
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Climate-smart pigeonpea sparks phenomenal expansion across Malawi
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)15.02.21A whopping 49% increase in cropping area, 153 % increase in production and 68 %…
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African project highlights importance of legume crops on World Pulses Day
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.02.21-
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Could legumes be the key to food production sustainability and climate change resilience? They consu…
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Building capacity in crop modeling today for a better tomorrow
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.02.21-
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Young Malawian researchers are being trained in crop modeling to tackle land, water and climate…
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Reviving the pulse in food security
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)09.02.21-
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World Pulses Day, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations,…
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Simple interventions embedded in a wider learning environment lead to big gains and systemic changes
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Impressive project findings from the use of the two synergistic interventions – Smart Water Manage…
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Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Food security
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Health
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health…
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Two women-led food processing units opened in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.02.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s training and capacity building program empowers women from tribal communities of Telanga…
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Breaking barriers to uptake of improved sorghum in Burkina Faso, one social media post at a time
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
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A small number of farmers pioneering seed production of a novel sorghum variety in Burkina…
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WIRES: Newly launched platform to connect and inspire women in research across CGIAR
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.01.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new employee-led group, formed to support and celebrate women in science and research at…
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Ziziphus agroforestry: a yield and income ladder for millet farmers in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
A long term experiment at ICRISAT’s Sadore research station with Ziziphus mauritania (Pomme du Sah…
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