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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25<p>Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that signific…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop and Training on Improving Genebank Operations and Data Curation Hosted at ICRISAT, Hyderabad
27.09.24-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The Asia-Pacific Regional Training cum Workshop on Improving Genebank Operations and Data Curation h…
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Seeds of Change: Transforming School Meals with Biofortified Crops in Malawi
27.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Imagine a classroom in Malawi filled with joy and enthusiasm, where students eagerly anticipate thei…
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Overcoming barriers to food systems transformation: Insights from Frontiers in Sustainability special issue
26.09.24A new special issue published in Frontiers in Sustainability presents a roadmap for transforming glo…
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Does conflict-driven internal displacement influence demand for agricultural inputs? Evidence from Nigeria
26.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Smallholder farmers in northeastern Nigeria face interrelated challenges of food insecurity, climate…
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Scaling Iron Beans in Kenya: A Collaborative Approach by HarvestPlus Solutions and CGIAR
26.09.24Iron deficiency remains a pressing public health issue in Kenya, affecting millions and limiting the…
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Sustainability Policy for Smallholder Farmers: An Opportunity for Digital Inclusion
26.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
In part one of this series on the complex implications of sustainability policies for smallholder…
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From Struggle to Strength: Beatrice Alban Msafiri’s Journey of Resilience and Impact
26.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Beatrice Alban Msafiri - a single mother and Managing Director of BIVAC (T) Ltd in…
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Taking a step back to reflect and learn: Key for distilling learning and adaptive management
26.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Prama Mukhopadhyay, Ranjitha Puskur, Deepali Chadha, Hom N. Gartaula Climate change poses severe ris…
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Eating wild meat: The rewards are as big as the risks
26.09.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A new report led by experts from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) uncovers the…
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The role of direct-seeded rice in promoting sustainable agriculture and improving the livelihood of Bangladeshi farmers
26.09.24-
Food security
(Photo: DSR sowing of seeds at Mr. Kamal’s plot) Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzama…
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Fostering collaboration for healthier diets in Southeast Asia
26.09.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In an effort to foster collaboration toward healthier diets in Southeast Asia, the CGIAR Research…
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Can crop breeding fight food loss and waste?
25.09.24Each year, nearly one-third of the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted…
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Stakeholders gather for Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative in West Bengal
25.09.24-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience, known as the AMD Initiative, is one of…
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World’s tiniest library could be key to saving millions of cattle
25.09.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
One of the world’s smallest and strangest bacteria also is responsible for one of the…
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New Laboratory Enhances Agricultural Resilience through Partnerships in Tanzania
25.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A cutting-edge laboratory in Arusha, Tanzania, co-managed by the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Ins…
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Rebecca’s Story of Turning Waste into a Livelihood
25.09.24A happy Rebecca Benson winnowing paddy she collected from the ground at the Igurusi AMCOS…
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Postharvest innovations to improve food safety
25.09.24Use of airtight plastic bags in San Pedro Ixcatlán, Oaxaca. (Photo: CIMMYT) Article written by…
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Mobilizing investment for resilient and low-emission agrifood systems in Asia through carbon markets
25.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Key Takeaways: The workshop explored how carbon markets could drive investments in low-emission rice…
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