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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
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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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Unpacking the ‘Food Systems’ Buzzword
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Nutrition, health & food security
Food systems come in many forms: from traditional to industrial, local to global, regenerative to…
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Himalayan Agroecology Initiative: Pioneering Sustainable Food Systems in the Himalayas
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
This multi-stakeholder initiative - backed by the global think tank 'World Future Council' and 'IFOA…
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The Promise of Summer Wheat in Zimbabwe
10.09.24With support from the African Development Bank’s Agricultural Research for the Development of Stra…
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Enhancing milk quality in Uganda: Challenges and innovations in the dairy value chain
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Richard Ariong, Bjorn Van Campenhout, Sarah W. Kariuki, and Jordan Chamberlin Over the past few…
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The Promise of Summer Wheat in Zimbabwe
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
With support from the African Development Bank’s Agricultural Research for the Development of Stra…
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New Discovery in Rapid Soil Testing for Smallholder Farms Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, in collaboration with the In…
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Rwanda's Digital Revolution in Agriculture: Challenges and Progress in Smart Fertilizer Management
10.09.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Authors: Sartas, Murat; Mudereri, Bester T.; Senge, Moussa; Rabourn, Tanya R.; Ogunsamni, Thompson; …
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New open-access database enhances sustainable development in Africa's energy and water management
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Big data
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), through the CGIAR Foresight Initiative, offers…
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Enhancing milk quality in Uganda: Challenges and innovations in the dairy value chain
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Food security
By Richard Ariong, Bjorn Van Campenhout, Sarah W. Kariuki, and Jordan Chamberlin September 9, 2024…
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From a case study to a large database: Sharing data to map saline agriculture initiatives
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Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
For the thirteenth installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and…
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Adopting knowledge management for sustainable agricultural development
09.09.24The second edition of the Science and Partnership for Agriculture Conference (SPAC2024), held from 2…
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Kigali Hosts Pivotal Roundtable on Implementing Africa’s Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan
09.09.24On Monday 2 September 2024, Kigali became the epicenter of Africa’s agricultural transformation as…
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Sierra Leone partners with IITA to implement food security agenda
09.09.24To increase research efforts, align with the country’s agricultural agenda, and define collaborati…
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Stakeholder workshop proposes standards for black soldier fly products
09.09.24As part of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) for Bio-Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BB…
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Improving soybean yield through good seed and varieties: Insights from Radio IITA Farmers Outreach
09.09.24The recent Radio IITA Farmers Outreach, held in collaboration with the IITA Soybean Breeding Uni…
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Promoting BSF technology as a sustainable alternative among farmers
09.09.24In their stride to promote sustainable agriculture practices among farmers, the University of Kinsha…
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Mitigating the risks of heat stress among women rice farmers in Odisha
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Gender equality
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Health
Heat stress affects women farmers more severely than their male counterparts. Extreme heat, drought,…
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Bangladeshi rice farmers' preferences can help guide future design and implementation of seed initiatives for agricultural development
09.09.24-
Food security
Bangladesh's inefficient seed system is mainly responsible for the low productivity of the country's…
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