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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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New groundnut varieties for improved resilience and market competitiveness
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)17.05.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Sayilesi Gwizima, 59, from Mchinij district, central Malawi, grows CG 7 groundnut variety. Not unlik…
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IITA hosts Australia Awards symposium on irrigation and water resource management
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)16.05.19-
Food security
Irrigation specialists from Australia, Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria gathered for a symposium at II…
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Ethiopian farmers help researchers select potato varieties that the market demands
International Potato Center (CIP)14.05.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Potato is important to food security and a cash crop in Ethiopia with high potential…
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MUST WATCH: Celebrating Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tomorrow afternoon, 15 May 2019, on the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, campus of the International Livestock…
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How to transform food systems to feed the world and prevent mass extinctions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.05.19-
Food security
On May 6, a global panel of scientists representing more than 130 nations released the…
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Balangiga Farmer – Fisherfolk women learn how to make food products from dried cassava grates
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.05.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Who knew so many different products could be made from cassava? Now thanks to the…
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On a frugal continent of ‘economic vegetarians’, consuming more meat means longer, healthier lives—Economist
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.05.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
A slaughterhouse in Maputo, Mozambique (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). The Economist reports that …
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Global Report on Food Crises 2019: Conflict, climate, and economic shocks keep acute hunger levels above 100 million
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.05.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
With only a slight fall in the number of people facing acute levels of hunger…
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An Integrated, Economically-Sustainable Cassava Seed System is Emerging in Nigeria
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)02.05.19-
Food security
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The project “Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS)” c…
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DG Sanginga graces handover of aflatoxin laboratory and launch of Aflasafe in Malawi
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)02.05.19-
Food security
During the recent handover of the Aflatoxin Research and Training laboratory in Malawi on 10…
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Policy outreach to mainstream SIMLESA learning: Q&A with Paswel Marenya
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)30.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
The Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Af…
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Global team cracks genetic code to develop high-yielding, climate resilient chickpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Research also maps the center of origin and migration route of chickpea In a major…
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More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.04.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Pigs at the commerical drestry farm industry (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann) African swine fever …
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New study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)27.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
The fall armyworm, an invasive insect-pest native to the Americas, has caused significant damage to…
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Ask the innovators: Which agricultural practices work best locally?
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)26.04.19-
Food security
A new study by Bioversity International explores the power of ‘positive deviance’ in Tanzania. B…
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“We are developing environmentally sustainable and productive livestock systems”: Michael Peters
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Michael Peters and his team have been developing tropical forage varieties that enable improved anim…
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Research busts common myths about agricultural labor in Africa, suggests a shift in mechanization policy
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
New farm-level research into agricultural labor in eastern and southern Africa found that a lack…
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Launch of CIPRiSSA-Gambia report
AfricaRice24.04.19-
Food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mandated AfricaRice to lead the development of ‘Continenta…
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