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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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How the data revolution could help design better agronomic investments
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)02.04.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
What fertilizer application will give me the best returns? What maize crop variety should I…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
AfricaRice02.04.19-
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Four Surprising Ways Mode and Gender Can Transform Your Survey Data
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)19.03.19-
Big data
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Health
Mobile data collection technologies are increasingly being used to collect data remotely. However, t…
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Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.03.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
How do young rural Africans engage in the rural economy? How important is farming relative…
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Digital imaging tools make maize breeding much more efficient
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)11.03.19-
Big data
To keep up with growing maize demand, breeders aim at optimizing annual yield gain under…
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International Women’s Day 2019
AfricaRice08.03.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.02.19-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that…
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How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)06.02.19-
Big data
The collection of data on the adoption of CGIAR-related crop varieties is a priority for…
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Seeing really is believing: Farmers’ photos revolutionize insurance and advisory services
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.01.19-
Big data
As climate change-driven droughts, storms, and floods continue to challenge smallholder farmers, the…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.01.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.01.19-
Big data
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Food security
Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest producer of maize, after Nigeria and South Africa. Although the…
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Byte by byte: How improved data management is enhancing innovation and impact
WorldFish14.01.19-
Big data
WorldFish has been a leader in aquaculture and fisheries development for decades, producing valuable…
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Trees on farms: a biodiversity assessment tool
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.12.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Researchers have created a new tool to measure biological diversity in farm land, which will…
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Integrating Value Chain research across CGIAR
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)10.12.18-
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In early October 2018, PIM’s Flagship on Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains hosted a workshop…
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New Soil Intelligence System for India provides high-quality data using modern analytics
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.12.18-
Big data
The new Soil Intelligence System (SIS) for India will help the states of Andhra Pradesh,…
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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning platform wins silver award in Berlin
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)03.12.18-
Big data
The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning online platform (MEL), used by eight CGIAR Research Progra…
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More than 100,000 installations of BiodiversityR: growing a better understanding of biodiversity
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.11.18-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Based on daily package downloads made available for the RStudio mirror server since 1 October…
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Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.11.18-
Big data
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, however,…
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