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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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The Pollination Services of Forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.05.21-
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Since they are a vital part of the reproduction process of many plants, a decline…
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Boosting Malawi’s aquaculture production for food security
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Although Malawi has an extensive history of fish farming spanning a century, the nation’s smallhol…
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From the field: climate-smart agriculture in Zimbabwe
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.05.21-
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Watch the video and read more about the Alliance’s ongoing work to increase farmers’ resilience…
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Community participation: greening the Aba Gerima watershed in Ethiopia
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)05.05.21-
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The rolling plains of the Aba Gerima watershed cover the upper portion of Lake Tana…
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Co-creating a Theory of Change for the Genebank Initiative
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)03.05.21-
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A new online process that enabled the Initiative Design Team (IDT) with a large group…
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WorldFish Science Director Prof. Eddie Allison named among world’s top cited
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Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the worl…
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Understanding basic gender concepts
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.04.21-
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Gender concepts have evolved over the years. Old concepts have been refined or replaced with…
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The Agricultural Goldmines of Deserts
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.04.21-
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Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,…
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Researchers lobby for seed banks to ensure diversity, food security
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.04.21-
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In Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, research found that climate change has led to increased pests…
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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.04.21-
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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have…
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Gender mainstreaming in research – from design to measurement – made easy
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.04.21-
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Ever wonder how to integrate gender into your research? In this blog, Alliance gender researchers…
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On-farm nitrogen management practices have global reverberations
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An international team of scientists has strengthened our understanding of how better fertilizer mana…
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Gendered perceptions of livestock and agricultural production in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.04.21-
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Alliance researchers in Kenya’s Kisii and Meru counties look at how men and women perceive…
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Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)07.04.21-
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When used appropriately, satellite data is rapidly expanding the potential to customize insurance fo…
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Striking up a new tune, gender researchers re-examine their focus on men
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.04.21-
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In a discussion with Carol J. Pierce Colfer, a CIFOR researcher with almost 50 years…
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A Wild Way to Boost Wheat Yields
CGIAR Genebank Platform03.04.21-
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In the face of climate change, improving wheat varieties is essential to maintain yields—and geneb…
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Bioversity-CIAT Alliance joins Colombian network to monitor the evolution of COVID-19 virus
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.03.21-
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The underlying technology used to track the evolution of plant viruses can help track human…
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Genebank joins network to boost conservation and use of agrobiodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.03.21-
Biodiversity
Future Seeds is the Latin American hub of international initiative to mobilize crop diversity conser…
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