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In a grain of rice: Solutions for poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa
13.11.19-
Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
What tiny object is capable of lifting millions of people above the poverty line and…
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A breath of fresh air: New planting machinery offers solution to burning crisis in India
13.11.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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When the rice harvest season arrives in northwest India, farmers have only ten to twenty…
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Towards a sustainable future for cocoa: Conserving and celebrating cacao diversity
07.11.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Global efforts are underway to secure a sustainable future for a much-loved but highly vulnerable…
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Guardians of diversity: The network of genebanks helping to feed the world
07.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Genomics
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As part of global efforts to achieve sustainable development and address climate change, a network…
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A GIFT for generations to come: The fish ending poverty and hunger for millions
07.11.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Fish bred to address poverty and hunger have now reached 16 countries, with more to…
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Untapped: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming
07.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste…
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Diet diversification program aims to improve health of 13,000 tribal people in South India
29.03.19-
Nutrition
Energy-dense foods made from millets, sorghum and pulses are being provided to tribal communities in…
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New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load
20.03.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Aflatoxins are harmful compounds that are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which can be f…
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From food security to nutrition security in India: A food systems perspective
19.03.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
To understand the causes of malnutrition, we need to look at people’s diets, where they…
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Rwanda set to release first new potato varieties in almost three decades
18.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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The potato is one of Rwanda’s most important crops, yet Rwandan farmers struggle to produce…
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Policy, people and potatoes in Kenya
14.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
13.03.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Tracing high-iron beans to the genebank
08.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
A Genebank Platform Impact Fellow looks at the journey of beans from the genebank to…
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International Women’s Day 2019
08.03.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Four agricultural innovations putting women ahead
04.03.19-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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How do we ensure vulnerable populations (women, young and displaced people) play an active role…
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Addressing Mexico's aflatoxin challenge
04.03.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
“The increasingly high prevalence of aflatoxins is a growing problem in Mexico,” says Natalia …
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Consumer demand and processed foods in Nigeria: A complex, evolving picture
28.02.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Nigeria faces many of the challenges confronting other low and middle-income countries today. Rapid …
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Livestock’s future: An opportunity not a threat
27.02.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future initiative published a white paper prepared by ILRI…
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Biodiversity loss threatens future of food
25.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The precious biodiversity that sustain our food systems is in decline, according to first-ever glo…
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Can Sub-Saharan Africa Feed Itself? A New Entry Point to An Old Question.
21.02.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This post originally appeared in African Leadership Magazine Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself: Th…
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The genetic improvement of cowpea: Develop high-yielding varieties
21.02.19-
Nutrition
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals is working on genetic improvement of…
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Does aflatoxin stunt child growth? Evidence from the first randomized trial
21.02.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Current evidence on the link between aflatoxin and stunting is limited to observational research. A…
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Lawrence Haddad on the ‘Great Food Transformation’ promoted by the EAT Lancet ‘planetary health diet’
19.02.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Cutlery, by Yusuke Yonezu. Lawrence Haddad, executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved …
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Six-million-dollar investment to tackle the causes of foodborne disease in Ethiopia
15.02.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Principal food safety investigators conducted a press conference to launch four food safety program…
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