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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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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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Scientists discuss ways to improve RTB planting materials
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)24.04.19-
Food security
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Cross-cutting Cluster 2.1 had its…
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CGIAR Science Council urges focus on urbanization in Agriculture & Food Systems 2050 Report
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)24.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) recently launched 'Agriculture & F…
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Corteva and CGIAR Sign Memorandum of Understanding
CGIAR23.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Food is the most basic human need and the engine of economic development. Yet while…
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CIMMYT and Clinton Foundation launch partnership to improve access to climate-resilient maize seed in eastern and southern Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.04.19-
Food security
Working together to improve access to and availability of climate-resilient maize varieties in easte…
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FoodSTART+ featured in the latest iMPACT magazine issue
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)22.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
FoodSTART+ Principal Investigator, Diego Naziri, and CIAT Market Access Specialist, Brice Even share…
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IFPRI/A4NH at the Purdue Global Hunger Colloquium: Policy innovation is key to accelerating progress
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Leading figures in the global fight against hunger gathered at Purdue University April 10-11 for…
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YIIFSWA-II hosts 3rd Annual progress review and planning meeting in Accra
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)21.04.19-
Food security
IITA, lead implementer of the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa…
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Eating stories: On the contested future of meat–with, and without, feet
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Sketch of three people sharing a meal by Vincent Van Gogh (Van Gogh Gallery). In…
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A ‘Livestock Master Plan’ is MISSION CRITICAL for India’s state of Bihar
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Shama Khatoon, outside her goat shed in Bihar, is a widow supporting her family through…
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Are we reducing hunger in the world?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
It is now clear that the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development…
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The research-practitioner divide: Why we are still optimistic
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.04.19-
Food security
Researchers and development practitioners don’t often team up to co-lead large global projects for…
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Lessons from 21 years of breeding Eastern Africa‘s popular cooking bananas
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)16.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Uganda’s National Agricultural…
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