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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25<p>Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that signific…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Can agronomic biofortification boost nutrition in maize?
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Nutrition, health & food security
Maize is the second largest crop of the world after wheat, but the most produced…
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Towards an Agroecological Dairy Value Chain in Burkina Faso: Promising Results from the Bobo-Dioulasso Dairy Innovation Platform
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Strong partner leadership, better connection between value chain actors, and increased milk producti…
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Egypt increases price of subsidized bread for the first time since 1989: Implications for nutrition and food security
07.08.24By Nina Jovanovic and Joseph Glauber August 7, 2024 In June 2024, the Egyptian government raised…
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Third national forum unveils challenges and opportunities in Guatemala’s climate-related migration response
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Guatemala is a major climate change and migration hotspot due to its significant vulnerability and…
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ILRI welcomes Fabian Kausche as new deputy director general of research and innovation
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabi…
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Madagascar officially launches their national livestock master plan
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In April 2024, the Government of Madagascar, through the Regional Food Systems Resilience Program of…
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Collaborative learning empowers dairy farmers to improve herd health and welfare management in Ada'a District, Ethiopia
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Urban and peri-urban smallholder dairy farming plays a crucial role in Ethiopia’s milk production.…
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Ukama Ustawi: A GALS approach to empowering Malawian farmers
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
GALS is creating safe spaces for smallholder farmers to envision a common future in Malawi…
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Migration, displacement, and water-related challenges in Adamawa State, Nigeria
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Findings from a survey of 400 households in 20 communities show the strain on water…
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Colombia BioConecta is born
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombia BioConecta is a digital platform to promote collaboration with leading academic, scientific…
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Driving Agri-food Innovation in Honduras: AgriLAC Resiliente Results and Strategies
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Nutrition, health & food security
Strengthening innovation networks, analyzing results, scaling plans, sustainable technologies and ag…
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AfricaRice and the Mastercard Foundation launch the RIZAO Program
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
From June 19 to 21, 2024, AfricaRice and the Mastercard Foundation organized a kick-off workshop fo…
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Training Ugandan coffee farmers on agronomy practices more than pays for itself
05.08.24By Vivian Hoffmann August 5, 2024 Average crop yields in much of Africa lag far below…
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Agrobiodiversity for Climate Action and Ecosystem Restoration
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
As the need for global climate change action and ecosystem restoration accelerates, rethinking mains…
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De-risking Smallholder Farmers from Climate-induced Risks across Agricultural Commercialization Clusters
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agriculture is essential for Ethiopia’s economy, contributing significantly to its GDP (32.6%). Sm…
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Millet: From Ancient Grain to Staple Crop for Future Food Systems
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
While millets were amongst the world’s first cultivated crops, production and consumption decrease…
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Mai Son study tour identifies successes and opportunities for sustainable livestock farming in northwest Vietnam
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This blog has been authored by Thinh Nguyen-Thi, ILRI The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal…
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Trials and troubles of life in Adamawa State, Nigeria – Part Two
05.08.24A complex situation of extreme water scarcity is affecting internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
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