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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsÂ
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Second Biennial Review report highlights urgent need to accelerate progress toward achieving Malabo Declaration goals by 2025
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.02.20-
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In the 2014 Malabo Declaration, African leaders pledged to conduct a continent-wide Biennial Review…
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Planting trees or growing them. Do the words matter for restoring land?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)17.02.20-
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Every year, millions of dollars are spent on attempting to restore landscapes to health by…
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Working together with the Makueni County Government to combat land degradation
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)07.02.20-
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Drylands cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to more…
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Payments for ecosystem services in the Philippines: a win-win approach for communities, businesses, and the environment
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)05.02.20-
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As the rate of environmental degradation continues to increase, the need for more effective and…
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'Getting gender right' is essential for the sustainability of food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.02.20-
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Gender equality
The growing emphasis on sustainability of food systems (rather than of agriculture alone) highlights…
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Addressing Africa’s deteriorating food security should be Africa’s top priority—World Bank
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.01.20-
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‘A key priority for Africa over the next decade should be to address a deteriorating…
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Conservation agriculture is helping farmers adapt to climate change: Lessons from southern Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Christian Thierfelder, senior cropping systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Impro…
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Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.01.20-
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Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…
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What is conservation agriculture?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)23.01.20-
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If not practiced sustainably, agriculture can have a toll on the environment, produce greenhouse gas…
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MEDIA RELEASE | Oil-palm agroforestry: a solution for two out of three of Indonesia’s ‘economic diplomacy’ issues
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.01.20-
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Nairobi, Kenya. 22 January 2020 — The Government of Indonesia has prioritized three ‘economic …
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Reversing desertification in Andhra Pradesh: a case for ‘engagement landscapes’
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.01.20-
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he government of the Indian state is speeding up efforts to return land to productivity…
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Climate-smart rice cultivation: combating global warming without sacrificing yields
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)20.01.20-
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‘Climate-smart’ rice cultivation — a set of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices  
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What changes in temperature mean for Africa’s tsetse fly
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.01.20-
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Tsetse flies can pass on African sleeping sickness (photo credit: Shutterstock). Elisha Bayode Are, …
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Tokyo strives to build resilience with city trees and healthy farmlands around it
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.01.20-
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By some accounts, Tokyo is the world's largest city, with a population of 37 million. So,…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.01.20-
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Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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Knowledge for a Sustainable Food Future: New Foresight Tool Examines Impact of Agricultural Investments
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.01.20-
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How can we feed 10 billion people by 2050? How much and in what ways…
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How climate finance and technology could better integrate women
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)30.12.19-
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Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U…
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Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.12.19-
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Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea …
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