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          Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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          IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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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 Systems
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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          Reversing desertification to enhance food security.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)16.06.20- 
            
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This year’s Desertification and Drought Day theme is Food. Feed. Fiber. focusing on links betwee…
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          Special Feature: Eyes In The Sky, Farmers Rest Insured
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)15.06.20- 
            
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Odisha, India: Paddy farmers in Odisha look to the skies with the hope that rain…
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          Piloting climate-smart agriculture for climate-change adaptation in Viet Nam
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)12.06.20- 
            
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A new project financed by the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safet…
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          Study suggests that climate smart agriculture can boost yields, reduce hunger and emissions globally
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.06.20- 
            
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BY ALEX DE PINTO AND NICOLA CENACCHI Climate change is a threat to agriculture production around…
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          Cyclone Amphan and Covid-19 the recipe for a cascading disaster
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)10.06.20- 
            
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In the immediate aftermath of Amphan, access to clean water for drinking and sanitation is…
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          How can food loss and waste reduction best deliver climate benefits?
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)10.06.20- 
            
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Our food systems are failing us, and a new report from the Transforming Food Systems…
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          Interdrought 2020 congress proceedings now online
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.06.20- 
            
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The Interdrought 2020 congress presents the latest developments to address this global challenge. In…
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          WorldFish celebrates World Oceans Day
WorldFish08.06.20- 
            
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This year’s theme of World Oceans Day, Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean was at the centre of…
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          Coping with climate change through agroforestry: the experience of the Ykalingas in the Philippines
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)08.06.20- 
            
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The province of Kalinga is surrounded by mountains and divided into three distinct geographical area…
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          De-risking livelihoods in climate and conflict hotspots: The need to align humanitarian and development objectives and finance
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)08.06.20- 
            
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Climate and conflict are major threats to livelihoods and food security in the Global South.…
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          Conservation agriculture feeds people and protects the environment
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.06.20- 
            
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On June 5, 2020, the world celebrates World Environment Day as COVID-19 continues to cause…
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          Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)04.06.20- 
            
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The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to…
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          Balanced agro-ecosystems strengthen food security
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)04.06.20- 
            
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Preserving biodiversity, and the potential it stores, soils, landscapes, and diets, is one of the m…
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          Boosting environmental education in primary schools in Mali
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)04.06.20- 
            
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Environmental degradation and climate change are major concerns for all countries in the world. The…
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          Transforming food systems for a new era: Enabling markets and public sector actions to incentivize sustainable practices
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)28.05.20- 
            
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Many technologies and practices can help farmers improve their incomes and help the environment, but…
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          Transforming food systems for a new era: Supporting prosperity through mobility and rural reinvigoration
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)26.05.20- 
            
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A number of years ago, while interviewing farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe, one of us (Bruce)…
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          Collecting, conserving, and deploying agrobiodiversity to support dryland communities
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.05.20- 
            
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Agrobiodiversity is the genetic variety and variability of animals, plants, and micro-organisms that…
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          What's in the soil, stays in the soil: Conserving carbon in our soils to transform food systems
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)19.05.20- 
            
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We are in a time of crisis and great uncertainty. COVID-19, besides being responsible for…
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