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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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          Harnessing aquatic foods for sustainable healthy diets
WorldFish17.12.21- 
            
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The recent UN Food Systems Summit and COP26 generated a consensus around the urgent need…
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          Policy seminar: Prospects for reforming agricultural support as WTO MC12 approaches
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.12.21- 
            
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BY SWATI MALHOTRA The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted trade of food and farm products, and…
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          Illuminating Hidden Harvests to shine a light on small-scale fisheries
WorldFish16.12.21- 
            
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Small-scale fisheries are vital to the life and livelihoods of millions of people around the…
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          COVID-19 school closures and adolescent mental health: Evidence from Mozambique
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.12.21- 
            
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BY JESSICA LEIGHT AND NAUREEN KARACHIWALLA Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to…
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          Food Systems Transformation Must Be Grounded in Healthy Soil
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)13.12.21- 
            
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A world without healthy soil is a world in which little grows. Yet, for those…
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          E-learning for systems thinking in food, land and water
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.12.21- 
            
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A series of e-learning modules from Agro Landscapes aims to promote the systems thinking needed…
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          Agro Landscapes launches e-learning for systems thinking on food, land and water
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)07.12.21- 
            
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December 8, 2021 Agro Landscapes has launched "Synergies and tradeoffs in food, land and water…
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          How healthy soils can address the climate crisis
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)03.12.21- 
            
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Although agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change, it is also a significant contributor to…
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          WLE Legacy Symposium reflects on 10 years of impact
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)03.12.21- 
            
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As the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) draws to a close…
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          WLE Legacy Symposium
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)03.12.21- 
            
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WLE symposium celebrated the achievements and impacts of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land…
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          Transforming Nigeria’s agrifood system for healthier diets and higher farm incomes
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.12.21- 
            
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BY OLIVIER ECKER, TRACY BROWN AND KWAW S. ANDAM Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country,…
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          Disparate health and nutrition impacts of income shocks across different household members: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.11.21- 
            
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BY KATRINA KOSEC AND LUCIA CARRILLO The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting poor and vulnerable countries …
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          In the Spotlight: Faridul Haque
WorldFish30.11.21- 
            
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WorldFish researcher Faridul Haque explains how his work can lead to gender transformative change wi…
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          ICARDA Signs MoU with the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)30.11.21- 
            
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ICARDA is thrilled to announce that Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR…
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          How smarter water management can help strengthen food security for the 500 million people who call the Nile Basin home
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)30.11.21- 
            
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A recently completed study conducted by IWMI presents scenarios where water can be used sustainably…
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          Morocco to Convert 1M ha to Conservation Agriculture - how ICARDA/INRA Fit In
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)28.11.21- 
            
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Morocco, the only country in the region to practice Conservation Agriculture (CA) at scale, will…
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          Shifting the narrative from feeding people to nourishing populations
WorldFish26.11.21- 
            
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In an interview hosted by UN News’ Sachin Gaur, WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and P…
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          Diving into Nigeria’s fish future
WorldFish26.11.21- 
            
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For Nigeria’s rapidly growing population, the aquaculture sector offers new opportunities for …
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