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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
19.05.23-
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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Message from the System Board: CGIAR Launches Search for New Executive Managing Director
08.05.23We are delighted to announce that the CGIAR System Board has launched the globally competitive…
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April Message from the Chair of the System Board
07.05.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. As promised, this month I’m updating you on my…
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New funding for CGIAR breeding to boost food and nutrition security in Africa
25.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Project aims to harness the untapped potential of root, tuber, and banana crops CGIAR is…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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Patrick Caron Appointed Vice Chair of CGIAR System Board
12.04.23CGIAR is pleased to announce that current System Board member, Patrick Caron, has been appointed Vi…
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The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach
24.04.23With the growing demand for japonica rice in the Philippines, imports fill out the gap.…
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Adopting eco-friendly aquaculture practices for a healthier planet
21.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Our planet continues to warm due to human activities. According to a UN report, 70…
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Earth Day 2023: Empowering local communities as stewards of Earth’s freshwater resources
21.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
by Wei Zhang and Ruth Meinzen-Dick OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Freshwater resources such as rivers, lak…
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3 Key Learnings on Tech Transfer from Venture-Out Event with Frontier IP
21.04.23On 18 April and now available for rewatch, the Accelerate for Impact Platform invited Neil…
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Harnessing crop breeding data: AfricaRice transitions to Enterprise Breeding System
20.04.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If you visit AfricaRice breeding stations in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal, you mi…
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A new paper on seaweed explores its potential in nourishing low- and middle-income nations
20.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Globally, seaweed production has grown by nearly 75 percent in the past decade. What started…
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FAO Status of Women in Agrifood Systems report: Reflecting on a decade of measuring progress in women’s empowerment
19.04.23by Agnes Quisumbing OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 I was recently in Rome attending the April…
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Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages
18.04.23This landmark agreement delivers perpetual, guaranteed funding to conserve the beans and forages col…
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We must build food system resilience before the next crisis
17.04.23by Katrina Kosec and Johan Swinnen OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In February 2022, news of…
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Genetic gains in Uganda maize breeding are strong – and heading for improvement
17.04.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers…
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LGBTQ+ Identities, Mental Health, and Inclusion Training
17.04.23What is a “genderbread person”? What is gender expression? And – since we all have…
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Transforming Kenya’s Food Systems and Establishing a Science-Policy Interface
14.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Key messages The Government of Kenya has prioritized a bottom-up approach and seeks innovative polic…
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Developing a National Strategy for Advancing Feed and Forage Resources in Tunisia
14.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
CGIAR innovations via ICARDA considered as key pillars of the strategy. Authors of this blog:…
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2023 Global Food Policy Report calls for rethinking food crisis responses
13.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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April 13, 2023, Washington, D.C. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report, released by the International…
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Reforming Global Aid and Finance Would Make Ending Hunger an ‘Affordable Goal’, Finds New Report
13.04.23Experts call for more and longer-term funding to tackle systemic causes of hunger and break…
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The power of mentorship in empowering next-generation leaders
13.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Mentorship plays a fundamental role in the lives of young people, providing them with the…
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Reduced-tillage potato cultivation as a sustainable organic farming practice
13.04.23-
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On-farm demonstration trials using organic reduced tillage and rice straw mulching for potato crops …
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New lab services and systems set to launch in early 2023
12.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
To produce better crop varieties faster, breeding programs need to adopt the best services and…
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