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Smallholder Farmers Provide the Key to Tackling the Climate Crisis
20.10.21With less than 10 years left to meet the targets set in the Paris Climate…
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CGIAR Makes Commitment at UNFSS for Food Systems Transformation
20.10.21CGIAR Managing Director of Global Engagement and Innovation, Kundhavi Kadiresan, joined heads of sta…
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Climate Change: How Innovative Plant Breeding Can Help Feed The World, Nurture The Planet
19.10.21Mere weeks from now, commitments made at a United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York will…
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European Commission, the Netherlands and Belgium Pledge More Than €220 Million to CGIAR
28.09.21Citing the relationship between climate change and global food security, the European Commission, th…
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CGIAR emphasizes need for research, partnerships and funding at G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting
22.09.21Addressing international delegates at the recent G20 Agricultural Ministers’ Meeting, CGIAR Manag…
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Sustainable, Healthy Diets for All Will Require a Food System Transformation
21.09.21The global development community has been building toward September’s United Nations’ Food Syste…
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Study shows millets can reduce risk of developing cardiovascular disease
23.08.21The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglyc…
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Millet consumption survey provides largest baseline for India
23.08.21Consumer survey about millets The results of the first ever large-scale survey on millet consumpti…
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The benefits of investment in genomics research are manifold
23.08.21The return on investment in crop genomics research is manifold but to realize the full…
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How can migration-induced feminization of agriculture empower women in the dry areas?
23.08.21Key messages: Increasing migration of people out of the world’s dryland areas affects women’s ro…
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How well do you know Cali’s food system?
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Nutrition
I was born in Cali – I won’t say how many years ago – and…
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Agriculture and biodiversity can work together for climate, nutrition and food security
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Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Colombo, August 20, 2021 Agriculture is often blamed for the degradation of our natural environment.…
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Only 7% of agricultural innovation investment targets environmental outcomes, finds CoSAI study
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Colombo, August 20, 2021 With the world's population set to grow beyond 9 billion by…
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Investing USD 15.2 billion more in innovation will bring food, climate and water goals into reach
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Colombo, August 13, 2021 If the Global South is going to achieve the Sustainable Development…
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Are Africa's dams threatening to hold back efforts to eradicate malaria?
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although dams are critically important for Africa's water security and economy, research has also re…
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Reeling in economic opportunities for Africa’s youth
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Aquatic food systems hold enormous potential for decent employment opportunities and livelihood out…
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Back to the land: Research helps farmers sequester soil carbon
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Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Hydrologist Wuletawu Abera grew up in a small-scale farming family in Ethiopia, now he's uncovered…
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Governments increasingly prioritize aquatic foods to nourish nations, study finds
19.08.21New research records national policy trends linking fish and other aquatic foods with public health.…
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Trade-offs and synergies associated with climate change adaptation strategies
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Climate
By: Devinia Princess Akinyi, Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’aIntroduction: Alliance researchers summariz…
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Presenting research to expand the frontiers of gender analytical frameworks and methods
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Participating in conference sessions to share our research and learn of others’ projects provides …
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2021 Global Food Policy Report: COVID-19’s impact on agriculture and food systems in South Asia
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
BY ANISHA MOHAN The severe health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted…
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User-friendly seed spreader saves Tunisian female farmers time, money, and efforts, with significant yield increases
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In Tunisia, the smallest land plots are overwhelmingly owned by female farmers, which comes wit…
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Capturing fine diet data in Vietnam to guide action on food systems transformation
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The Alliance in Vietnam has worked on baseline food systems profiles to help address food…
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Seed giants must collaborate or be dwarfed by threat of climate change
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vast inequalities when it comes to food security. But there…
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