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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
CGIAR19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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
CGIAR08.05.23We 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
CGIAR07.05.23Warm 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
CGIAR25.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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
CGIAR13.04.23Experts 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
CGIAR12.04.23CGIAR 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
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)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
WorldFish21.04.23-
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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)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
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources20.04.23-
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
WorldFish20.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding17.04.23-
Big data
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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
CGIAR17.04.23What 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
CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies14.04.23-
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
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology14.04.23-
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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.04.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
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
CGIAR13.04.23Experts 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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)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
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)13.04.23-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources12.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
To produce better crop varieties faster, breeding programs need to adopt the best services and…
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