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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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ICARDA's New Video Series on Cactus Pear Production
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)26.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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ICARDA has released part one of a three-video series on cactus pear production, aimed at…
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The downward trend: Nature’s decline risks our quality of life
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.01.21-
Biodiversity
Scientists conducted a sweeping review of nature’s contributions to humans in order to present a…
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Ziziphus agroforestry: a yield and income ladder for millet farmers in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
A long term experiment at ICRISAT’s Sadore research station with Ziziphus mauritania (Pomme du Sah…
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Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda…
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Responding to the effects of COVID-19 on smallholder bean farmers in Kenya and Uganda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.01.21-
Biodiversity
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing smallholder farmers’ vulnera…
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Forest and landscape restoration: Beyond fixes that fail
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.01.21-
Biodiversity
One of the challenges in managing tree resources is the long delay between planting efforts…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish19.01.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.01.21-
Biodiversity
UPDATE: The Call for Abstracts is now closed. For the latest information on the 2nd…
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Encouraging entrepreneurship with mobile grinders and seed cleaning machines
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)29.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICARDA and its national partners in Tunisia are promoting entrepreneurship and rural businesses thro…
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Coming Full Circle with Maize
CGIAR Genebank Platform22.12.20-
Biodiversity
From studying wild cucurbits in Spain to judging the “Largest Maize Ear in the World”…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
WorldFish16.12.20-
Biodiversity
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A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
WorldFish16.12.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)15.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is…
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More abundant tree species unlikely to return after droughts
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.11.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers around the world have found an alarming lack of natural replacement of dominant tree…
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Hunter Synder
WorldFish19.11.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable develop…
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Regreening Africa's consolidated seven-country baseline survey
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)16.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Regreening Africa recently published a significant consolidated baseline survey report, synthesizin…
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Farmer-managed natural regeneration as a land-restoration strategy: under what conditions does it work?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The upcoming 2021–2030 United Nations decade of restoration aims to accelerate efforts towards ach…
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What rising CO2 does to one of world’s most important protein sources
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
In their effort to ensure food and nutrition security in the face of rising carbon…
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