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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
04.01.21-
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Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
18.12.20-
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Good Nutrition is Crucial for the Coronavirus Vaccine to Work Effectively
26.11.20-
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Vaccines are harder to deliver and potentially less effective at stimulating an immune response in…
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New Study: CGIAR Innovations Reach Nearly 80 Percent of Ethiopia’s Rural Households
09.11.20An independent study published last month has documented the extensive reach of CGIAR-related agricu…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
30.10.20-
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Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Are Food Systems ‘Broken’ – or Just Out of Sync?
16.10.20Our food systems are not broken; they are out of sync with what we need…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
27.03.20-
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As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement
27.03.20-
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In 2019, the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay)…
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Commemorating 2020 International Women’s Day: Creating an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and equal opportunity
27.03.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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An insightful panel discussion on building inclusive work spaces was the focus of International Wome…
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Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
25.03.20-
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Women play a crucial role in Ethiopian agriculture. A significant portion of their time is…
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Reflections on Uganda’s seed systems: building opportunities and addressing constraints
25.03.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A blog by the RTB seed system research cluster to reflect on lessons from field…
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Nutrition, gender and breeding modernization: Focal points of West and Central Africa research agenda
20.03.20-
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The spotlight was on biofortification, gender equity and breeding program modernization at the recen…
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More than a bank: Rethinking the IADB
10.03.20-
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Second of two parts. Read the first here. As the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) enters it…
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More than a bank: Reflections on the history of the Inter-American Development Bank
09.03.20-
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First of two parts. In 2019 the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) celebrated the 60th annive…
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On this International Women’s Day 2020, ILRI commits to strengthening women’s rights in livestock systems and enterprises
07.03.20-
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This International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) i…
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International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing global insights from national data in Bangladesh
06.03.20-
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Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers…
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Four tools ILRI is using to help livestock systems transform to greater gender equality
06.03.20-
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By Zoë Campbell The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘I Am Generation…
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Towards equality for women and men in root and tuber agri-food systems
06.03.20-
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UN Women notes that 2020 represents a crucial opportunity to mobilize global action to achieve gend…
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Four (very) short stories of ‘Aha!’ moments—when the central importance of gender issues really hit home
06.03.20-
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All images here are of a sculpture, ‘Tete’, by Amedeo Modigliani (this picture credit: Christieâ…
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Delivering equality means systems change, say IWMI experts
06.03.20-
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On International Women’s Day, Deepa Joshi shares a lesson from South Africa to demonstrate why …
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In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
06.03.20-
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Researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have been studying the link bet…
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Four ways of strengthening gender equality in the agricultural sector in the MENA region
05.03.20-
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When it comes to labor markets, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one…
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Agriculture in India's budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor
02.03.20-
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In her recent 2020 budget speech, India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 16-point ag…
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Africa's litigated democracy
28.02.20-
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On Feb. 12, the Malawi High Court upheld its original decision to nullify the country’s…
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