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New project aims to improve food and nutrition security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
03.08.20Photo: Screenshot of the launch meeting via videoconference Photo: M Magassa, ICRISAT A recently lau…
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CGIAR Performance Report 2019 now available online
31.07.20-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An online report detailing research-to-impact results in 2019 across the CGIAR System is now availab…
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Investments in agricultural development: quantifying the socio-political and climate-change risks
29.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Scientists have created a computer model that can estimate risks for agricultural development projec…
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Policy options to improve access to quality seed in Vietnam
22.07.20-
Nutrition
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A new paper examines Vietnam’s regulatory regime surrounding planting material of vegetatively pro…
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Making food system value chains inclusive for smallholders and rural people
22.07.20-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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By Rob Vos and Khiem Nguyen Rapid urbanization and income growth are driving shifts in…
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ICARDA, CGIAR & COVID-19 - Building Back Better
20.07.20-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
With our experience rebuilding agricultural infrastructure in post-crises environments in Afghanista…
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International Day of Rural Women 2019: Measuring what matters for gender equality
14.10.19-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
So far, 99 organizations have used the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), an innova…
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Study sheds new light on roles of women and men on RTB farms
14.10.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Results from a household survey of farmers in Rwanda and Burundi challenge our stereotypes about…
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Tribal women farmers train to be ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ to contribute to healthier community diets
11.10.19-
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The hands that farm the fields and cook the family meals are now taking on…
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Using vignettes to understand decision-making processes within households
08.10.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Many surveys ask who in the household makes key decisions, but most fail to ask…
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Empowering Africa’s women farmers
07.10.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
More than 60% of all employed women in Africa south of the Sahara work in…
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Closing the gap: women-focused initiative empowers farmers in Odisha
03.10.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Women farmers make up a sizeable part of rice production, but they have less opportunities…
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Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns
30.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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What’s needed to ensure that informal traders are handled fairly and humanely rather than being…
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Locally-grown fruits and vegetables can improve diets of rural women in India
30.09.19-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiency, is especially acute among women in India. In Mahar…
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An in-depth look at ICRISAT’s engagement in West Africa
27.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Governing Board meeting in Senegal: The strategic plan for 2020 and beyond As members of…
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A focus on gender is key to climate adaptation
20.09.19-
Climate
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Fourth in a series of blog posts exploring IFPRI's work on climate change and its implications for…
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More equitable crop improvement
19.09.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Ensuring plant breeders can take women into account M9 is the code name of a…
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Special event: Nurul Islam on a lifetime in global development
19.09.19-
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In his more than 60 years of work in international development, IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus Nuru…
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Brochure: PIM Priorities for 2019–2021
16.09.19-
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The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) works with research and impl…
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Thursday Links, September 2019
12.09.19-
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other…
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Nane Nane Expo: Tanzanian agricultural show inspires research teams to excel
06.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Research programs from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) showcased their best tech…
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CGIAR at AGRF 2019
03.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), considered to be the world’s most important forum for…
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AsiaTimes.com: The developing world’s water crisis has arrived
19.08.19-
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A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water…
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IndiaTimes.com: Can a single tribunal resolve water disputes between states?
19.08.19-
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Shifting monsoon patterns and drying catchment areas in India’s river basins, of which there are…
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