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Agrifood Systems as Part of the Solution: Spotlight Conversations on Agriculture Innovation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.23Are we investing enough to end hunger by 2030, the date set for its termination…
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Policy seminar: Leveraging Kenya’s new Bottom-Up Economic Plan for food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.12.22-
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Kenya’s new government has developed an ambitious Bottom-Up Economic Plan to tackle complex dome…
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Birds eye view of CGIAR’s Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness (IPSR)
CGIAR16.12.22Climate, political and economic crises are putting millions at risk of poverty and hunger. We…
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CGIAR Wins International Recognition for Progress in Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CGIAR15.12.22Paris, France, December 15, 2022 – CGIAR took top prize in the “Diversity and Inclusion” ca…
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Can we Still End Hunger by 2030? CGIAR and the Economist Discuss What it Will Take
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)13.12.22The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, to end hunger by 2030, has become…
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25th Meeting of the System Board & Retreat – A Communique
CGIAR12.12.22The CGIAR System Board meeting and retreat, held on December 8-9, 2022, in Nairobi, was…
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Ending hunger: A Fund, an Alliance, or… both?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.05.21-
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BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA One of the central aims of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is…
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Historical dietary shifts offer lessons for future transitions in food systems
WorldFish17.05.21-
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While the movement to transform food systems is gaining momentum, the avenues for doing so…
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Aquatic foods are essential for sustainable healthy diets, says UN Nutrition
WorldFish17.05.21-
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Aquatic foods are key to transforming global food systems in support of sustainable and healthy…
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Survey: Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.05.21-
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BY FRANCISCO CEBALLOS, MANUEL HERNANDEZ AND CYNTHIA PAZ Global patterns and local variations of COVI…
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CGIAR Researcher from WorldFish, Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, wins World Food Prize
CGIAR11.05.21-
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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a CGIAR scientist and nutrition expert from WorldFish, was named…
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Global Food Policy Report 2021: The challenges of food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.05.21-
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BY YING VISSER AND MARIËLLE KARSSENBERG IFPRI’s recently-released 2021 Global Food Policy Repor…
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WorldFish Science Director Prof. Eddie Allison named among world’s top cited
WorldFish29.04.21-
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Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the worl…
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Can child wasting be prevented in times of crisis? Evidence from Burundi
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.04.21-
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This post is the sixth in a series on a research project in Guatemala and Burundi…
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Study: Examining wealth and residential inequalities in India’s double burden of malnutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.04.21-
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The double burden of malnutrition—the coexistence of underweight and micronutrient deficiencies wi…
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Gender researchers highlight approaches to achieving equal opportunities
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Gender transformative approaches (GTAs) are a WorldFish-pioneered innovation that has been in contin…
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The Agricultural Goldmines of Deserts
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.04.21-
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Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,…
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New review provides framework for studying food systems to address food safety and nutrition
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.04.21-
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There is a need for better understanding of how food systems operate in order to…
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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)18.04.21-
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Crop wild relatives (CWR) are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have…
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Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
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A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high…
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Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)16.04.21-
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Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem…
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Tana Lala-Pritchard awarded 2020 Distinguished Alumna by Alpha Chi National Honor Society
WorldFish14.04.21-
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WorldFish executive director of Strategy, Innovation, and Communications, Tana Lala-Pritchard, is…
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Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transporting
WorldFish11.04.21-
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Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh.…
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Ghana farmers’ group raises groundnut yield five-fold with improved varieties, breaks three-decade productivity barrier
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)09.04.21-
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Two improved groundnut varieties have helped a group of farmers in Ghana increase their yields…
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