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IITA working on Africa’s first genome edited banana
13.09.19The new frontier for agricultural innovation is genome editing and IITA is already leading the…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
10.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
09.09.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
This year opens the Decade of Family Farming (#FamilyFarmingDecade), which aims to improve the lif…
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Multiple bridges connecting the water-nutrition divide: What’s new?
06.09.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This was the question discussed by experts at a session during this year’s World Water…
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Food policies for healthier diets
05.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Programs for improving diets often focus on demand, providing incentives to groups of consumers. How…
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This week: A global event on Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition
26.11.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This week 28–30 Nov 2018 in Bangkok A senior delegation from the International Livestock Research…
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Strategic simplification to create healthy and sustainable food systems in an urbanizing world
21.11.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Food systems are shaped by consumption and demand—we need to always keep this in mind.…
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NEW STUDY: Urbanization associated with lower rates of child stunting but higher rates of obesity among women
20.11.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Washington, D.C: Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in…
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Animal-sourced foods are vital to combating malnutrition and stunting in the developing world
19.11.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
When poorly nourished children in developing countries fall behind in their physical growth and be…
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Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
16.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is pervasive globally, with estimates showing that one in three adul…
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The SDGs on Zero Hunger and Clean Water and Sanitation can’t be achieved without each other, so where do we start?
16.11.18-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The 2015-2030 period has become a crucial time for progress in global sustainable development: The …
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Jakunbe: New sorghum variety making a difference in lives of Burkina Faso farmers
16.11.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An improved, early-maturing sorghum variety is helping farmers in Burkina Faso attain nutritional an…
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
15.11.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Despite significant efforts to address it, malnutrition remains a major impediment to development ar…
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A move away from ‘grain fundamentalism’ to higher quality milk, meat and egg calories to fight malnutrition
15.11.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the CGIAR’s International Food Policy Research Institute…
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New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
12.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Washington D.C.: Improved public health and nutrition programs for children under five years of age,…
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Forman Lecture: Barry Popkin on the growing global problem of junk food and sugary drinks
12.11.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Efforts to improve global nutrition face serious headwinds from the growing marketing and consumptio…
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Boosting confidence in farm innovations – Simulating impact with systems modelling tools
09.11.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
Can farm earnings be estimated before doing anything on the ground? A new tool promises…
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New ways to engage farmers through social entrepreneurs
09.11.18-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A new initiative has begun to better support value chains where farmers’ welfare is one…
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NEW STUDY: Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
02.11.18-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Washington, D.C.: Direct cash transfers coupled with behavior change communication can reduce vio…
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Policy seminar: FAO Food Security and Nutrition Report explores growing threats of climate change
31.10.18-
Climate
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Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Global hunger and undernourishment are rising, and climate change impacts such as frequent droughts …
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World Cities Day: Growing urban poor populations face unique nutrition challenges
30.10.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This…
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It's Time for a Change in the Breeding Mindset
30.10.18-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
"Today the challenge has changed: We need to address an ever growing population, under a…
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Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork
28.10.18-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
The Milkmaid, by Johannes Vermeer, 1660. Food safety hazards are increasingly recognized as a major…
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