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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Rice phytobiome engineering could lead to greater food security, says IRRI and UC Davis scientists
24.09.24-
Food security
Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of California Da…
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Inclusive communication campaigns drive the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda
19.09.24Smallholder farmers from the Butaleja district of Eastern Uganda have long faced barriers to accessi…
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Inclusive communication campaigns drive the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda
19.09.24-
Food security
Smallholder farmers from the Butaleja district of Eastern Uganda have long faced barriers to accessi…
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CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy launches groundbreaking open learning portal for global agronomy education
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Innovative platform provides agronomy-focused courses and resources to empower learners and drive ag…
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CGIAR demonstrates solidarity with flood-affected communities in Vietnam
18.09.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In a display of compassion and support, CGIAR centers in Vietnam donated a significant sum…
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Vietnam’s 1-Million Hectare Rice Program shows promising results
16.09.24-
Food security
Soc Trang Province, Vietnam (September 4, 2024) —The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
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CGIAR leading the charge: How data analytics is transforming crop breeding
12.09.24-
Food security
Los Baños, Philippines (11 September 2024): In the fast-paced world of crop breeding, timing is…
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Breeding gains from fostering a culture of continuous improvement
12.09.24-
Food security
How streamlining processes saved the IRRI breeding lab nine days and $15,000 a year Los…
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Mitigating the risks of heat stress among women rice farmers in Odisha
09.09.24-
Gender equality
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Health
Heat stress affects women farmers more severely than their male counterparts. Extreme heat, drought,…
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Bangladeshi rice farmers' preferences can help guide future design and implementation of seed initiatives for agricultural development
09.09.24-
Food security
Bangladesh's inefficient seed system is mainly responsible for the low productivity of the country's…
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Engaging Women Farmers in Direct Seeded Rice System in Jharkhand
05.09.24-
Food security
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Gender equality
Authors: Sarvesh Shukla*, Anirban Nath*, Mosharaf Hossain*, Swati Nayak*, and Amaresh Chandel** The …
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The inroads of direct-seeded rice with the low-input responsive PR-126 variety (A case study from Odisha’s smallholder ecosystem)
05.09.24-
Food security
Authors: Dillip Kumar Rout*, Sk Mosharaf Hossain*, Swati Nayak*, and Amaresh Chandel** Rice is a…
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APEDA-ISARC to advance healthier rice-based food innovations
03.09.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
New Delhi, India (29 August 2024): An initiative led by the Agricultural and Processed Food…
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Unlocking agricultural diversification and intensification in Northern Bangladesh with short-duration aman rice
02.09.24-
Food security
Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, and Humnath Bhandari Bangladesh's economy dramatically depends on its …
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IRRI researchers identify genes for low glycemic index and high protein in rice
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (30 August 2024) – A team of researchers at the International Rice…
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Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Platforms: Unraveling the Challenges and Opportunities
29.08.24Deepali Chadha, Prama Mukhopadhyay, Hom N. Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur Multi-stakeholder platforms can…
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IRRI Scientist Bas Bouman among 2024 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneers
28.08.24Des Moines, IOWA - 28 August 2024 - The World Food Prize Foundation names International…
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Exploring the potential of the mustard crop in making Odisha’s rice fallows productive
28.08.24Girija Prasad Swain, Mosharaf Hossain, and Swati Nayak Odishas's 2020 agriculture policy recognizes …
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