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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Safeguarding the future of banana against changing climates, pests and diseases
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)11.04.19-
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KU Leuven and Bioversity International signed a landmark agreement to safeguard the future of the…
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Breaking Ground: Tawanda Mashonganyika unites crop breeders and market experts for more impactful varieties
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)10.04.19-
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The low rate at which farmers adopt improved varieties is one of the biggest obstacles…
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Policy seminar: Who will feed India?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.04.19-
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Who will feed India? The country’s population will soon be larger than China’s, economic growth…
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Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)09.04.19-
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IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative…
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IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)09.04.19-
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management …
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How countries around the world are leveraging agriculture to improve nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.04.19-
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At times, engaging the agriculture sector to improve nutrition seems like an uphill battle. In…
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2019 Global Food Policy Report launch: Rural revitalization is key to ending hunger, improving livelihoods worldwide
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.04.19-
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As the world faced a difficult 2018—with ongoing conflicts, climate-driven disasters, and politica…
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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)08.04.19-
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14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakehol…
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French agricultural research and CGIAR reinforce their scientific collaboration to the benefit of agriculture, food and climate change
CGIAR05.04.19-
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Laying a strong foundation for a joint plan of action between CGIAR and France to…
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“Communicate” the theme of the Annual Meeting of Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System project held at IITA
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)05.04.19-
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The meeting which was themed “Communicate” and facilitated by Sue Davison, Director of Pipal Lim…
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Seed companies in West Africa eye pearl millet hybrid with 70% higher yield potential
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.04.19-
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A newly developed pearl millet hybrid, with 70% yield-gain potential and high disease resistance, ha…
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The ‘smart food’ women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.04.19-
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How do you switch back to more nutritious and climate smart food? Making it fun…
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Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.04.19-
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Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has…
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Seed companies in West Africa eye pearl millet hybrid with 70% higher yield potential
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)05.04.19-
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A newly developed pearl millet hybrid, with 70% yield-gain potential and high disease resistance, ha…
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Why India needs a land leasing framework
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.04.19-
Food security
PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) is one of the largest income support schemes for small…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
AfricaRice02.04.19-
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Global Report on Food Crises: 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute hunger in 2018
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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The world’s humanitarian assistance and spending needs have more than doubled over the past decade…
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Assigning value to nature’s bounty
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)02.04.19-
Environmental health
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Toward more inclusive water management in Kenya’s Tana River Basin.…
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