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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
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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
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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Reducing climate change induced water stress through the Convergence Initiative
20.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The impacts of climate change, such as erratic rainfall and changing river runoff, made the…
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As fires rage in Brazil, a new book shows how agroforestry can heal damaged land
18.12.19-
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Agroforestry systems (AFS), which combine trees and crops on the same land, can increase productivit…
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New web app allows you to investigate performance of agricultural technologies
18.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
They all need robust evidence to inform activities and management decisions and ultimately get more…
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UN Climate Convention learns of agroforestry for land restoration in Brazil
17.12.19-
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Senior scientist Andrew Miccolis shared success stories of restoration with agroforestry, including …
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Non-party actions will hold the key as negotiations fail to deliver ambitious action
16.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The 25th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP25) con…
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Can weather index insurance help farmers adapt to climate change?
13.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Fourth in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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UN chiefs strengthen collaboration to achieve zero deforestation
13.12.19-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Carolina Schmidt, president of the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Conve…
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Latin America & Caribbean strengthen their cooperation for climate action
12.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is particularly vulnerable to the effects…
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Seven climate resilience questions to help guardians of nature
11.12.19-
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Environmental health
Third in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under climate…
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The challenge of ensuring water supply in the Philippines
09.12.19-
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Creating incentives for communities to help secure water supply is a win-win situation but without…
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New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and…
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International training in agroforestry for policy makers
06.12.19-
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Twenty-six mid-level policymakers from Africa and Asia — Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Malawi, M…
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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
06.12.19-
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More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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Nurture soil as our food and climate insurance
05.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Kassim Massi and Joyce Makawa have learned how conservation agriculture nurtures the soil of their…
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Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril
05.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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IWMI's Rachael McDonnell stresses the need for a more central role for water in climate…
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Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
05.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adapta…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
04.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health
04.12.19-
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Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global…
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