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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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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)13.03.19-
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Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Solving the “last mile” challenge of maize seeds
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)13.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agrodealers play a pivotal role in delivering the gains of the green revolution to millions…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)13.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Palm oil’s complex land conflicts
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)13.03.19-
Environmental health
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In an ideal world, palm oil production would cause no deforestation, and have a transparent…
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Small investment, Big results!
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)13.03.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
How village savings and loans groups, orange fleshed sweetpotato and the Triple-S innovation are emp…
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Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s climate change mitigation and peacebuilding goals
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)12.03.19-
Environmental health
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Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising a…
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New Diet, New Destiny? Saving the Planet Takes More Than Changing What We Eat
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)12.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Originally published as an Op-Ed on FoodTank Can changing our diet save the planet? When…
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Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)11.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris…
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India wants to double farmers’ incomes – and tackle climate change. Is technology the answer to this double bind?
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)11.03.19-
Food security
Originally published as on Op-ed on Impaktar. Forty years since India gained independence, what ha…
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Much to gain from reducing food loss and waste in Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)11.03.19-
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The incredible scale of global food loss and waste – an estimated one-third of food…
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Global study guides agriculture towards gender equality
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)08.03.19-
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Gender equality
Now more than ever, the agricultural research for development sector recognizes that women’s needs…
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International Women’s Day: Indigenous women off the charts
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)08.03.19-
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All maps tell a story – a story about our relationship to the land. In…
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International Women’s Day 2019
AfricaRice08.03.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Seed Tracker: How one app can enhance seed systems for many crops
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)06.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Thanks to its tolerance of poor soil, harsh conditions, pests and diseases, cassava is a…
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What three Ethiopian women can show us about the promises – and pitfalls – of adopting technology
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)06.03.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Small-scale irrigation technologies are transforming the backyards of smallholder farmers. For this …
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How can you integrate gender and nutrition in your research?
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)05.03.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA), a CGIAR Res…
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Healthier and prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)01.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, highe…
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IITA initiates STEP to encourage participation of school children in agribusiness
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.03.19-
Food security
At the 2018 Africa Food Prize (AFP) ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, IITA Director General, Dr…
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