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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Loan waivers are no panacea for India's farmers
22.01.19-
Food security
A sweeping wave of loan waivers for farmers in India has generated serious debates across…
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Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times
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Food security
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Nutrition
Left to right: Figure of an under-nourished individual (by The Twin Project), illustration of red…
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Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
18.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold…
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Two-fold increase in varietal adoption in seven years – a chickpea tale from Ethiopia
18.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Adoption of improved chickpea varieties increased more than two-fold in seven years, shows data from…
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Three new farmer-preferred sorghum varieties released in Malawi
18.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Three new improved sorghum varieties have been released in Malawi after extensive trials. Pilira 3,…
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Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? The case of Ethiopia
17.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eating fruits and vegetables can help ensure adequate nutrition and reduce the risk of heart…
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ASEAN Guidelines for Agroforestry Development set to revolutionize land use in Southeast Asia
16.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry held their 40th meeting on 11 October 2018 in…
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How a dry village got its feet wet
16.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
As Laos seeks to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods, while adapting agriculture to clima…
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Making small-scale irrigation work for women
15.01.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
As climate change makes rainfed agriculture an increasingly precarious venture, small-scale irrigati…
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Four reasons small farms are running out of water – and how we can fix it
15.01.19-
Food security
Originally published as an Op-Ed on Thompson Reuters From Cape Town to California to the…
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Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
15.01.19-
Big data
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Food security
Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest producer of maize, after Nigeria and South Africa. Although the…
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For Indian farmers, Direct Benefit Transfers can work better than fertilizer subsidies
14.01.19-
Food security
Technological innovations, along with price support measures and the supply of subsidized key inputs…
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PIM Newsletter: October – December 2018
14.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collection of news from the Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) program for the last quarter…
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Making small-scale irrigation work for women
11.01.19-
Food security
What are ways to ensure small-scale irrigation technologies benefit women farmers? A new REAC…
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How can restoration help solve hunger?
09.01.19-
Food security
Landscapes need to be restored. The growing global population needs enough food to eat. How…
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Countering climate change with the cascade effect
09.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Researchers with IWMI have joined a major effort to rehabilitate "tank" (or small reservoir) cascade…
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“Green manure” cover crops – why they deserve a second chance
08.01.19-
Food security
What goes around comes around! Green manure cover crops – or GMCCs, as we affectionately…
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For better farm yields in Brazil, a simple registration can help
06.01.19-
Food security
In Brazil, the tropical savanna known as the Cerrado has long been under threat from…
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