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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

20.01.20

Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…

How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

16.01.20

If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink cal…

Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

13.01.20

CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research network, has traditionally focused on rura…

Dynamic modelling to help improve farm output

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

06.01.20

ICRISAT and ICAR scientists developing System Dynamics Modelling for Indian agriculture Can policy m…

Short and mid-early pigeonpea varieties steal the show

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

30.12.19

Pigeonpea Network Group (Asia) Workshop-cum-Field Day 2019 Pigeonpea researchers from across Asia ha…

Understanding food systems transitions is key to achieve nutritional outcomes

CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

30.12.19

Food systems can be effectively transformed by identifying drivers of food choice and factors influe…

AfricaRice commits to global effort towards healthy diets on World Food Day 2019

Africa Rice Center

16.10.19

Climate
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The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Our actions are our future –…

Donors commit USD790m to help smallholder farmers cope with climate change; Global Commission on Adaptation calls for doubling of investments in CGIAR

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

26.09.19

Climate
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

Plate with Cutlery and a Kettle, by Vincent van Gogh. Food systems face unprecedented challenges…

Global Coalition Promises More than $650 Million to Accelerate CGIAR Efforts to Help 300 Million Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

CGIAR

23.09.19

Climate
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

With only 11 growing seasons left to achieve 2030 goal to eliminate hunger, leaders respond…

ILRI opinion piece in the Financial Times on the place of ‘alt-meats’ (aka ‘meat without feet’) in poorer countries

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

23.09.19

Nutrition
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

“‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries”https://t.co/NcN5tgiGTT — Susan MacMi…

‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

18.09.19

Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

All paintings by Olivia Pendergast, an American artist living and working in Kenya. This opinion…

Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR

CGIAR

13.09.19

Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …

To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report

CGIAR

10.09.19

Climate
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…

As monsoon death toll climbs across South Asia, new maps show damage to crops could be severe

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

30.07.19

Climate

Published on Agrilinks: Over 200 people are dead and millions affected due to the recent…

Investing in soil health key to closing the yield gaps

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

30.07.19

Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES

Originally published on Spore Magazine. Even without climate change, there is an enormous challeng…

A ‘caloric calculus’ with big consequences—healthy foods are expensive in poor countries, unhealthy foods cheap in rich countries—New IFPRI paper

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

27.07.19

Nutrition

Eggs and other nutrient-dense foods are expensive in poor countries, leading to child stunting, whil…

The new challenges of wheat improvement

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

26.07.19

Nutrition
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

In the Green Revolution era, the focus for wheat breeders was on boosting yields to…

Scientist Bekele Abeyo details research in Africa with BBC

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

26.07.19

Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

Most African countries have good potential for boosting wheat production if they are supported with…

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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years

How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia

Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible

Dynamic modelling to help improve farm output

Short and mid-early pigeonpea varieties steal the show

Understanding food systems transitions is key to achieve nutritional outcomes

AfricaRice commits to global effort towards healthy diets on World Food Day 2019

Donors commit USD790m to help smallholder farmers cope with climate change; Global Commission on Adaptation calls for doubling of investments in CGIAR

Global Coalition Promises More than $650 Million to Accelerate CGIAR Efforts to Help 300 Million Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

ILRI opinion piece in the Financial Times on the place of ‘alt-meats’ (aka ‘meat without feet’) in poorer countries

‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries

Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR

To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report

As monsoon death toll climbs across South Asia, new maps show damage to crops could be severe

Investing in soil health key to closing the yield gaps

A ‘caloric calculus’ with big consequences—healthy foods are expensive in poor countries, unhealthy foods cheap in rich countries—New IFPRI paper

The new challenges of wheat improvement

Scientist Bekele Abeyo details research in Africa with BBC