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How to prevent food from becoming a weapon of war
25.05.22-
Food security
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the fragile geopolitics that underpin global food systems, threa…
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CGIAR Report Highlights Concrete Actions to Mitigate Food Crisis due to Ukraine Conflict
23.05.22As the world comes to terms with a potential global food crisis triggered by the…
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Ending Malnutrition by 2030 is Possible with an Olympian Effort
13.12.21-
Nutrition
While enough food is produced to feed everyone 1.5 times over, poor diets continue to hold…
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Why COP26 is the moment to double down on investment for agricultural research
01.11.21The links between global food systems, food security and climate change have never been more…
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COP26: Funding Innovation is Crucial for Strengthening Climate-Stressed Food Systems
25.10.21Today’s agrifood systems no longer simply feed people. They must also provide nutrition, promote l…
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Smallholder Farmers Provide the Key to Tackling the Climate Crisis
20.10.21With less than 10 years left to meet the targets set in the Paris Climate…
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WEBINAR - Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive, resilient and safe future
27.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of our economies to shocks, and it has laid bare…
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Communities managing forests: a tale of prophets, profits, prove it
26.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 May 2020 – Today, more than 7 billion humans share the planet with…
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MEDIA RELEASE| Mapping agroforestry and trees outside forest in India
13.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
New Delhi, India, 13 May 2020 — A new book, Mapping agroforestry and trees outside forest, was…
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Poor communities: Ground zero for emerging animal-to-human diseases—and for the existential crises they beget
12.05.20-
Health
Typical household compound in a village in Busia, western Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Charlie Pye-Smit…
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Land restoration in Africa: practical perspectives from the Regreening Africa Programme
11.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nairobi, Kenya. 11 May 2020 — Africa is faced with potentially devastating challenges owing to th…
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COVID-19 highlights need to boost resilience of Africa’s rural poor
04.05.20-
Food security
Apart from the novel coronavirus’ tragic toll in terms of human health and lives lost,…
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Global Hunger and Health Crises Exposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic
24.04.20In his recent opinion editorial published in The Telegraph, CGIAR System Organization’s Executive …
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IFPRI, IRRI, CIMMYT, WorldFish make joint call for measures to avert risk to food system
22.04.20-
Food security
World’s leading food security think-tank and research centres have recommended Bangladesh to ensur…
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Planting hope: the Syrian who risked her life to save virus-resistant super-seeds – Guardian UK
18.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Plant virologist Dr Safaa Kumari discovered seeds that could safeguard food security in the region.…
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Lockdown: Centre, States Helped Agricultural Sector, But A Lot Yet To Be Done To Ensure Growth
16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The disruptions on rural livelihoods and food supplies from COVID-19 lockdown have worried all stake…
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MEDIA RELEASE| Hot cows, less milk in China
15.04.20Nairobi, Kenya. 15 April 2020 — There are clear signs that growth in milk production in China…
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Vouchers instead of food: an analysis by Michael Hauser
15.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
COVID-19: How citizen-led social protection could help to cushion food systems in informal settleme…
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Kanayo Nwanze to bring voice of One CGIAR to UN Food Systems Summit
07.04.20Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze will represent a unified CGIAR at next year’s United Nations Food…
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Food—a ‘hyper-local issue’—needs to keep MOVING, ‘from farm to fork’, says the World Bank’s Juergen Voegele
06.04.20-
Food security
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Health
Pablo Picasso, The Soup, detail, 1902–1903. Keep food moving, from farm to fork, in a…
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Thomson Reuters: Coronavirus – wake-up call to ensure water and sanitation for all
29.03.20-
Health
Today, many people lack access to the most basic weapons to shield themselves from COVID-19:…
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SciDev: Tap big data to fight floods and droughts in Africa
23.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A satellite imagery platform called Digital Earth Africa has previously focussed on land resources s…
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What’s next for CGIAR
13.03.20-
Food security
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Health
If you don’t know what CGIAR is, stop reading or ask Bill Gates (“you’ve probably…
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The Independent: Unless we empower women farmers, we may not have enough to feed the planet
09.03.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
In an opinion piece in The Independent, IWMI Director General Claudia Sadoff says "Achieving greater…
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