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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
CGIAR12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
CGIAR09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
CGIAR04.01.21-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
CGIAR18.12.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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Good Nutrition is Crucial for the Coronavirus Vaccine to Work Effectively
CGIAR26.11.20-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Vaccines are harder to deliver and potentially less effective at stimulating an immune response in…
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Are Food Systems ‘Broken’ – or Just Out of Sync?
CGIAR16.10.20Our food systems are not broken; they are out of sync with what we need…
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Assessing the downstream socioeconomic impacts of agroforestry in Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)09.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have found modest, yet statistically significant, improv…
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Dynamic modelling to help improve farm output
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)06.01.20ICRISAT and ICAR scientists developing System Dynamics Modelling for Indian agriculture Can policy m…
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Short and mid-early pigeonpea varieties steal the show
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)30.12.19Pigeonpea Network Group (Asia) Workshop-cum-Field Day 2019 Pigeonpea researchers from across Asia ha…
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Understanding food systems transitions is key to achieve nutritional outcomes
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)30.12.19Food systems can be effectively transformed by identifying drivers of food choice and factors influe…
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MEDIA RELEASE | Reforestation may not be sufficient for fighting climate change
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)22.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
MEDIA RELEASE: Immediate Reforestation may not be sufficient for fighting climate change Could the E…
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AfricaRice commits to global effort towards healthy diets on World Food Day 2019
Africa Rice Center16.10.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Our actions are our future –…
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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
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Plate with Cutlery and a Kettle, by Vincent van Gogh. Food systems face unprecedented challenges…
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Global Coalition Promises More than $650 Million to Accelerate CGIAR Efforts to Help 300 Million Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
CGIAR23.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
With only 11 growing seasons left to achieve 2030 goal to eliminate hunger, leaders respond…
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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
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“‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries”https://t.co/NcN5tgiGTT — Susan MacMi…
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‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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All paintings by Olivia Pendergast, an American artist living and working in Kenya. This opinion…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
CGIAR13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
CGIAR10.09.19-
Climate
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As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The new challenges of wheat improvement
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.07.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
In the Green Revolution era, the focus for wheat breeders was on boosting yields to…
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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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As water systems fail across South Africa, rural communities look to self-supply
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.07.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
An Op-ed originally published on the Daily Maverick: About half of municipal wastewater and water…
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