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Nutrition gets a moment at the World Food Prize as global hunger rises (Devex)
24.10.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
Nutrition took center stage at the 2018 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue at a critical time, with…
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CGIAR and their mission for global agriculture (Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network)
22.10.18- Environment
- Food Security
The world’s attention was focused on Des Moines for the World Food Prize event. Discussions…
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To address the triple burden of malnutrition, focus on food systems and demand
13.08.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
BY JOHN INGRAM To meet food security goals in today’s world, we must consider the…
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From New Zealand to the US, Kenya to Colombia, scientists are on a mission to make livestock less gassy
20.07.18- Climate
- Environment
A schoolchildren’s painting of a container outside the Mazingira Centre, an environmental initiati…
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G7 can tackle five priorities with one investment: agricultural research
08.06.18- Prosperity
This week the representatives of the world’s most advanced economies grapple with complex challeng…
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Australia’s responsibility to ocean health doesn’t end with the Great Barrier Reef
07.06.18- Environment
- Food Security
Earlier this year, a record-breaking investment to protect the Great Barrier Reef was announced, an…
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From apples to almonds, looming tariffs from India could hurt West Coast growers (CNBC)
20.07.18- Food Security
- Prosperity
CNBC News published a report on the possible repercussions of looming tariffs from India. India ha…
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From New Zealand to the US, Kenya to Colombia, scientists are on a mission to make livestock less gassy
20.07.18- Climate
- Environment
A schoolchildren’s painting of a container outside the Mazingira Centre, an environmental initiati…
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The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability preview now available
20.07.18Spanning 39 primarily first-level subnational political and administrative divisions (e.g., province…
Read moreModern Technologies Increase Ethiopian Small Farmers’ Wheat Yields by 14 percent
17.07.18- Food Security
Washington, D.C: Usage of certified seeds, improved farming techniques and a guaranteed market for…
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Reducing use of antimicrobial drugs in livestock in low-income countries: Two scientists reflect on options
12.07.18- Food Security
- Health
Graphic by Peter Hermes Furian / Shutterstock. Delia Grace Randolph, a veterinary epidemiologist an…
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Why Agriculture R&D is the Smartest Investment for US and African Governments (CNN.com)
09.07.18- Food Security
Tewodaj Mogues argues that the uncertain renewal of the Global Food Security Act provides an opport…
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Ethiopia’s small-holder farmers see rise in crop yields (African News Agency)
06.07.18- Food Security
The African News Agency summarized IFPRI findings that determined the use of certified seeds, imp…
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Why farmers adopt certain technologies but leave out others (Hindustan Times)
06.07.18- Food Security
The Hindustan Times published an article authored by IFPRI research fellow Avinash Kishore on th…
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Seeding agricultural growth: Optimal support goes beyond MSP (Financial Express)
06.07.18- Climate
- Food Security
Financial Express, an Indian newspaper, published an opinion piece co-authored by IFPRI Director o…
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Refugees, Living on Borrowed Land (El Universal)
03.07.18- Prosperity
IFPRI Research Analyst Ernesto Tiburcio published an article in Mexican paper El Universal, summa…
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Decoding Agriculture: Creating the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
03.07.18- Big data
- Environment
Over the past 25 years, the digital revolution has drastically increased the amount of information…
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Trump may use New Deal-era agency to aid farmers (Financial Times)
02.07.18- Food Security
- Prosperity
Financial Times published a news story on US administration’s proposed move to provide succor to…
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Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe and CGIAR Partner to Accelerate Machine Learning Solutions for Agriculture Using GBDX
29.06.18- Big data
- Food Security
CGIAR’s geospatial scientists will mine DigitalGlobe’s 100 petabyte imagery library using machin…
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China’s demand for food a boon for Southeast Asian exporters (China Daily)
27.06.18- Food Security
- Prosperity
China Daily published a news report on the recent 2018 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launch in…
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Study estimates true value of ladybeetle as biocontrol (SciDev)
22.06.18- Environment
- Food Security
The Science Development Network published an article summarizing findings of an IFPRI study on t…
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The transformative power of giving young women cash (Quartz)
22.06.18- Gender
- Health
Quartz published a report on the impact of cash transfer programs, particularly their influence on…
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Lawmaker Proposes P1 Carbon Tax on Power Use (Philippine Star)
19.06.18- Climate
- Environment
The Phillippine Star published an article on Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte’s proposal…
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Is There an Algorithm to End World Hunger? (Food Tank)
15.06.18- Big data
- Food Security
Every day, thousands of researchers and scientists are collecting massive amounts of data about agri…
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