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Ending Malnutrition by 2030 is Possible with an Olympian Effort
CGIAR13.12.21-
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
CGIAR01.11.21The 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
CGIAR25.10.21Today’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
CGIAR20.10.21With less than 10 years left to meet the targets set in the Paris Climate…
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Climate Change: How Innovative Plant Breeding Can Help Feed The World, Nurture The Planet
CGIAR19.10.21Mere weeks from now, commitments made at a United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York will…
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Feeding Tigers: Agriculture Offers Emerging Markets a Route to Post-Covid Resilience
CGIAR20.05.21-
Food security
From wet markets to empty markets, the functionality of food systems has shaped the COVID-19…
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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 adaptation & mitigation
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 adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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 adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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 adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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-
Food security
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Nutrition
“‘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-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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 adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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 adaptation & mitigation
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-
Environmental health
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-
Food security
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Nutrition
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-
Food security
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-
Environmental health
An Op-ed originally published on the Daily Maverick: About half of municipal wastewater and water…
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Sam Thevasagayam of the Gates Foundation receives the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ 2019 International Award
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.07.19-
Food security
Sam Thevasagayam, deputy director for global development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation …
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GatesNotes.com: You’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)11.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
It’s too bad that more people don’t know about CGIAR. Their work to feed our…
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Bill Gates Highlights Impact of CGIAR: Feeding our Future
CGIAR10.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
You’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future What’s…
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