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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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Purvi Mehta on Indian agriculture and nutrition—Addressing agricultural disconnects and food disparities
29.11.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
Purvi Mehta, head of agriculture for Asia at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (photo…
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New Director General of Bioversity International and Chief Executive Officer Designate of the Alliance between CIAT and Bioversity International
28.11.18Juan Lucas Restrepo has been appointed to the position of Director General of Bioversity Internation…
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Ambitious steps to control climate change may pose food security risks in the near term
27.11.18- Climate
- Environment
- Food Security
The world faces a series of mounting challenges if it is to head off impacts…
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Press release: Urgent action needed to close the ‘livestock data gap’ to address poverty and food insecurity
27.11.18- Big data
ILRI Asia Missing or poor livestock data limits development opportunities, according to a community …
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How will the Philippines measure the success of its flagship reforestation program?
27.11.18- Biodiversity
- Climate
The participation of public and private entities is a crucial element in developing a monitoring…
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Ending hunger by 2030 is possible, if we can accelerate progress (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
26.11.18- Food Security
- Health
- Nutrition
It has become painfully clear that we have faltered in our progress towards meeting the…
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Why foodborne disease is becoming a development priority—and is a solvable problem
26.11.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
The huge economic burden of foodborne disease is driven by public health not trade. This…
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How a sausage and bacon tax could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year (The Independent)
20.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
The Independent wrote a news piece about the carcinogenic dangers of consuming red and processed m…
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Nutrition programmes, education help lowering anaemia in India (Business Standard)
20.11.18- Gender
- Health
- Nutrition
Business Standard released a news article about the need to lower rates of anemia among teenage gi…
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Gel to shield Indian farmers from pesticide overuse (SciDev)
20.11.18- Food Security
- Health
SciDev published an article about the growing dangers from pesticide overuse among Indian farmers.…
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A new project promises to generate better dietary and health data for agriculture and nutrition interventions in Africa
15.11.18- Health
- Nutrition
Despite significant efforts to address it, malnutrition remains a major impediment to development ar…
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Lessons from Latin America: Using less, earning more
13.11.18- Environment
- Prosperity
Abílio Rodrigues Pacheco is a landowner in the Brazilian state of Goiás who works for…
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Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
12.11.18- Big data
- Food Security
Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
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How a $50-a-year nutrition program cut domestic violence in Bangladesh (Vox)
12.11.18- Gender
- Health
Vox published a news editorial about the ability of cash transfer initiatives to reduce rates of i…
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Why taxing meat could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year (World Economic Forum)
12.11.18- Climate
- Environment
- Health
- Nutrition
The World Economic Forum published an article about the recent sentiment that consuming red and pr…
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Opinion: Where is the standardized measure of women's empowerment? (Devex)
12.11.18- Gender
Devex published an op-ed by Associate Research Fellow Greg Seymour who detailed the recent surge…
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Cash transfers prevent intimate partner violence: Study (Business Standard)
12.11.18- Gender
- Health
Business Standard published a news article about the preventative measures of cash transfers and b…
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Can A Woman's Rising Social Status Bring Down Rates Of Domestic Violence? (NPR)
12.11.18- Gender
- Health
NPR published a news feature on how improved economic status of women could reduce domestic violen…
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