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How to prevent food from becoming a weapon of war
CGIAR25.05.22-
Food security
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the fragile geopolitics that underpin global food systems, threa…
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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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WorldFish celebrates World Oceans Day
WorldFish08.06.20-
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This year’s theme of World Oceans Day, Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean was at the centre of…
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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20A farmer on his parched land in India. Photo: L Vidyasagar, ICRISAT A household’s vulnerability…
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The new MOPAN report includes some old news about CGIAR
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An international network of funders has just released its first assessment of CGIAR, the world’s…
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Building resistance in wheat: International collaboration fights Septoria tritici blotch disease
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat01.06.20-
Food security
Tunisia has been a major durum wheat producer and consumer since Roman times, a crop…
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Implementation in nutrition: A tools map
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)01.06.20-
Nutrition
The Knowledge for Implementation and Impact Initiative has developed an interactive 'tools map',desi…
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COVID-19 makes a strong case for urban farming
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)28.05.20-
Food security
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In Eastern Africa, supporting urban and peri-urban farming would help respond to the devastating eff…
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WEBINAR - Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive, resilient and safe future
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)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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Nourishing the world: The contribution of fish to sustainable food futures
WorldFish27.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Globally, food production is exceeding sustainable limits while also failing to provide healt…
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CGIAR awarding 100K in Rapid Response Grants to digital innovations tackling COVID-19 impacts
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture26.05.20-
Big data
In response to the unfolding food security issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, CGIAR’s…
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Communities managing forests: a tale of prophets, profits, prove it
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Nairobi, Kenya, 26 May 2020 – Today, more than 7 billion humans share the planet with…
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Getting farmers on the phone to protect livestock and livelihoods during COVID-19 – and beyond
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.05.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Continuous collaboration between farmers and scientists is the pinnacle of successful agricultural r…
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IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.05.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DANIELLE RESNICK The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has stimulated multiple and varied polic…
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Champion Pollinators on World Bee Day 2020
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)19.05.20-
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Around 75% of the world’s food crops depend entirely or in part on animal pollination…
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Could bamboo-based agroforestry systems be the latest kind of climate smart agriculture?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Bamboo is not just this new hipster material used for producing alternative clothes. Bamboo can…
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COVID-19-related trade restrictions on rice and wheat could drive up prices and increase hunger
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)15.05.20-
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BY TIMOTHY SULSER AND SHAHNILA DUNSTON Some governments have responded to alarms about possible COV…
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Five stark COVID-19 warnings from the agriculture R4D sector
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)14.05.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
As communities around the world cope with the novel coronavirus, it’s becoming clearer that the…
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Combatting COVID-19 and CSSVD: a similar approach?
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)14.05.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health to raise …
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MEDIA RELEASE| Mapping agroforestry and trees outside forest in India
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)13.05.20-
Biodiversity
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New Delhi, India, 13 May 2020 — A new book, Mapping agroforestry and trees outside forest, was…
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