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How to prevent food from becoming a weapon of war
25.05.22-
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
13.12.21-
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
01.11.21The 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
25.10.21Today’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
20.10.21With 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
19.10.21Mere 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
08.06.20-
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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
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
04.06.20-
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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
01.06.20-
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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
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
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
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
27.05.20-
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
26.05.20-
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
26.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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
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
20.05.20-
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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
19.05.20-
Biodiversity
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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?
18.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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
15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
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
14.05.20-
Environmental health
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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?
14.05.20-
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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
13.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
New Delhi, India, 13 May 2020 — A new book, Mapping agroforestry and trees outside forest, was…
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