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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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CGIAR EMD Ismahane Elouafi discusses food security and climate solutions on Agro América
04.10.24Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR's Executive Managing Director, joins Gabriel Estrela on this week’s episod…
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Food security leader calls for women's voices in convenings
04.10.24From aspiring fighter pilot to a powerful food systems leader, Ismahane Elouafi impacts the globe…
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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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Unleashing Africa’s Agricultural Potential is Key to Food Security
30.11.22-
Food security
Africa is in a race against time on food security and the stakes could not…
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Claudia Sadoff on Transforming Food Systems - Devex COPcast
18.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As part of a series of COP27 podcasts, CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Claudia Sadoff, sat down…
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SPIA Side Event at 21st CGIAR System Council Meeting: Key Takeaways
08.01.25-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
During a half-day side event held in Berlin, SPIA marked the conclusion of their 2019-2024…
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WorldFish and ICBA Join Forces to Enhance Climate-Resilient Coastal Food Systems
08.01.25-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish and the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) have signed a Memorandum o…
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ShambaShield: Delivering inclusive finance and climate-smart solutions to Kenyan farmers
07.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
ShambaShield is a CGIAR project that seeks to bridge the gap between agro-advisories and financial…
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CGIAR Appoints Dr. Sandra Milach as Chief Scientist – New Role to Focus on Ensuring CGIAR Research and Innovation Deliver Impact
06.01.256 January 2025 — Montpellier, France CGIAR, the world’s largest publicly funded agrifood system …
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Fostering collaboration between CGIAR and French institutions toward agriculture and health
06.01.25-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
On 5–6 December 2024, CGIAR and French institutions gathered in Paris to forge a new…
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Quality seed potato for improved yields: A win for smallholder farmers
05.01.25In Rwanda, access to quality seed for improved and market preferred varieties is a challenge.…
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Transitioning Farming Systems for Resilience and Food Security in Malawi
04.01.25Successful Stakeholders’ Workshop Promotes South-South Collaboration A two-day Stakeholders’ Wor…
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Editor’s picks: Our favorite stories of 2024
03.01.25In 2024, we published over 150 stories on topics including digital twins, drought, and urban…
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Elite domination of freshwater canals in coastal Bangladesh adversely affects local communities and livelihoods
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Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Despite significant progress in food production and human development, Bangladesh continues to face …
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From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
31.12.24By Zhe Guo, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, and Wei Zhang December 31, 2024 Crop mapping—identifying wha…
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Trust the messenger? The role of AI transparency in policy research communication
31.12.24By Michael Keenan, Jawoo Koo, Christine Mwangi, Naureen Karachiwalla, Clemens Breisinger, and M…
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The wonder and importance of biological control in farming and agrifood systems
30.12.24Simplemente agotado … how tired!! Sunburned, running low on water and my trousers caked with mud…
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Strengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutions
27.12.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Despite rapidly increasing impacts of climate change, the adoption of irrigation technologies in Uga…
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Takaful program: Giving Egypt’s poor a hand up, not just a handout
26.12.24By Naureen Karachiwalla, Daniel Gilligan, and Sikandra Kurdi December 26, 2024 In many low- and m…
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Borlaug Dialogue side event: Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia
26.12.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The problem of food loss and waste (FLW) undermines global food and nutrition security and makes a…
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Fighting nematodes with banana paper: An approach to boost potato yields in Kenya
23.12.24In Kenya, potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), is the second most important staple food crop after maize,…
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Enhancing access to quality seed for farmers in Burundi
23.12.24Lack of quality seeds and difficulties getting essential agricultural inputs have been significant c…
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Leveraging social media to drive agricultural research and achieve digital milestones
23.12.24In a world where digital platforms are reshaping communication and knowledge dissemination, IITA–…
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