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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
24.06.24-
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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Tribute to Azage Tegegne, leading Ethiopian livestock scientist
14.01.20-
Food security
It is with as much shock as sorrow that we report the untimely death of…
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New CGIAR dashboard shows results in a new light
13.01.20Interested in how CGIAR is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Looking for mor…
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Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
13.01.20CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research network, has traditionally focused on rura…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
13.01.20Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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Roots, tubers and bananas key ingredients of a more sustainable food future
09.01.20-
Food security
A new report from the World Resources Institute points to ways in which roots, tubers…
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Assessing the downstream socioeconomic impacts of agroforestry in Kenya
09.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have found modest, yet statistically significant, improv…
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Jo Swinnen joins IFPRI as new director general
07.01.20IFPRI is pleased to welcome as its new Director General Jo Swinnen, an agricultural economist…
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Dynamic modelling to help improve farm output
06.01.20ICRISAT and ICAR scientists developing System Dynamics Modelling for Indian agriculture Can policy m…
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On why the EAT-Lancet’s ‘Great Food Transformation’ will require a ‘Great Economic Transformation’—and more
31.12.19-
Nutrition
Illustration by Hiroko Yoshimoto. A new paper by scientists at the International Food Policy Researc…
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Short and mid-early pigeonpea varieties steal the show
30.12.19Pigeonpea Network Group (Asia) Workshop-cum-Field Day 2019 Pigeonpea researchers from across Asia ha…
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Understanding food systems transitions is key to achieve nutritional outcomes
30.12.19Food systems can be effectively transformed by identifying drivers of food choice and factors influe…
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New study develops forecasting tools for better detection and control of dengue in Vietnam
19.12.19-
Health
A new article published in the journal PLOS ONE (27 Nov 2019) reports on the…
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New CGIAR ‘GENDER’ Platform and investment announced to build more inclusive agricultural benefits and greater food security in developing countries
19.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 December 2019 — CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future,…
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Prevention is better than cure
16.12.19-
Food security
Whenever seed is transferred between countries, continents or regions there is an inherent risk that…
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Seven climate resilience questions to help guardians of nature
12.12.19Millions of smallholder farmers are struggling under immediate climate change impacts and need respi…
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The crippling of the multilateral trading system
10.12.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As of today (Dec. 10), the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has…
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Oceans will be key to future food security – new expert report
09.12.19A new report estimates that the ocean could provide six times more food than…
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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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