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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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Cocoa agroforests mean more than chocolate
31.07.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Cameroon - Cocoa is the primary source of income in southern Cameroon, where it represents…
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Why National Nutrition Mission Must Focus On Improving Women’s Well-being (IndiaSpend)
27.07.18-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
India Spend investigated the need for nutritional policies to focus on improving women’s well-be…
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In Rwanda, agricultural reforms boost food security and slash poverty (Christian Science Monitor)
27.07.18-
Food security
The Christian Science Monitor published a report on Rwanda’s significant agricultural developmen…
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How Farm Aid Became a Fixture (Wall Street Journal)
27.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Wall Street Journal discussed the history of farm aid in the United States in light of…
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The quest for fertile ground (The Africa Report)
27.07.18-
Environmental health
The Africa Report published an article on the goals of Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed…
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Feeling the pulse: Towards better self-sufficiency in pulses in India
26.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
A multi-pronged approach including quality seed availability and increased profitability for farmers…
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CGIAR Positioning and Comparative Advantage Looking Ahead
25.07.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In this video interview, Maggie Gill, ISPC Chair and Professor of Integrated Land Use, School of…
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Photo-based crop insurance could debut in Kenya in 2019 (SciDev)
24.07.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
The Science Development Network reported on developments in crop insurance, which could debut as s…
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The double threat to China’s cotton industry: warmer weather and the hungry mirid bug (South China Morning Post)
24.07.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The South China Morning Post summarized research published in the Proceedings of the National Aca…
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Trump Blasts Fed, China and Europe for Putting U.S. Economy at a Disadvantage (New York Times)
24.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The New York Times published an article on President Trump’s accusations that China and the Euro…
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More investment in research could improve Ethiopia’s teff crop (African Independent)
20.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The African Independent summarized findings of the new book “The Economics of Teff: Exploring Et…
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From apples to almonds, looming tariffs from India could hurt West Coast growers (CNBC)
20.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
CNBC News published a report on the possible repercussions of looming tariffs from India. India ha…
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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 adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
A schoolchildren’s painting of a container outside the Mazingira Centre, an environmental initiati…
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The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability preview now available
20.07.18Spanning 39 primarily first-level subnational political and administrative divisions (e.g., province…
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Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains
19.07.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The report — Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains — summarizes the fin…
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Modern Technologies Increase Ethiopian Small Farmers’ Wheat Yields by 14 percent
17.07.18-
Food security
Washington, D.C: Usage of certified seeds, improved farming techniques and a guaranteed market for…
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The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes
16.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
One of the primary ways that CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes is through influenci…
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Reducing use of antimicrobial drugs in livestock in low-income countries: Two scientists reflect on options
12.07.18-
Food security
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Health
Graphic by Peter Hermes Furian / Shutterstock. Delia Grace Randolph, a veterinary epidemiologist an…
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