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Data management and analytics in African drylands: Leveraging the power of CGIAR Breeding Analytical Pipeline for data-driven decision making
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Breeding is a numbers game, which, being data-driven, needs accurate and precise numbers. The Drylan…
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Accelerated Breeding Initiative expands costing support with a Train-the-Trainer workshop
19.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Understanding costs for better Breeding Programs Since 2018, Accelerated Breeding Initiative (ABI), …
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How crop breeding can benefit the environment
08.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Modern agricultural practices have enabled food production to meet — and even outpace — demands…
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Can improved crop breeding boost gender equality?
12.10.23As we recognize the role of women in society - and in science - this…
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Improved cassava varieties are becoming a key ingredient in global food security
29.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Little known in most highly developed countries, the root vegetable cassava has been largely ignored…
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Fostering food security and climate resilience: accelerated breeding modernization to support hi-impact NARES in Nepal
14.08.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Accelerating breeding modernization to enhance genetic gains To address hunger, poverty, and climate…
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How improved crop breeding is shaping the world’s youth
09.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Youth
As we mark International Youth Day, let’s look at how breeding is shaping the futures…
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Empowering NARES for high-impact rice breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa
05.07.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Rice consumption and demand in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing an unprecedented increase yet ric…
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Updates from Accelerated Breeding: 2023
30.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Updates from Accelerated Breeding: May 2023 After a year of transition and foundation setting –…
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How CGIAR maize breeding is improving the world's major staple crop for tropical regions
20.04.23By Prasanna Boddupalli, Director, CGIAR Global Maize Program, CIMMYT & CGIAR Global Maize Breedi…
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Genetic gains in Uganda maize breeding are strong – and heading for improvement
17.04.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers…
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Five ways CGIAR accelerated crop breeding in 2022
05.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR has a rich history of crop breeding results, but modern challenges abound. Too many…
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Solving Global Climate and Nutrition Challenges Depends on Accelerated Crop Breeding
05.09.22Humanity’s future is intertwined with the earth’s plants. We need plants for livelihoods, for me…
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CGIAR and national partners move toward stronger crop breeding partnerships to benefit Sub-Saharan African farmers
11.07.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Africa’s agricultural research institutes are on a clearer path to developing and delivering more …
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Five ways crop breeding can benefit rural women
13.10.21-
Gender equality
Too often, agricultural progress is inhibited by innovations designed by and for men. But what…
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