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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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COVID-19-induced disruptions of school feeding services exacerbate food insecurity in Nigeria
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BY KIBROM A. ABAY, MULUBRHAN AMARE, LUCA TIBERTI,KWAW S. ANDAM AND MICHAEL WANG COVID-19 has…
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Review of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa highlights need for One Health approach and stronger regional collaboration
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In the Horn of Africa, where pastoralism is an important livelihood activity, people live in…
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Safe Food, Fair Food for Cambodia—Future directions for scaling up the project’s interventions
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In June 2021, food safety experts from Cambodia and a research project team led by…
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World Food Prize Laureate shares how to move from feeding to nourishing at CGIAR Council
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Shakuntala Thilsted advises the CGIAR Council to move research efforts beyond the quantity of food…
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Data from new Excellence in Breeding report reveals progress on CGIAR’s transformation
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A new compilation of data reveals real progress on CGIAR’s crop breeding transformation agenda. …
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ILRI research generates evidence for better prevention and control of zoonotic diseases
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World Zoonoses Day, celebrated annually on 6 July, commemorates the day in 1885 when Louis…
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New study explores wet markets and the risk of emerging zoonotic diseases
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In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in traditional markets,…
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UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions
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Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…
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Research on business models for fecal sludge management turns into a training agenda across India
01.07.21-
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In India, more and more people have access to toilets. But the widespread poor management…
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ILRI and Norwegian Veterinary Institute to collaborate in One Health research in Africa
01.07.21-
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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) h…
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Gender-integrated business strategies empower women in Zambia
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In Zambia, rural women play a vital role in aquaculture and related value chains, but…
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New report from UN Nutrition untangles risks and benefits of food from livestock for sustainable healthy diets, focusing on challenges linked to both abundance and scarcity
08.06.21-
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A more balanced, sustainable approach to consuming food from livestock—one that meets nutrition ne…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
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WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
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WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) are global leaders in…
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Cookbook celebrates aquatic foods for life and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
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Since achieving its independence 20 years ago, Timor-Leste has set out to forge a cohesive…
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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize
08.06.21-
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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was na…
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Small businesses fuel Zambia’s aquaculture sector
08.06.21-
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Northern Zambia’s growing small-scale aquaculture sector offers new opportunities to improve food …
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Zambian aquaculture provides new opportunities for youth
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Zambia’s emerging aquaculture sector is set to be a key supplier of fish and other…
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