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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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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
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
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Agroforestry gives Kenyan indigenous community a lifeline
25.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
The Cherangani people of Kenya were for generations reliant on the forest for hunting, gathering…
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Governance of Natural Resources research in PIM
24.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Why do property rights for land and other natural resources matter? How do they affect…
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How farmers can use smartphones to make crop loss assessment (The Indian Express)
24.05.18-
Food security
The Indian Express published a feature on IFPRI's new research on picture-based crop insurance (PB…
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Hunger busters: Ed Mabaya on improved seeds in Africa
24.05.18-
Food security
At a recent TEDx event in Johannesburg, South Africa, agricultural economist and development practit…
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TheDiplomat.com: Asia’s Environment Is at a Tipping Point
23.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Better application of scientific knowledge and technology can improve food, water, and energy securi…
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New pest identified in West and Central Africa!
22.05.18-
Food security
A second armyworm from the Americas introduced into tropical Africa A new pest—southern armyworm, …
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Launching the Millet Song – 'To Gain'!
22.05.18-
Food security
A good idea needs strong messages and inspiring champions. The Smart Food initiative has been…
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Excellence and Innovation in Sweetpotato: Communication for Change Award
18.05.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative has announced that the ‘Excellence and Innovatio…
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Helping Vietnam transform its rice sector through sustainable rice production practices
18.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
IRRI works with key partners in boosting Vietnam’s rice industry through the “Vietnam Sustainabl…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
17.05.18-
Big data
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Food security
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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Scientists meet to tackle challenges facing root, tuber and banana seed systems
16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Have you ever wondered what the potatoes, cassava, bananas and sweetpotatoes you eat are grown…
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CIMMYT Board of Trustees: Out of the Boardroom and into the field
16.05.18-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)’s Board of Trustees visits the Cente…
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2018 GFPR Rome launch: How open trade impacts global nutrition
16.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “We are not dealing with [just] hunger anymore … we have a…
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Towards greater genetic gains in rice based agri-food systems in South Asia and Africa
16.05.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
On a mission to make Asia and sub-Saharan Africa more food secure, IRRI’s Stress-Tolerant Rice…
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Bangladesh Government honors former IRRI Agronomist Dr. Md. M Abdul Mazid for contributions to Bangladeshi food security
16.05.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dhaka, Bangladesh—25 March 2018—The government presented the “Swadhinata Padak 2018” award t…
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Canadian perspectives on the 2018 GFPR: Building women’s empowerment and food security
15.05.18-
Food security
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR “To achieve gender equality, we need to address social and economic power…
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IFAD conference: Can development really succeed if rural inequalities are rising?
14.05.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY HAZEL MALAPIT “Do policies to reduce rural poverty also reduce rural inequality? Should we…
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STRASA’s innovative approach to faster adoption of modern rice varieties and technologies
13.05.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Developing new climate-resilient rice varieties and technologies is simply not enough to mitigate th…
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