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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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Earth Day 2018: Solar-powered irrigation can boost rural development, but also poses risks
20.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY AVINASH KISHORE Irrigation is one of the most effective means for boosting agricultural productio…
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GCP21: Africa must double cassava production by 2050 to avert food crisis
19.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Africa needs to double cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, said…
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Enhancing seed quality in Sri Lanka through improved drying and storage
19.04.18-
Food security
IRRI and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through the Closing Rice…
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Fishing with a new research method nets bountiful insights
19.04.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Why might fish stocks be more depleted inside a marine protected area (MPA) than…
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Youth migration and labor constraints in African agrarian households
18.04.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The new paper investigates how youth migration in Ethiopia and Malawi affects household labor, hired…
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Is waste the next big business opportunity?
17.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
A new 800-page book profiles multiple ways to harness waste to help fill the world’s…
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Tackling the Hard Questions Head On to Define Tomorrow’s Research Agenda: Let the Countdown to Science Forum 2018 Begin!
17.04.18-
Food security
In just under six months’ time Science Forum 2018 – Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies b…
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Community land rights open investment opportunities in global south
16.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The devolution of land tenure rights to forest-dwelling communities over the past quarter century ha…
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Gender considerations in informal food markets in sub-Saharan Africa
16.04.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
Kristina Roesel, a postdoctoral scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute, discuss…
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How international investments in agriculture shape food security
13.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SHELLEKA DARBY, JAMES ZHAN, WILLIAM SPELLER AND HAFIZ MIRZA International investments in agric…
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Ethiopian economy grows, but diets are still poor
13.04.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new Ethiopia has emerged in recent years. A potent combination of increased agricultural productiv…
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Taking a farmer-centric approach to Integrated Pest Management
12.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
"You always have to put a human face to your research. You can’t just go…
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Sustainable food systems: Agriculture by another name?
12.04.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
This piece is excerpted from a post by Steven D. Prager, Mark Lundy, and Chris Bene…
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Policy seminar and special event: Tales of yield improvement and farewell to Mark Rosegrant
12.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY SHELLEKA DARBY IFPRI marked the path-breaking career of Senior Research Fellow and retiring Envir…
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Crop research needs a system of integrated labs across the globe
11.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY MARK ROSEGRANT Despite advances in agricultural productivity thanks to higher and more stable cro…
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The business case for seed – a public-private partnership takes root in Kenya
11.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in developing countries often lack access to certified disease-free planting material for ro…
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How to develop and manage your own community seedbank
11.04.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Ronnie Vernooy, Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, Bioversity International, reports on a new hand…
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‘Contour bunding’ preserves soils and boosts farmers’ incomes by 20% in Mali – new study
11.04.18-
Food security
A new study by ICRISAT scientists in Mali has found that ‘contour bunding’, technique helps…
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