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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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Fish and Aquatic Food Systems COVID-19 Updates: Nigeria
05.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
More than 25 million residents in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun states were put under federal lockdown on…
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IFPRI, IRRI, CIMMYT, WorldFish make joint call for measures to avert risk to food system
05.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
CGIAR Research Centers commend Bangladesh’s response to contain Covid-19 spread, call for ensuring…
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Why 'home garden' projects don’t always work: Insights from Ethiopia
04.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY KALLE HIRVONEN AND DEREK HEADEY In Ethiopia, the average person eats just 42 kg of fruits and…
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Fixing the global food system after coronavirus
04.05.20-
Food security
Op-Ed from the Chair of the CGIAR WLE-supported Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensificat…
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New protein study reveals power of millet-legume blends for enhancing human health
01.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two billion people around the world are suffering from protein and micronutrient deficiencies. The r…
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Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling
01.05.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the wa…
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Stronger local food value chains can leave Eastern and Southern Africa more resilient post COVID-19
01.05.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
COVID-19 has seized the drylands of Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), home to some of…
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Impact of COVID-19 on women working in the domestic sector in Hyderabad
01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The recently extended lockdown in India, now in force until 3 May, is a necessary…
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Is a pandemic the time to think about genebanks?
01.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Perhaps you think that the middle of a global pandemic is not an appropriate time…
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Integrating displaced communities into food systems
01.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY ROB VOS AND JULIA WILSON Global hunger has been on the rise for the past…
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Ethiopian wheat farmers adopt quality seed and a vision for a more profitable future
30.04.20-
Food security
High-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties used by Ethiopian wheat farmers between 2015 and 20…
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Noted plant health researcher to lead ICRISAT as Director General
30.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricul…
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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
30.04.20-
Big data
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Food security
Despite many exemptions from lockdown, the agricultural sector in India has experienced major disrup…
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Human activities are the no. 1 contributors to globalizing plant pests
30.04.20-
Health
If there is anything the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that diseases…
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In the best possible taste
29.04.20-
Food security
The pursuit for higher and more stable yields, alongside better stress tolerance, has dominated maiz…
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Flexible farming preserves potato diversity… for now
29.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
A detailed survey of mountain communities in Peru has revealed that farmers are adjusting to…
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Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
28.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NEHA KUMAR, TIA PALERMO, AMBER PETERMAN AND SHALINI ROY The COVID-19 pandemi…
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Reaching Farmers and Vulnerable Communities Amid COVID-19
28.04.20-
Nutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain it impact economies and societies around the…
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