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COVID-19 and what it means for wild meat
23.04.20The spread of diseases from animals to humans—called zoonoses—is a public health issue as eviden…
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Policy seminar: COVID-19's implications for food security, nutrition, and poverty
22.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in…
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The response from the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT to COVID-19 impacts on global food systems
22.04.20The number of people affected by hunger, already a staggering 800 million, could double as…
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Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses – now and in the future
22.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY AGNES QUISUMBING, NEHA KUMAR, RUTH MEINZEN-DICK AND CLAUDIA RINGLER Controlling the COVID-19 p…
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Why nations must prepare for natural disasters amid the current Covid-19 pandemic
22.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
This week, IWMI’s scientists used Google Earth Engine to produce a map depicting the current…
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Earth Day 2020: Climate Action for resilient food systems
21.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
To ensure food security following the COVID-19 pandemic, we must confront the climate crisis. The…
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As COVID-19 threatens global food security, fresh potato is back on the tables of millions
20.04.20COVID-19 is driving demand for fresh potato in supermarkets and grocery stores across the globe…
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Caring for the seeds of the future during the quarantine
20.04.20-
Biodiversity
Making sure that the collections of beans, cassava, bananas, and forages remain alive, even during…
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ET Insights: The pandemic is shining a spotlight on failure
20.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
We know that one of the most important actions everyone can take to protect ourselves…
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IWMI and Covid-19
20.04.20-
Health
The following is a statement from Claudia Sadoff, Director General, IWMI in light of the…
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ILRI’s response to the pandemic: A deepening engagement with the press and policymakers
19.04.20-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is launching an initiative to share, as broadl…
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Lockdown: Centre, States helped agricultural sector, but a lot yet to be done to ensure growth
18.04.20-
Food security
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Health
The disruptions on rural livelihoods and food supplies from COVID-19 lockdown have worried all stake…
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Satellite maps can help nations make critical food production decisions amid coronavirus
17.04.20-
Food security
Take a look at the satellite map below. That vast swathe of orange and red…
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Covid-19—A wake-up call for strategic and inclusive WASH planning and financing in Nepal
17.04.20-
Health
Covid-19 is a wake-up call for Nepal to urgently prioritize strategic investments in inclusive water…
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COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ’empty forests’ when animals disappear
17.04.20“We must not let a forest full of trees fool us into believing that all…
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Covid-19 and food security | India and its jobs crisis
17.04.20-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
India is the country with the highest economic growth rate, albeit at a cost of…
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Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads
16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DAVID LABORDE, WILL MARTIN AND ROB VOS As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, social and economic re…
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Produce more coarse grains to meet pandemic nutrition challenge
16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
India will provide free food grains to more than 800 million poor people during the…
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