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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
16.05.25-
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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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Why are Kenyan farmers embracing nature and biodiversity?
20.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
LYANAGINGA VILLAGE OF VIGULU, Kenya – First-time visitors to this small community in Vihiga County…
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IWMI tackles water scarcity in Punjab with groundbreaking GMIS
19.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Original article published in The Nation on 19 September 2024 The International Water Management Ins…
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Farmer-to-farmer exchange visits in the El Kef-Siliana transect: An effective way to connect and expand innovative practices
18.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Udo Rudiger, Agricultural Innovation Specialist, ICARDA Aymen Frija, Agricultural Economist…
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Limiting deforestation involves complex tradeoffs: Results from a global land-use model
16.09.24-
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Forests are massive carbon sinks and biodiversity havens. The world’s forests store about 861 giga…
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Lowering risk for rice farmers to raise the water table in India
13.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The exploitation of India’s groundwater resources, so integral to the Green Revolution, has in pla…
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Shifting from trial and error in crop management: Zero Carbon's tech improves Cambodian farming
12.09.24-
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Zero Carbon, a Cambodian start-up, is dedicated to revolutionizing agriculture through technology. B…
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Resilient Cities Initiative at FAO and ICLEI Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop
11.09.24-
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Resilient Cities Initiative Co-lead Silvia Alonso joins a diverse group of stakeholders working on d…
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A nexus approach to groundwater and cooperation
11.09.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
With tales of water insecurity increasingly hitting the headlines, fears of water spilling over into…
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Himalayan Agroecology Initiative: Pioneering Sustainable Food Systems in the Himalayas
11.09.24-
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Nutrition, health & food security
This multi-stakeholder initiative - backed by the global think tank 'World Future Council' and 'IFOA…
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New Discovery in Rapid Soil Testing for Smallholder Farms Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
10.09.24-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, in collaboration with the In…
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New open-access database enhances sustainable development in Africa's energy and water management
09.09.24-
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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), through the CGIAR Foresight Initiative, offers…
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Promoting mixed farming system innovations in Malawi: A unified approach
06.09.24-
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"We are all targeting the same farmer," noted Mr. Raphael Msyali, Chief Agriculture Officer for…
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Her Agri: Nurturing growth from waste
06.09.24-
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In the heart of Cambodia, a budding women-led enterprise is transforming agricultural waste into a…
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ICRISAT Unveils Groundbreaking Study on Geospatial Mapping for Sustainable Agriculture in South Asia
05.09.24-
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Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) recentl…
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Breaking out of silos: Nexus thinking for natural resource management in Nepal
31.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Surendra Phuyal and Sanju Koirala The integrated and sustainable management of water, energy, foo…
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Observing wetland microenvironments as part of a whole in Southern Africa
30.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Adrian Wood, Patrick Thawe, and Alick Mbewe Small seasonal wetlands, such as stream valleys…
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Can Agroecology Improve Nature’s Pulse?
29.08.24-
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Nutrition, health & food security
A diverse agricultural landscape is a healthy landscape. By embracing biodiversity, we can unlock …
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Turning cashew dreams into reality: ChivCheat's AI chatbot on its way to transform Cambodian agriculture
28.08.24-
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ChivCheat, a tech startup, has set out to transform cashew farming in Cambodia. Their innovative…
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