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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
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Big data
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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)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
CGIAR13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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In a Scientist’s Words: Why Agriculture Needs Gene Editing
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Andrew Wight: So what exactly are these technologies, and how are they different from GMOs?…
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CIMMYT scientists recognized for significant research impact
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)18.01.24-
Social inclusion
CIMMYT applies high quality science to develop more resilient agrifood systems. This year three scie…
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SHiFT research partner meeting: Reflection with Strategic Partners
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets18.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Tr…
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Digital climate information and advisory services for de-risking aquatic food systems
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas18.01.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
To help in addressing the pressing challenges posed by climate change in Bangladesh's fisheries and…
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Bridging the Feed Gap: Expanding Access and Utilization of Improved Forages in Ethiopia
CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems18.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Amidst the bustling landscape of Ethiopia's agricultural sector, the livestock industry stands out a…
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Peter Oppong’s inspiring journey: smallholder farmers like Oppong are reaping the benefits of solar-powered irrigation, a cost-effective and easy-to-implement technology
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)18.01.24Peter Oppong’s inspiring journey: smallholder farmers like Oppong are reaping the benefits of sola…
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Optimizing seed certification can boost sustainable agriculture: The case of Nigeria
CGIAR Initiative on Seed Equal17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In the quest for agricultural productivity and food security, Nigeria has made significant strides i…
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Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.01.24-
Food security
BY JOSEPH GLAUBER AND ABDULLAH MAMUN JANUARY 17, 2024 OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The recent…
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Food systems governance e-course reopens
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
More than 200 people from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam signed up in September 2023…
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Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In Zambia, smallholder farmers obtain their seed from a variety of sources. Over 75…
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How Did Free Wi-fi Help Unlock Hanoi Wet Markets’ Mysteries?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and their collaborators have been w…
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CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas hosts MELIA training in Vietnam
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas17.01.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As a regional integrated initiative, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) hosted a Traini…
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Innovation challenge spark ideas to solve post-harvest losses in Senegal
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Senegal faces post-harvest losses which affect somewhere between 12 to 40 percent of GDP, and often…
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Virtual Field Tours Revolutionize Agriculture Information Dissemination in Kenya
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The VFT is an innovation by the CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative for East and Southern…
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Grappling with compounding crises in domestic fertilizer markets in Africa: The case of Ethiopia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)16.01.24JANUARY 16, 2024 BY KIBROM A. ABAY, THOMAS W. ASSEFA, GUUSH BERHANE, GASHAW T. ABATE,…
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SHiFT hosts first research partner meeting
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets16.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHi…
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Promoting Resilient Agroforestry Systems in Uganda: Insights from Fieldwork
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The D4RABs project aims to transform banana monocultures by incentivizing and empowering farmers to …
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How a Climate-Credit Scoring tool is revolutionizing Agricultural Finance in Africa
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
In Africa, over 33 million smallholder farms are the backbone of the continent’s food supply,…
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