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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsÂ
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
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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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Reversing desertification in Andhra Pradesh: a case for ‘engagement landscapes’
22.01.20-
Biodiversity
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he government of the Indian state is speeding up efforts to return land to productivity…
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Climate-smart rice cultivation: combating global warming without sacrificing yields
20.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
‘Climate-smart’ rice cultivation — a set of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices  
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National and sub-national workshops, Mbale, Uganda
14.01.20-
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Food security
A venue in Mbale, Eastern Uganda was selected to host the InPaC-S national workshop. It…
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Tokyo strives to build resilience with city trees and healthy farmlands around it
14.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
By some accounts, Tokyo is the world's largest city, with a population of 37 million. So,…
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Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
08.01.20-
Biodiversity
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CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research network, has traditionally focused on rura…
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When pastures are not green in the eyes of the youth
06.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When you go to the Philippines’ Cordillera Administrative Region, your initial reaction might be t…
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As fires rage in Brazil, a new book shows how agroforestry can heal damaged land
18.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agroforestry systems (AFS), which combine trees and crops on the same land, can increase productivit…
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UN Climate Convention learns of agroforestry for land restoration in Brazil
17.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Senior scientist Andrew Miccolis shared success stories of restoration with agroforestry, including …
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Key technology for biofortification goes online
13.12.19-
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Biodiversity
Online platform opens up easy access to x-ray fluorescence testing at ICRISAT To support development…
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UN chiefs strengthen collaboration to achieve zero deforestation
13.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Carolina Schmidt, president of the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Conve…
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Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
12.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that…
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The challenge of ensuring water supply in the Philippines
09.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Creating incentives for communities to help secure water supply is a win-win situation but without…
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African Plant Breeders Association launched in Ghana
06.12.19-
Biodiversity
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The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders…
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Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health
04.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global…
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For year round micronutrients, ten species of fruit trees are better than just a few
29.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Health
A ‘diversity fair’ is not an everyday event, so this one to showcase agrobiodiversity in…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production
27.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Biodiverse agriculture is critical for the survival of the world’s food systems. A new study…
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Ahmed Amri: From Morocco to Syria … and back again
25.11.19-
Biodiversity
Name a tune and chances are Ahmed Amri can sing it for you. If he…
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