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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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Reviewed: How do quality seed systems impact food and nutrition security?
30.08.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
In food system and nutrition research, only a handful of studies fully document how seed…
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Nepal releases seven new and improved rice varieties to increase domestic rice production
30.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The National Seed Board of Nepal has approved the release of seven new rice varieties…
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Cereal seed systems
29.08.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
For certified seed to reach a farmer’s field for cultivation, it passes through many hands…
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Strengthening National and Regional Capacity for Climate Risk Assesment in the Western Agro-Ecological Zone of Rwanda
29.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Through the Integrating Weather and Climate analytics into Agricultural Risk Management or simply Cl…
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Putting sustainable, equitable palm oil on the G20 recovery agenda
29.08.22Stakeholders at policy dialogue explore priorities for December talks Diverse ways to improve the en…
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Study finds that agricultural diversity has a positive impact on food security
26.08.22Agricultural diversity can be an important driver of food security, but the magnitude of the…
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IITA wins second place at the national farmers’ exhibitions award in Tanzania
26.08.22IITA came second in the Institute of Agricultural Research exhibitions awards during the 2022 Natio…
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Africa House and IITA training highlights potential in agro-commodities export
26.08.22Following the recently signed MoU between IITA and Africa House, both parties conducted a one-day …
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Drabo Forest Reserve: A haven for birds and biodiversity conservation
26.08.22The Drabo Forest Reserve (DFR), one of the remaining patches of secondary rainforests in Benin…
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Hybrid extension approach promotes adoption of high-quality forages in Uganda
26.08.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
According to the Uganda Dairy Development Authority, annual milk production in the country increased…
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Ginkgo Bioworks to Join Innovators from CGIAR and Beyond for a Seminar on Scaling Innovations in Cell Engineering and Biosecurity on 9 September
26.08.22-
Big data
On 9 September at 15:00 CEST, attend the Venture-Out Event: Bridging Science and Entrepreneurship in…
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Clim-ARM: Integrating weather and climate analytics into agricultural risk management in Ethiopia
26.08.22-
Adaptation
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Mitigation
Natural resource management and climate change impact are of high priority in agricultural developme…
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Building a sustainable food future through science and innovation: The Alliance at the Meeting di Rimini 2022
26.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Partners of the International Pavilion celebrated food and its centrality to human and planet health…
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Call for cases: Integrating gender into breeding objectives and decisions - what works, where and why?
25.08.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Do you know of a plant breeding effort that is trying to have more gender…
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Roundtable Discussion on Food Security in Nigeria with US Ambassador to Nigeria
25.08.22On August 3, 2022, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, invited food security…
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Text reminders encourage more women to seek family planning services: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Mozambique
24.08.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Health
BY JESSICA LEIGHT AND KYLE PICO Modern contraception and family planning have substantial health be…
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In Ethiopia, local challenges inform national action for climate-smart agriculture
24.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A recent workshop in Ethiopia brought together researchers from the Ethiopia Institute of Agricultur…
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Namukolo Covic Appointed Regional Director, East & Southern Africa, Amid Boost to Regional Leadership
24.08.22Dr. Namukolo Covic, ILRI Director General’s representative to Ethiopia and CGIAR Country Convenor,…
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