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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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Examining how insects spread toxic fungi
23.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10% of the global population suffers from food…
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CIMMYT scientists recognized for significant research impact
18.01.24-
Social inclusion
CIMMYT applies high quality science to develop more resilient agrifood systems. This year three scie…
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Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
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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Every drop of water matters: Leading global research institutes ally to aid farmers in dry and saline ecosystems
10.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
An award-winning not-for-profit agricultural research center recognized for its work on susta…
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Transforming rural agriculture with improved seed and mechanization
09.01.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
More than 1,300 smallholder farmers, across the Mwenezi and Masvingo districts of Zimbabwe, braved t…
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Combatting maize lethal necrosis in Zimbabwe
08.01.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Maize is a staple crop in Zimbabwe, playing a vital role in the country’s agricultural…
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Sowing seeds of change: CIMMYT leads crop diversification efforts in South Asia
04.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Rapid urbanization, globalization, economic development, technological advancement, and changing agr…
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Delivering the best seeds to farmers in Zambia
03.01.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
To bring together farmers with seed distributors and other stakeholders, the Accelerated Inno…
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Discovering the potential of multispectral UAV and satellite sensors in detecting wheat rust in Ethiopia
08.12.23-
Big data
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Latest advances in sensor technology and data processing allow early detection, mapping and monitori…
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While you were sleeping: increasing nighttime temperatures and their effects on plant productivity
04.12.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
When one thinks of heat waves, the natural tendency is to consider high daytime…
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Scaling up health diet seed kits in Zanzibar
29.11.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Social inclusion
Many people on the islands of Zanzibar face food security and nutritional challenges. The Southern…
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Celebrating collaboration in science
10.11.23-
Food security
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Youth
On the evening of October 31, 2023, CIMMYT held a partnership and alumni event with…
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Integrating gender into crop breeding
07.11.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Seed Production Technology for Africa (SPTA) project, led by CIMMYT, has been selected…
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CIMMYT researcher receives Heroes Award
02.11.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Maria Itria Ibba, a scientist at CIMMYT, received the inaugural Heroes Award from the…
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Sorghum seed sales profit and empower rural women in Tanzania
27.10.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
After years of struggles, a group of women farmers in a remote rural area…
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CIMMYT makes progress on some of the world’s top problems: 2022 Annual Report, “Harvesting Success”
18.10.23CIMMYT targets some of the world’s most pressing problems: ending poverty, ensuring food fo…
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India transforms wheat for the world
16.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
India can applaud a hallmark in national food production: in 2023, the harvest of…
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CGIAR Farmer Field Days: Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA)
14.10.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) initiative has been working intensive…
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