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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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IRRI, Tao Corporation sign pact for the commercialization and distribution of elite hybrid rice varieties across the Philippines
31.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Partnership seen to give local rice farmers better access to seeds of high-yielding and climate-resi…
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Addressing the effects of climate change on rice productivity: ADB, IRRI convene three-country policy workshops on scaling-up climate-smart practices for sustainable and intensive rice-based farming
18.07.19Workshops aimed at developing policy recommendations to promote widespread adoption of climat…
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Rice varietal cafeterias: An effective extension tool for promoting climate-resilient rice
08.07.19The rice varietal cafeteria provides a space where farmers and other stakeholders interact, discuss,…
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IRRI, CCAFS support the promotion of climate-smart rice production in Vietnam
05.07.19To mainstream climate change adaptation and mitigation in rice production, the National Agriculture …
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IRRI partners with social enterprise to incubate women’s producer company
05.07.19As a concerted effort to test various models of women’s entrepreneurship development in rice agri-…
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Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank
11.06.19-
Biodiversity
An automatic seed sorter is now making the task of sorting seeds more efficient at…
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Launch of CIPRiSSA-Gambia report
24.04.19-
Food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mandated AfricaRice to lead the development of ‘Continenta…
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IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia
09.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management …
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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
08.04.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakehol…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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Agreement on multi-country seed-sharing reached
02.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (9–10 June 2017) - Two more countries have joined a regional seed…
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IRRI-IAARD to accelerate impact delivery with new rice research hub
01.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
01 April, 2018 – BOGOR, INDONESIA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Direct…
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Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice production
26.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019 – A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable…
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On the shoulders of giants, IRRI launches AGGRi Alliance
26.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Building on its success in developing and delivering improved rice varieties in South Asia and…
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Australian-funded projects are helping Myanmar rice farmers improve their livelihood and income
25.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
MAUBIN TOWNSHIP, Myanmar—Rice farmers in Ayeyarwady and Bago Regions are reaping the benefits from…
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Rice-fish farming could help boost farmers’ income in Myanmar’s “rice bowl”
25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
MAUBIN Township, Myanmar—Aquaculture production in rice-based cropping systems could potentially b…
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IRRI, WorldFish and Myanmar work together to optimize rice-fish farming productivity
25.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
IRRI, together with WorldFish and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation of Myanmar …
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Enhancing Iloilo’s rice productivity through innovations on land leveling and rice straw management
22.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Iloilo is one of the major rice baskets in the Philippines, and mechanization could play…
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