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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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Earth Day 2021: Understanding the role of gender in building healthier soils
21.04.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
BY WEI ZHANG AND JESSICA WALLACH Maintaining healthy soils is crucial to long-term agricultural sus…
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COVID-19 pandemic offers rare chance for food systems transformation
21.04.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions of social interactions, affecting both th…
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Understanding basic gender concepts
21.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Gender concepts have evolved over the years. Old concepts have been refined or replaced with…
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The Agricultural Goldmines of Deserts
21.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,…
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Researchers lobby for seed banks to ensure diversity, food security
21.04.21-
Biodiversity
In Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, research found that climate change has led to increased pests…
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New review provides framework for studying food systems to address food safety and nutrition
20.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
There is a need for better understanding of how food systems operate in order to…
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Many birds with one stone
19.04.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Ethiopia, farming systems rely heavily on animal and human power, reducing productivity and effic…
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COVID-19: How India fared during lockdown
19.04.21-
Health
The authors share 10 facts on India’s urban employment during the pandemic and the lockdown…
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From vicious to virtuous cycle: How the Alliance is tackling climate change and conflict
19.04.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By embedding climate security and peacebuilding in research projects, Alliance researchers aim to he…
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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops
18.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have…
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Charting new ‘sustainable agricultural pathways’ in Brazil
17.04.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Originally published as a blog in CoSAI news. Brazil is a large country spanning several…
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Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
16.04.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high…
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Zimbabwe agriculture minister: Government, ICRISAT should unite against hunger, poverty and malnutrition
16.04.21-
Health
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Nutrition
Dr Anxious Masuka, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlem…
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Teaming up for more impactful breeding
16.04.21-
Food security
Breeders, economists, gender specialists, and food technologists gathered to advance new approaches …
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Why subseasonal weather forecasts are key to avoiding crop losses from droughts and floods
16.04.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As experts meet online for the Future Directions of Subseasonal to Seasonal Predication over South …
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Africa needs empowered youth to keep pace with its population explosion—Youth champions
15.04.21With Africa’s population predicted to double by 2050, creating challenges such as high unemploymen…
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Cowpea variety IT89KD-288: A dry-season grain and fodder legume
15.04.21The value added of new cowpea variety The IT89KD-288 dual-purpose cowpea variety, producing grain …
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Ghana farmers’ group raises groundnut yield five-fold with improved varieties, breaks three-decade productivity barrier
15.04.21Two improved groundnut varieties have helped a group of farmers in Ghana increase their yields…
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