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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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The missing seed market: Promoting improved seeds for women farmers
27.02.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
In Ethiopia, a World Bank study found that female farm managers produce 23 percent less yield per…
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Assessing the effectiveness of a “wheat holiday” for preventing blast by examining alternative crops in the lower Gangetic plains
22.02.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Wheat blast — one of the world’s most devastating wheat diseases — is moving swiftly into ne…
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New infographics illustrate impact of wheat blast
18.02.19-
Food security
Wheat blast is a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease that threatens food safety and security…
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Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
28.01.19-
Food security
Nominations are now open for the 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa! These awards…
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City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
23.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes,…
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The itsy bitsy spider can make a big impact in agriculture
15.01.19-
Environmental health
A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations …
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Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
15.01.19-
Big data
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Food security
Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest producer of maize, after Nigeria and South Africa. Although the…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Hello Tractor and agricultural innovation
04.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
For small-scale farmers, mechanization and other appropriate technologies have a big impact in agric…
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Pop sorghum, doughnuts and hammer mills: Nigerian teens see the fun side of agriculture
04.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If the teenagers studying in a secondary school in Nigeria ever thought that agriculture was…
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Decoding increased disease and insect-pest attacks on crops
04.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT reaches out to farmers in four Indian states With an aim to record the…
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Pakistan wheat seed makeover: More productive, resilient varieties for thousands of farmers
13.12.18-
Food security
Nearly 3,000 smallholder wheat farmers throughout Pakistan will begin to sow seed of newer, high-yie…
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Breaking Ground: Tek Sapkota finds ways to reduce emissions from agriculture without compromising food security
13.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As the world population increases, so does the need for food. “We need to produce more…
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A wheat self-sufficiency roadmap for Ethiopia’s future
05.12.18-
Food security
Despite a record harvest of 4.6 million metric tons in 2017, Ethiopia imported 1.5 million…
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New Soil Intelligence System for India provides high-quality data using modern analytics
04.12.18-
Big data
The new Soil Intelligence System (SIS) for India will help the states of Andhra Pradesh,…
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CIMMYT drought tolerant maize: A key innovation for millions of farmers, says FAO
03.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As climate experts forecast another climate-warming El Nino in early 2019, maize varieties develope…
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West Bengal agri-entrepreneur a role model for farmers in her community
29.11.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Hosneara Bibi is a farmer in the village of West Ghughumari, in the Cooch Behar…
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New study: India could cut nearly 18% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions through cost-saving farming practices
26.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
India could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by almost 18 percent through the…
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Key to a healthy, sustainable world: Partnership and collaboration in agriculture
16.11.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Is the world prepared to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050? What role do…
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