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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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Creating value together in Africa’s rice sector
16.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The multi-stakeholder innovation platform approach promotes rice agribusiness by emphasizing active …
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Philippine partners learn about mechanized straw collection
12.07.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Rice straw is a major residue in Philippine rice farms. Due to lack of awareness…
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IRRI, FAO teams up to develop sustainable rice value chain in Africa
12.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
IRRI, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is equipping the next genera…
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Connecting the dots: the role of social science research in agricultural R&D systems
09.07.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Are we doing enough to ensure social science research contributes to advancing agricultural R&D …
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Nepal, IRRI strengthens collaboration to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce budget-draining rice importation at 15th National Rice Day
06.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rice importation eats up a substantial chunk of Nepal’s national budget each year, adversely affec…
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RICE CRP to boost communication of its vision and impact across regions
05.07.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To map out the general course of its operations towards achieving food security and eliminating…
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Climate change impacts on rice in Africa
03.07.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Irrigated rice production in East Africa is projected to increase slightly due to CO2 fertilization…
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RiceStrawPH: IRRI teams up with Philippine partners for sustainable rice straw management project
29.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The Philippines produces 15.2 million tons of rice; leaving 11.3 tons of rice straw spread…
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Rice stakeholders highlight importance of creating value-adding activities for rice
27.06.18-
Food security
In Asia, achieving food security remains an important issue, as the consumption of rice appears…
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Nepal and IRRI sign work plan to reinvigorate efforts towards rice self-sufficiency
25.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2018 — The Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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Innovations for sustainable rice farming: Jain Irrigation Systems joins IRRI consortium advancing direct seeded rice systems
25.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Partnership with company that pioneered modern drip irrigation in India opens new possibilities for …
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Opening the doors to food security through genomics
25.06.18-
Food security
The development of Green Super Rice, a new breed of stable, climate-smart, high-yielding varieties, …
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Film-making farmers and the changing landscape of rice extension in Indonesia
24.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It is time for farmers to take the lead in telling their stories and conceptualizing…
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Stakeholders learn about sustainable rice straw management in Vietnam
20.06.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Rice straw management remains to be one of Vietnam’s biggest agricultural challenges. On average, …
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Sri Lanka, IRRI set priority areas to restore rice self-sufficiency
19.06.18-
Food security
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 June 2018— The Sri Lankan Ministry of Agriculture and the International…
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Transforming information into a commodity
18.06.18-
Food security
Can agricultural advisory services provide business opportunities for agro-input dealers? In Odisha,…
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Bihar and IRRI advance partnership to improve rice-based cropping systems
13.06.18-
Food security
Bihar, India, 13 June 2018 — Dr. Matthew Morell, Director General, International Rice Research Ins…
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Sowing the seeds of innovation
10.06.18-
Food security
Innovation lies at the heart of the new strategic plan of the International Rice Research…
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