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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
CGIAR24.06.24-
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
CGIAR17.06.24-
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
CGIAR12.06.24To 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
CGIAR12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
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
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Gender equity in the food environment: Considerations for low- and middle-income countries
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)18.01.21-
Food security
To truly understand the role of gender and inequities in the food system, nutrition and…
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Digital nutrient management tool reduces emissions, improves crop yields and boosts farmers’ profits
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
An international team of scientists, led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CI…
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A Place for Foresight and Trade-Offs
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service15.01.21As policymakers across the world grapple with the possible trade-offs from shutdowns to decrease wha…
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Developers unite around a common platform to liberate breeding data
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)14.01.21As public sector breeding has modernized, it has become a more data intensive enterprise. Numerous…
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Update on the CGIAR research response to COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)14.01.21-
Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis and massive disruptions to economies and…
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CGIAR researchers share COVID-19 work from across the system
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)13.01.21-
Health
One key function of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, established in July 2020, is to gather…
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WEF event: Building gender equitable food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
By SOKHNA SALL SECK Empowering women and girls and the recognition and respect of their…
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Forman Lecture: Ellen Piwoz’s playbook for the future of global nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.01.21-
Health
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Nutrition
BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN When Ellen Piwoz joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2007, th…
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Establishing guidelines and engaging stakeholders to promote high-oleic peanut value chain in India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21Demand for peanut oil in India is increasing and a dependable supply of quality seed…
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Young Malian researchers gear up for grand challenges with crop modeling
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21UE-APSAN Mali project trains next generation of modeling experts Budding agricultural researchers ar…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21To meet the growing global market demand for protein-rich chickpea, scientists have created new vari…
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Strategizing on a national seed system in Kenya with special focus on climate-resilient crops
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A national seed systems strategy with special focus on drought tolerant crops such as sorghum…
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Historical socio-economic data critical for research and policy making, say agricultural economists
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21ICRISAT’s socio-economic data sets for India at the district and village levels, collated over sev…
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GLDC Newsletter 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21It has been a year of both tremendous challenge and growth. Amid a global pandemic…
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New sorghum hybrid with preferred market traits developed in partnership with Zimbabwean seed company
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A new disease-resistant sorghum hybrid with 23-34% higher yield, best suited for brewing, food and…
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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Brainstorming sessions on groundnut value chain innovations
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)12.01.21Groundnut innovations with large kernels and high oleic content preferred by the confectionery indus…
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