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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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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
18.12.20-
Nutrition
A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
18.12.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilli…
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Scientists reveal the hybrid origin of the white Guinea yam
18.12.20An international team of scientists has revealed the origin of the most popular food staple…
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Breaking Ground: Gokul Paudel finds the best on-farm practices for South Asia
18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Gokul Paudel is an agricultural economist working to streamline farming practices in South Asia. He…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
18.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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Book launch: Prospects for Nepal’s agricultural transformation
17.12.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY REBIKA LAISHRAM Agriculture is a vital sector of Nepal’s economy, contributing about 29% to…
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No greater challenge
17.12.20-
Food security
Amidst the transition to One CGIAR and COVID-19 lockdowns, the world’s leading maize and wheat…
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10 Lessons from WHEAT in 2020
16.12.20-
Nutrition
The past year has been full of challenges but also full of insights. We invite…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
16.12.20-
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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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
16.12.20-
Big data
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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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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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“Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
15.12.20-
Food security
On December 11, 2020, the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the release of six…
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Shining a brighter light on adoption and diffusion
15.12.20-
Food security
With almost all CGIAR centers represented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is considered to be a…
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Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development
15.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is…
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Novel and effective technique to control Banana Xanthomonas wilt is suitable for Rwandan agroecology
15.12.20Banana is a major commodity in Rwanda, used as both a cash and (staple) food…
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Agriculture for Peace: A call to action to avert a global food crisis
14.12.20-
Food security
50 years ago, the late Norman Borlaug received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for averting…
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Best of 2020: Editors’ picks
14.12.20COVID-19 didn’t slow us down! In 2020, our editors continued to cover exciting news and…
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New book on value chain development seeks to translate ideas into practice – for impact at scale
12.12.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Interview with the editors of the new book “Value Chain Development and The Poor: Promise, delive…
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Press Release: “Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in Nepal
11.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Kathmandu (Nepal) December 11, 2020 The Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) announced the rel…
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