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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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Viral flash points? Poor urban settlements are highly vulnerable to the risk of the new coronavirus
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.02.20-
Health
Scene in Nairobi’s low-income Kibera settlement (photo credit: David Orgel/Flickr). A new guest bl…
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Policy seminar: Introducing the Food Systems Dashboard
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.02.20-
Food security
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Health
With as many as 32 major reports on food systems out in the past few…
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Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.02.20-
Health
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Nutrition
USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A…
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)12.02.20-
Food security
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Health
The current novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak originated from a seafood and wild foo…
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Aflasafe can reduce exposure to cancer-causing toxins and promote farmer access to premium markets
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.02.20-
Health
“If someone eats this maize, which may contain high aflatoxin levels, they may die and…
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Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.01.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…
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How a deadly outbreak unveiled the key to safer food
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.20-
Health
A recent article by Nancy Averett in Scientific African Magazine discusses how incidents of food…
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Can a vaccine save the world’s pigs from African swine fever?
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)29.01.20-
Health
A recent article by Katarina Zimmer in The Scientist examines how close we are to…
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On vegan diets and brain nutrients—some unsettling research reports in a (surprisingly) still murky research area
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Meat and Eggs, by Felix Vallotton, 1918 (via Wikiart). The vegan diet is low in—or,…
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A4NH researchers publish systematic literature review on indices of diet quality
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)26.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A4NH researchers with Wageningen University & Research and Bioversity International conducted a …
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A food system research agenda for healthier diets in Bangladesh
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)26.01.20-
Food security
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Health
The national food system of Bangladesh has made substantial progress since experiencing famine in 19…
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Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…
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'Supermarketization,' food environments, and the urban poor
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.01.20-
Food security
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Health
Food safety and better nutrition are real and serious challenges facing billions of people in…
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What changes in temperature mean for Africa’s tsetse fly
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Tsetse flies can pass on African sleeping sickness (photo credit: Shutterstock). Elisha Bayode Are, …
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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)17.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…
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IFPRI short video contest: School garden and healthy cooking program targets the double burden of malnutrition in Mexico
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
irst in a series of guest posts by winners of IFPRI's My Food, Our Future short video…
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Photo story: A healthy change
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)12.01.20-
Health
A new photo story from CGIAR details how A4NH food systems research puts safety first…
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How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.01.20-
Food security
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Health
If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink cal…
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