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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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Inspiring millennials to focus on food security: The power of mentorship
12.11.18-
Food security
Plant Microbiologist Tessa Mahmoudi, a 2012 World Food Prize’s Borlaug-Ruan summer intern, says h…
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Climate change could mean beer shortages on tap
08.11.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As the impact of climate change on food staples becomes more apparent, scientists with the Internat…
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To feed the world, take the science to the farmer
25.10.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
At the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue, experts discussed how to build sustainable seed systems and the…
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‘Merry-go-round’ groups spin Kenyan women farmers to success
22.10.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
Last month’s report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change highlights wor…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Blue maize opportunities for Mexican farmers
22.10.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Blue maize is a ubiquitous aspect of Mexico’s food culture, especially in the central highlands.…
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Mutating diseases drive wheat variety turnover in Ethiopia, new study shows
05.07.18Rapidly emerging and evolving races of wheat stem rust and stripe rust disease—the crop’s deadli…
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CIMMYT projects working to enhance business agility of South Asian seed companies
18.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The seed industry in Nepal, as in most developing countries, is still emerging and largely…
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Better farming practices key to combating desertification and drought
15.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Combating desertification and drought is critical, but focusing on the bigger challenge of unsustain…
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CIMMYT director general visits India
13.06.18-
Food security
Last week director general of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Martin …
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Agricultural researchers boost fight against malnutrition with staple crops
12.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Breeding research by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is generating not…
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Hunger busters: Ed Mabaya on improved seeds in Africa
24.05.18-
Food security
At a recent TEDx event in Johannesburg, South Africa, agricultural economist and development practit…
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Preserving native maize and culture in Mexico
22.05.18-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
These indigenous farmers are custodians of maize biodiversity, growing seeds passed down over genera…
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Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
17.05.18-
Big data
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Food security
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonza…
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CIMMYT Board of Trustees: Out of the Boardroom and into the field
16.05.18-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)’s Board of Trustees visits the Cente…
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How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa
16.05.18It’s been four years since African leaders met in Equatorial Guinea to commit themselves to…
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Moving ‘impact’ beyond a buzzword in international development
03.05.18-
Food security
In the arena of international development, impact is the name of the game. Researchers, practitioner…
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Fourth international workshop on farming system design in south Asia
03.05.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The fourth international workshop on “Science of Farming Systems: Moving from Prototyping to Model…
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Bearish headlines overstate the extent of available global wheat stocks, analysts say
05.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The declining area sown to wheat worldwide, together with stockpiling by China, is masking significa…
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