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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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Flattening the curve on foodborne illness and its costs in Africa
04.11.20-
Food security
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Health
BY STEVEN JAFFEE AND DELIA GRACE Third of a series of blog posts on the…
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“Virtual” Borlaug-Raun Internship Produces Actual Results
03.11.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Jan Low of the International Potato Center appeared at the 2020 World Food Prize in…
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ICARDA scientists win the Crop Science Society of America 2020 Outstanding Paper Award
03.11.20ICARDA scientists win the Crop Science Society of America 2020 Outstanding Paper Award ICARDA is…
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Boosting African agricultural growth and transformation: The importance of producer organizations
03.11.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY FLEUR WOUTERSE AND AMY FAYE Second in a series of blog posts on the…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
03.11.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors…
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Farming Families Worldwide Are Increasingly Growing More Than One Biofortified Crop
02.11.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The global nutrition community, increasingly focused on holistic approaches to improving diets, is p…
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COVID pandemic overshadows Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
02.11.20-
Nutrition
On the 11th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, governments and development partners face…
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What really counts for farmers – not just the seed, but also where and how to source it
02.11.20-
Food security
Understanding farmers’ preferences and priorities when it comes to selecting seed is critical to e…
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One Health in action: Research by ILRI and partners improves the health of people, animals and the environment
01.11.20-
Health
The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought into sharp focus the interconnectedn…
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Informal food retail in Africa’s cities: governance, politics, policy issues
31.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To mark UN World Cities Day (Oct.31), new PIM Synthesis Brief summarizes recent research on…
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Crop Modeling community of practice
30.10.20-
Big data
The Community of Practice on Crop Modeling is part of the CGIAR Platform for Big…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
30.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
30.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY HIROYUKI TAKESHIMA, XINSHEN DIAO AND PATRICK OHENE ABOAGYE First of a series of blog…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
30.10.20-
Nutrition
Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Breaking Ground: Andrea Gardeazábal transforms data into meaningful information
29.10.20-
Big data
Andrea Gardeazábal has many titles — Monitor, Evaluation and Learning Manager, ICT for Agricultur…
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Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization
29.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL The 2020 State of Food and Nutrition Security in the World (SOFI) estimates that…
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Cameroon’s “Bean Sharer”
28.10.20After learning about the benefits of improved bean varieties, one woman has singlehandedly taken up…
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Groundwater: Critical for our future
28.10.20-
Environmental health
Groundwater makes up one-third of all freshwater use for drinking water supply and half of…
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