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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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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
09.12.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
A recent report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change rang alarm bells about the…
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
05.12.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research…
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Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems?
03.12.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Despite the existence of over 5,500 food crops globally, we are eating a smaller array…
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Leading change in nutrition: Transform Nutrition West Africa holds first Francophone ‘short course’
01.12.19-
Nutrition
An all-African team from Transform Nutrition West Africa and the African Nutrition Leadership Progra…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
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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Nutrition
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
27.11.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Foodborne disease is a significant threat to global health, and food safety is a growing…
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Nutrition Society of Nigeria annual conference: Opportunities for experience sharing across A4NH flagships, between Nigeria and Ethiopia
21.11.19-
Nutrition
The annual conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria held in Abuja in September 2019…
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Healthy diets feature both whole- and refined-grain foods, new study shows
20.11.19-
Nutrition
Grain-based foods — both whole-grain and refined, from which the bran has been removed —…
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Livestock in context: A plea for intellectual rigor and collegial disagreement
20.11.19-
Nutrition
Lawrence Haddad, the executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and 2018 World…
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Agroforestry: Development underdog headed for center stage in global sustainability efforts
20.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
“Essential.” “Obvious.” “The model of the future.” Last month, when more than 1,200 scie…
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Some lessons from a life in food policy
19.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
When I was 15 years old, I learned something startling about myself. For the first…
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New chickpea breeding protocol promises to bring down varietal development time from 12 years to 6 years
19.11.19-
Nutrition
Rapid Generation Advancement promises to be a simple yet cost effective solution ICRISAT’s chickpe…
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The future of livestock in the developing world: myths, complexities and trade-offs
18.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The future of livestock in the developing world was one of the principal themes at…
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How do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
14.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, env…
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Policy seminar: What made Malawi’s community childcare centers successful platforms for an agriculture and nutrition program
13.11.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Community-based early childhood development centers have long provided affordable, quality care for …
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ILRI holds a livestock symposium at the International Tropical Agriculture Conference this week
10.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
The International Tropical Agriculture Conference, TropAg2019, is being held next week in Brisbane, …
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This is ‘Livestock Month’ on Agrilinks: USAID’s Andrew Bisson on sustainable livestock for sustainable development
07.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Andrew Bisson, livestock specialist for the Bureau for Food Security at the United States Agency…
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2019 CAER-IFPRI Annual International Conference: Promoting a quality-driven food system in China
04.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over the past seven decades, agricultural production has grown fast in China. According to a white…
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