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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 hungerÂ
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Sustainability of food systems: Five steps beyond the EAT-Lancet report
19.09.20-
Food security
A new paper highlights five areas of research and action that require more attention if…
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IITA and CIMMYT collaborate to enhance adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa
19.09.20Lilongwe, Malawi. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International …
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IITA and regional grains body to work towards producing aflatoxin-free grain for health and trade
19.09.20CGIAR-IITA and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) have signed a memorandum of understanding…
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New insights to help advance cassava breeding worldwide
19.09.20Researchers at IITA, along with partners from the NextGen Cassava Breeding Project, have uncovered…
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African seed system gets a boost with purchase of 18-ton trucks to ease quality seed delivery to farmers
19.09.20On 7 August, IITA GoSeed, in Ibadan and Umudike Seeds based at the National Root Crops Research…
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Developing a five-year Strategic Plan for ICRISAT WCA Research Program
18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leveraging stakeholder partnerships, improving risk management efforts, enhancing farm production sy…
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Seed consortium to bring improved sorghum to Indian farmers post rains
18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Health
To make quality seeds of improved sorghum easily accessible, a consortium of institutions is taking…
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Big data and new technology can help us understand and respond to climate change and conflict risks – here’s how
18.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Written by Elisabeth Gilmore, Senior Associate Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO…
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WorldFish’s Shakuntala Thilsted joins experts to lead UN Food Systems Summit
18.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish’s Program Leader for Value Chains and Nutrition Shakuntala Thilsted was appointed a…
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Bihar State in India to Promote Biofortified Crops to Address Nutrition Security
17.09.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The Government of Bihar, India’s third most populous state, is making a major commitment to…
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Optimism for sustainable peatland agriculture is here - and growing
17.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Due to El Niño events, the rainfall pattern in Indonesia has changed. During the dry season, rain…
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Better foresight for climate resilience: New e-learning course and toolkit launched
17.09.20A new e-learning course has been launched by the SADC Futures project* to promote climate-resilient…
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Regreening Africa's consolidated seven-country baseline survey
16.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Regreening Africa recently published a significant consolidated baseline survey report, synthesizin…
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How contour bunding and other technologies can reduce soil erosion and raise productivity in African watersheds
16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Communities inhabiting Africa's drylands frequently suffer from torrential floods and recurrent drou…
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Tackling agricultural water pollution – a 21st-century challenge
16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of…
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Low-tech solutions plus improved coordination for climate resilience in coastal Bangladesh
16.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Cyclone Amphan hit the coast of Bangladesh in May, and was followed in July by…
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CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades. They need change management
15.09.20-
Food security
By Hugo Campos, CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) / International Potato Centre (CIP) The statu…
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Strengthening the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain in Malawi
14.09.20-
Nutrition
Simple processing is spreading the advantages of orange-fleshed sweetpotato, with benefits for farme…
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