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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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The Role of Data and Disruptive Technologies for Climate Security
25.08.20-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Written by Alexandra Krendelsberger and Nam Nguyen. Image credit: CGIAR CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security…
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Double harvest for half the effort
25.08.20Photo: Peter Mwangofi tending his pigeonpea crop. Photo: ICRISAT, Malawi Peter Mwangofi is a pigeonp…
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Discussions on propelling India towards biofuel sees calls for more R&D
25.08.20Photo: Screenshot of the webinar. India has made good progress in blending bioethanol with gasoline…
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Five-year plan for driving grain legume and dryland cereals seed delivery systems through commodity value chains
25.08.20For those seeking to create a win-win for farmers, marketers and consumers of grain legumes…
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Policy seminar: COVID-19, food systems, ecosystems, and the risk of zoonotic diseases
24.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
BY HOPE ZABRONSKY The COVID-19 pandemic—which originated when the novel coronavirus jumped from an…
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Embracing change: CGIAR issues response to MOPAN assessment
24.08.20In May of this year, the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) released i…
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What does it take to change the Earth? India’s National Agroforestry Policy and beyond
24.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In 2014, India became the first country in the world to adopt a national agroforestry policy.…
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A call for a holistic view of meat eating by Lawrence Haddad, of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
24.08.20-
Nutrition
Standing Rib, by Roy Lichtenstein, 1962. ‘Eat less meat’ is seen by many as a…
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New forms of aquatic foods: Exploring plant-based and cell-based seafood
24.08.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Seafood, including aquatic animals, like fish and crustaceans, and plants such as seaweeds, are cruc…
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Project to develop Aflasafe technology that controls deadly aflatoxin in Uganda launched
23.08.20Kampala, Uganda – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the National Agr…
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Which varieties of roots, tubers, and bananas do farmers and other users want in Africa, and how can breeding programs meet their needs better?
23.08.20-
Food security
It is critical to know which varieties are being adopted and why, both to show the value of in…
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Five-year plan for driving Grain Legume and Dryland Cereals seed delivery systems through commodity value chains
21.08.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
For those seeking to create a win-win for farmers, marketers and consumers of grain legumes…
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Discussions on propelling India towards biofuel sees calls for more R&D
21.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
ICRISAT’s efforts in feedstocks development appreciated on World Biofuel Day India has made good p…
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Double harvest for half the effort
21.08.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Peter Mwangofi is a pigeonpea farmer from Karonga district in Malawi. He relies on the…
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Tackling drought with pro-vitamin A sweetpotato in Africa
20.08.20-
Nutrition
Over the last decade, sweetpotato has gradually become increasing more common and important in the…
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Lessons for gender in seed systems
20.08.20Seed systems are complex and dynamic, involving diverse, interdisciplinary actors. Women play an imp…
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Harnessing aquatic foods research is vital to COVID-19 recovery, sustainable food systems transformation, say agriculture for development experts
20.08.20-
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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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The role of aquatic foods in COVID-19 recovery and the sustainable food system transformation demand…
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WorldFish climate change leader Essam Yassin Mohammed seeks a systems approach for resilient aquatic foods
20.08.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Marine and freshwater resources provide a lifeline for millions of impoverished people around the wo…
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