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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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Field Notes: Call for government support as lockdown bites into fish processors’ profits in India
07.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Lockdown restrictions in India have hit fish processors at the peak of their season and…
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New study examines effectiveness of grassroots dog vaccination campaigns against rabies in Kenya
06.07.20-
Health
World Zoonoses Day is commemorated on 6 July every year to mark the day in…
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COVID-19 and resilience innovations in food supply chains
06.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
By Thomas Reardon and Johan Swinnen Food supply disruptions in developing countries during the COVID…
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Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it.
06.07.20-
Food security
Photo: Pearl millet harvest from a field in Mali. Photo: Agathe Diama, ICRISAT "Seed demand…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
06.07.20Photo: Farmers like Elinati Mbewe from Dedza will see their sorghum productivity increase, as a…
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We have talented farmers!
06.07.20Photo: Oumar Koné took advantage of USAID funded training in microdosing to create his own…
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Artificial intelligence: A game-changer for agriculture in Africa
04.07.20CGIAR-IITA plant health scientist James Legg was a recent guest on Plantopia, a podcast series t…
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IITA releases 10-year strategy for managing invasive species in Africa
04.07.20Prevention, early detection and control make up the three-pronged approach that Africa is taking on…
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Facing COVID-19 in the highlands of Madagascar: How are the rural households and women coping?
03.07.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Contributed by Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, and Irina Andr…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
03.07.20New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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Sacred forests and environmental protection among the Gedeo of Southern Ethiopia
03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Gedeo’s sacred forests are conserved for ritual purposes,’ said Yoseph Maru, first author of…
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Fostering a sustainable cassava seed system for Nigeria
03.07.20-
Food security
When the Building an economically Sustainable, Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project w…
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Prepare food systems for a long-haul fight against COVID-19
02.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Maximo Torero The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global economy hard, and in many…
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West Africa | 40 000 producers will benefit from a new European plant breeding project
02.07.20Photo: Groundnut producers from the Fatick region (Senegal) visiting demonstration plots of new vari…
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Annual Report 2019 launched
01.07.20The year 2019 showed us that while CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, our innovations…
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Prioritizing aquatic food systems key to global food, nutrition security, say panellists at Virtual Ocean Dialogues.
01.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Increased commitment to aquatic food systems will boost food and nutritional security as the world…
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New brief details drivers of stunting reduction in Vietnam
01.07.20-
Nutrition
This Stories of Change in Nutrition study aims to understand the history, contemporary treatment and…
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