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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
CGIAR24.06.24-
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
CGIAR17.06.24-
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
CGIAR12.06.24To 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
CGIAR12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
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
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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The return of Chagos, DiCaprio’s new film, and the birth of Arctic peatlands
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)03.06.19Welcome to the Landscape News bi-weekly digest on landscapes, climate and sustainability. From what…
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Opportunities for researchers: June 2019
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)03.06.19A collection of opportunities for researchers working on sustainable agriculture issues: grants, wor…
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Biodiversity’s freshwater connection
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)03.06.19-
Biodiversity
A key role for sustainable water management in curbing species extinction.…
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Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)02.06.19Africa - Agriculture continues to present the biggest threat to forests worldwide. Some experts pred…
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IITA and CIRAD sign MoU for building sustainable farming systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.06.19During the visit of His Excellency Mr Jerome Pasquier, Ambassador of France to Nigeria on…
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CIAT Africa and CSAYN Kenya sign agreement to support young “agripreneurs”
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)31.05.19To expand its support for young agricultural entrepreneurs, or “agripreneurs,” and to help culti…
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Fodder for thought
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)31.05.19A recent study shows the slow adoption of conservation agriculture practices in sub-Saharan Africa,…
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Forests rise as climate solutions in Asia and the Pacific
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)31.05.19The land use sector is crucial to confronting climate change, with forests providing the single…
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Strengthening ties to secure farm livelihoods in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)31.05.19-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Niger is among the youngest nations in the world with two-thirds of its population under…
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Firewood for income in a degrading landscape
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)31.05.19Ghana - Part V of VI-part series: WHAT THE WORLD CAN LEARN FROM WEST AFRICA’S…
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India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)30.05.19-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Will serve up healthier oil with longer shelf life After eight years of collaborative work,…
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HarvestPlus welcomes new UK commitment to support biofortification
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)30.05.19-
Nutrition
On May 23, HarvestPlus announced a major new commitment by the government of the United Kingdom to…
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Shifting to a demand-led maize improvement agenda
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.05.19Partners of the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) project held their annual meeting May…
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CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers
International Potato Center (CIP)29.05.19Continue reading CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers at Internati…
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Breaking Ground: Mechanization expert Jelle Van Loon goes as far as creativity allows
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.05.19“First and foremost I’m an agricultural engineer; I just happen to have a high affinity…
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Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.05.19-
Nutrition
The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue.…
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Cameroon forest superfood scores best for women’s health
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)29.05.19Cameroon - When Caleb Yengo Tata travelled to the remote Takamanda rainforest region in southwest…
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Imagining challenging climate futures
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)29.05.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
This post was originally published on Ojo Al Clima (in Spanish) It has already happened to…
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