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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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Can Egypt’s fish markets empower women and men retailers equally? Prospects for change and barriers to success
26.05.20-
Gender equality
Unless gender inequalities in food systems are recognized and addressed, nutrition security and pove…
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Fixing the global food system after coronavirus
15.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY RUBEN ECHEVARRÍA From panic-buying in Europe, to bans on rice exports in Asia and rising fo…
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Amidst food system shocks, we must ensure weather index insurance reaches the most vulnerable
14.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Floods are becoming fiercer and more frequent – and sometimes catastrophic. Across Asia, where mil…
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COVID-19 border policies create problems for African trade and economic pain for communities
12.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY ANTOINE BOUËT AND DAVID LABORDE Across Africa, countries have imposed emergency border restrict…
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African stakeholders fear severe food chain impact from COVID-19
12.05.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Stakeholders in the aquaculture sector have raised an alarm of a looming food crisis unless…
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Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali
08.05.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in Mali are improving their incomes , earning better livelihoods and enjoying more fulfillin…
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Providing information to empower women in agriculture: Evidence from Uganda
08.05.20-
Gender equality
BY BJORN VAN CAMPENHOUT, ELS LECOUTERE AND DAVID SPIELMAN In many developing countries, women ofte…
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What makes an integrated development plan truly integrated?
08.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
When the Turkana County Government in Kenya partnered with the Stakeholder Approach to Risk-Informe…
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Registration systems for farmers’ varieties: Ongoing policy dialogues and experiences from the field
06.05.20-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Why haven’t farmers’ varieties yet found a place in national and global seed markets? And…
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IFPRI’s new COVID-19 Food Price Monitor tracks warning signs of stress in local markets
05.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY MANUEL HERNANDEZ, SOONHO KIM, BRENDAN RICE AND ROB VOS Food systems are complex and the disrup…
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STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR
05.05.20-
Big data
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-…
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Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling
01.05.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the wa…
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Integrating displaced communities into food systems
01.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY ROB VOS AND JULIA WILSON Global hunger has been on the rise for the past…
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Noted plant health researcher to lead ICRISAT as Director General
30.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricul…
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Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
28.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NEHA KUMAR, TIA PALERMO, AMBER PETERMAN AND SHALINI ROY The COVID-19 pandemi…
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South Asia women in agriculture during COVID-19
28.04.20-
Gender equality
While COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of billions worldwide, the economic fallout of …
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A farewell to IFPRI Africa Director Ousmane Badiane
24.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR Over his 30 years at IFPRI, recently-retired Director for Africa Ousmane Badiane…
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India groundnut farmers’ seed business debut yields big profits
24.04.20-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
A group of Indian farmers who made their entrepreneurial debut last year increased their income…
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