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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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Rohingya in Bangladesh are surviving – but their long-term prospects are grim
02.07.19-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Note: Join us July 10 as the authors and other participants discuss their survey of…
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Conference: Challenges of eliminating child labor in agriculture and food chains
28.06.19-
Gender equality
Around the world, more than 70% of child labor is found in the agriculture sector—an…
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Policy Seminar: Faster than you think – renewable energy and developing countries
27.06.19-
Environmental health
Ten years ago, predictions for the adoption of renewable energy around the world made it…
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Don't miss the BIMSTEC bus: Regional integration with South Asia-Southeast Asia bloc brings advantages for India
25.06.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Among the VIPs at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in for a second term May…
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A weighty question: How fat are we? Why obesity estimates diverge
24.06.19-
Health
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Nutrition
This post is part of the FAO-IFPRI initiative on Food Systems and Obesity in Latin America and th…
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Why now is the moment to invest in nutrition to transform our food systems
21.06.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
One in a series of guest blog posts from leading voices in global development on achieving long-t…
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The WTO Dispute Settlement procedure is on the verge of crisis
19.06.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
From its formation in 1995, the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body has served as…
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Countries make progress on carbon reduction pledges, but much work remains to be done
19.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By all accounts, countries’ official pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—the nationally d…
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Special event: New IFPRI research program explores emerging problems of urban food systems
17.06.19-
Health
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Nutrition
The explosive growth of cities all over the world has led to major shifts in…
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What developing countries can learn from Europe’s experience with rural revitalization
17.06.19-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
IFPRI's 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) will be the focus of a June 19 European Development…
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Food security depends on water security – and we need to act now
12.06.19-
Food security
The world is running out of clean, fresh water to feed—and nourish—a growing global population,…
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Policy seminar: The true cost of eating right – are nutritious diets becoming more accessible?
06.06.19-
Nutrition
Is healthy eating becoming more affordable on a global scale? Consumers in places like Africa…
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Employment, diversifying rural livelihoods, and youth: Lessons for Ghana from the 2019 Global Food Policy Report
05.06.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, rural households earn their incomes primarily from…
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Policy seminar: Building resilience through financial inclusion
04.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Disasters driven by climate change are creating new risks, shocks, and stresses for already vulnerab…
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World Environment Day: The need for strong institutions and policies to restore and protect planetary health
04.06.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As people and organizations around the globe mark World Environment Day (June 5), all signs point …
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Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
29.05.19-
Nutrition
The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue.…
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To transform the global food system and feed the world sustainably, start at the local level
28.05.19-
Food security
In a recent meeting with a developing country policy maker, I was asked which among…
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T20: Investments in irrigation and food system links can prevent food crises in Africa south of the Sahara
24.05.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food crises continue to plague the African continent, driven by conflict, climate change, and econo…
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