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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) strengthen their partnership to enhance rice research and innovation in Bangladesh
20.03.25-
Food security
Dhaka, Bangladesh (March 19, 2025) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Depa…
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Fertilize Right combines science and partnership to transform Vietnam's rice production
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Food security
With the high costs of agricultural inputs and issues with flooding, lodging, and rice straw…
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From Sky to Soil: How Drones are Revolutionizing Crop Monitoring
17.03.25-
Food security
by Tanu Kumari, Kranthi Kumar Challa, Shweta, Amit Kumar Srivastava In a world where food…
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These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen
17.03.25-
Food security
by Anirban Nath, Sarvesh Shukla, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain Farmers in Uttar…
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Tackling labor shortages and water scarcity in Chandauli District through direct-seeded rice
17.03.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, Neeraj Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain While resistant to chan…
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IRRI launches AI-powered global digital platform for hybrid rice breeding and parental selection
12.03.25-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (26 February 2025) ~ The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has la…
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Creating a Network of Aflatoxin Management Champions in the Global South
11.03.25-
Food security
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Nutrition
Aflatoxin contamination remains a significant challenge for food safety, human health, and livestock…
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A Forum for our Future: Sustaining and Securing Rice Food Systems Gains Traction in Cambodia
10.03.25-
Food security
The Better Rice Initiative Cambodia (BRIC) was launched to foster national collaboration in tackling…
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Major study reveals widespread adoption of CGIAR agricultural innovations in Vietnam, Impacting millions of rural households
07.03.25-
Food security
A comprehensive study documenting the extensive adoption of CGIAR-supported agricultural innovations…
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Advancing Direct-Seeded Rice with Modern Phenotyping Facilities
27.02.25-
Food security
By Dr. Shalabh Dixit, Xenina Ibabao, Myrtel Valenzuela Aerial view of IRRI’s direct-seeded rice ph…
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From adversity to achievement: Supriya Das pioneers mechanized seeding and women’s empowerment in Odisha
20.02.25-
Food security
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Gender equality
by Bidhan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Mrs. Supriya Das, a 49-year-old woman farmer…
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CIAT-Forages Program Completes EBS Adoption Through Knowledge Exchange with CG-Breeding Resource Services
18.02.25-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines, 24 January 2025 – The Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) is playing a…
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Farewell to Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze
18.02.25-
Food security
Born in Nigeria, Dr. Nwanze began his four-decade-long career as a scientist, carrying out research…
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Invisible Malnutrition: Protein Deficiency Plagues Rural India Despite Availability and Affordability
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Food security
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Nutrition
In rural India, where agriculture sustains millions, a surprising paradox exists—protein deficienc…
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How a breeding network could build a genetic pathway to more productive and climate-smart livestock in Africa
13.02.25-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
African livestock producers have a unique opportunity to improve the production of meat, milk and…
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NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa
06.02.25-
Food security
A photo-op of participants at the 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting, with over 90 participan…
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Fostering Inclusive Adoption of RCM Through MDII Insights
31.01.25-
Food security
by Niyati Singaraju, Shalini Gakhar A study of rice farmers in India and Indonesia through…
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Doing more together: Promoting FarmDESIGN tool for sustainable farming in Ethiopia
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Ethiopia under the CGIAR Initiative on Mixed …
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