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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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State capacity and agricultural service provision: The case of rural Nepal
01.02.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Nepal, bureaucrats’ local knowledge and motivation make a difference in serving rural farmers. …
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STAARS fellowship accepting applications for 2019
31.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program m…
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Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards A five-year plan for Indian agricultu…
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Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
28.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…
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Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
28.01.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…
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Water security for all
25.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will partner in a new project led by Newcastle…
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Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?
25.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an u…
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Journal article: Cash transfers increase trust in local government
24.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In their recent paper in World Development, David Evans, Brian Holtemeyer, and Katrina Kosec explore…
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City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
23.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes,…
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Communities still not at the core of restoration, experts say
22.01.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It’s a familiar refrain in environmental circles: to be effective and sustainable, landscape resto…
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Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
18.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
18.01.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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Two-fold increase in varietal adoption in seven years – a chickpea tale from Ethiopia
18.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Adoption of improved chickpea varieties increased more than two-fold in seven years, shows data from…
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The transformative power of culinary innovation: Changing perspectives on traditional staples
16.01.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Roots, tubers and bananas are often seen as “traditional” foods. Yet their colors and flavors…
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PIM Newsletter: October – December 2018
14.01.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collection of news from the Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) program for the last quarter…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
11.01.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Congo Basin - Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest…
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Exploring the impacts of new U.S. and European agriculture policies
10.01.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On Dec. 20, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill into law. Meanwhile,…
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Discussing the G20 Summit
09.01.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
International trade and investment emerged as the top priorities for this years’ G20 Summit, which…
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