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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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Boosting confidence in farm innovations – Simulating impact with systems modelling tools
09.11.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Can farm earnings be estimated before doing anything on the ground? A new tool promises…
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New ways to engage farmers through social entrepreneurs
09.11.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new initiative has begun to better support value chains where farmers’ welfare is one…
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Digital disruption in agriculture
07.11.18-
Big data
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agriculture in India contributes to about 17% of GDP but employs nearly 55% of the…
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Evaluation finds successes for Egypt’s first conditional cash transfer program
02.11.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In 2015, the Egyptian government implemented a series of major economic reforms, including ambitious…
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Moving away from silos, working towards ‘synthesis’ of learnings
02.11.18-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A special ‘Synthesis’ issue that collates research outputs from participating CGIAR centers was …
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Policy seminar: Exploring agriculture’s key role in reducing poverty
01.11.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Agricultural development is among the most effective tools for reducing poverty and is central to…
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NEW STUDY: Dispelling Cash Transfer Myths in Africa
30.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Washington, D.C.: Unconditional cash transfers paid to vulnerable populations as regular, predictabl…
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Design features of successful social protection programs
29.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rooted in the notion that most poor Africans reside in rural areas and earn their…
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Water rights for millions of African farmers threatened by law rooted in colonial times, study finds
29.10.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Researchers at Africa Water Week call for efforts to “decolonize” and improve water permit syste…
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WEBINAR: Do medium and large-scale farms generate income spillovers for rural households? The case of Tanzania
26.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Land acquisitions by foreign and local investors has generated much speculation about the impacts on…
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Social protection for the extreme poor: What works?
26.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Although the share of population living on less than $1.90 per day worldwide dropped from…
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The Emperor's new NAFTA
26.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On Sep. 30, the United States and Canada—following a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and…
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AfricaRice Council of Ministers sends strong signal of commitment to drive Africa’s rice agenda
26.10.18-
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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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently…
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Report: Rising Demand for Social Protection Across Africa Requires Careful Fiscal Balancing, Research
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Addis Ababa, October 24, 2018: After a prolonged period of economic stagnation and decline, African…
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The role of cash transfers in building household resilience
24.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Almost three quarters of economically active rural populations in Africa south of the Sahara are…
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An agri-food revolution for tropical root and tuber crops
22.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
“When, where and how will tropical root and tuber crops lead to the next agri-food…
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The future of social protection in Africa
19.10.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Within more empowered segments of the poor population in African societies, demand for social protec…
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Applying the science of scaling
17.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A new RTB initiative is applying the science of scaling to accelerate promising agricultural technol…
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