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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
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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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Bringing back neglected crops: A food and climate solution for Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Lysiane Lefebvre, David Laborde, and Valeria Piñeiro OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 As the food…
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Conceptualizing a multidimensional index to measure gendered social norms in agri-food systems
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Gendered social norms in agri-food systems play a crucial role in influencing stakeholder behavior. …
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Stakeholders challenge norms constraining women in agri-food systems
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In a world experiencing rapid climate change, harmful gender norms play a significant role in…
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CGIAR and FARA launch unified action to accelerate Agricultural Transformation in Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
[Durban, 6 June 2023] – CGIAR and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)…
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Africa needs agricultural innovation to achieve the full potential of AfCFTA
05.06.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Agriculture should be prioritised as a test case for AfCFTA adoption to spur not only…
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Survey of submissions on the Sharm El-Sheik joint work on implementation on agriculture and food security
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Mitigation
The four-year Sharm El-Sheik joint work on implementation on agriculture and food security (SSJW) wa…
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Infographic shows how CGIAR Genetic Innovation partnerships tackle global challenges
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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The world faces unprecedented food security, social and environmental challenges. Smallholder farmer…
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Updates from Accelerated Breeding: 2023
30.05.23-
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Updates from Accelerated Breeding: May 2023 After a year of transition and foundation setting –…
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AIM4C Summit: Innovation for integrating and mainstreaming agriculture in climate action
30.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Elsa Olivetti and Brian McNamara OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The agrifood system contributes signific…
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Inauguration of the international soil-borne pathogens research & development center in Ankara, Turkey
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Staff of the International Soil Borne Pathogens Research and Development Center along with the Minis…
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New e-learning course to tackle complex challenges of managing dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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In March this year, the Committee on Forestry Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral…
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Conservation Agriculture: A greener, smarter and economic way to grow food
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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It is an open secret: people are starving in Africa. For far too long has…
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The EU would be wise to invest in African aquaculture and fisheries
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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With a water border three times greater than its landmass, the African continent is prime…
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How good is the data for tracking countries' agricultural greenhouse gas emissions?
26.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Inconsistent and inadequate reporting by low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), uncertainties in r…
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From agreement to action: Contributing to biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices
25.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Biological diversity is undoubtedly a global asset of tremendous value to future generations. Yet, c…
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Blueprints for new varieties: CGIAR prepares new lab service with release of key crop reference genomes
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Scientists at CGIAR are releasing several high quality reference genomes representing African crops …
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Prioritizing climate action for policy inclusion: Insights from a consultative multi stakeholder workshop in Kenya
24.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The workshop provided key insights, emphasizing the crucial link between the agricultural sector, cl…
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The benefits of climate-resilient organic methods: A farmer’s success story
24.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Harishankar has been using organic farming practices for the past 15 years and his farm…
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