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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-
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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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New study on pearl millet unveils opportunities for climate-resilient feed and forage
30.05.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus) is a staple crop that provides food for roughly 90 million…
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Science and advocacy: finding the right balance
30.05.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over the last seven years, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been testing a…
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Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield
30.05.23-
Food security
In Asia, rapid economic growth has also caused a shift of labor from agriculture to…
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New generation of farmers lead the way in making farming more productive and profitable
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Nutrition, health & food security
In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of northern India, nearly 70% of the population is involved in…
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Conservation Agriculture: A greener, smarter and economic way to grow food
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
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
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
With a water border three times greater than its landmass, the African continent is prime…
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Safeguarding health and prosperity in Cambodia with fermented fish
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
World Nutrition Day, a yearly occasion that highlights the significance of nutrition in promoting he…
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SHiFT at the 4th Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme in Ha Noi
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Nutrition, health & food security
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiF…
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Boosting nutrition-sensitive aquaculture with hatchery-produced mola seeds in Assam
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mola, an indigenous small fish species (SIS) rich in vital micronutrients, is crucial in promoting…
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New study evaluates antimicrobial use by smallholder poultry farmers in Kajiado and Machakos counties in Kenya
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Smallholder poultry farmers need information on how to use antimicrobials correctly in chicken to re…
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Afri-Farmers Market – Leveraging Technology to Empower Rural Farmers
26.05.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Entrepreneurship is not just about building a successful business; it’s also about using one’s s…
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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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Accelerating delivery of stress-tolerant, nutritious seed in Eastern and Southern Africa
23.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Accelerated delivery with a difference is underway in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia to ensure access…
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Making good on Dakar 2 Commitments
23.05.23-
Food security
CGIAR's System Board Chair, Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, represented CGIAR at the African Dev…
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Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
23.05.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis. Economic crises take different…
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Mother of Grains: what millet teaches us about biodiversity
22.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Hardy, nutritious crops like millets were once commonplace on farms and plates. Research shows that…
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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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National launch: PlaSA Colombia, Keeping track of food in the country
17.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
PlaSA Colombia, the country's first food systems monitoring platform was officially launched togethe…
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