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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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Restoring drylands and empowering farmers: lessons from the Drylands Development Programme
20.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Successful land restoration needs human capacity, innovative technologies and mass participation. Th…
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We can provide economic incentives to address organic waste, IWMI/WLE tells Colombo business forum
20.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Much of the developing world, including Sri Lanka, is facing an organic waste challenge, but…
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EU strikes palm oil blow, kids bunk off for their future, air pollution worse than smoking
19.03.19-
Environmental health
In Forests News last week: Palm oil’s complex land conflicts Oil palm plantations are…
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Beating Famine turns its attention to the Sahel
18.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Land is being restored in Africa’s dry Sahel region to ensure food security The semi-arid…
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A textual digest of new UN resolution for restoration
17.03.19-
Environmental health
In Agenda item 14 in the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on 1…
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Kenya challenged to meet regreening target
15.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The East African nation’s farmers are slow to adopt reforestation and regreening practices owing t…
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Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
15.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakeholder res…
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Unlocking the secrets of tropical trees
14.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Tropical forests are magical places. Inside the bustling canopy,…
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Refugee designer leads fashion toward sustainability
13.03.19-
Environmental health
Back in 2014, a curious collection of scarves rippled through the media. But it wasn’t…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
13.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Gender equality
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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The Molecular Maize Atlas encourages genetic diversity
13.03.19-
Biodiversity
With so much germplasm to categorize, what’s the best way to label them? Seeds of…
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Land Degradation Surveillance Framework deployed in Senegal
13.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
The Framework is helping farmers and governments monitor the progress of regreening efforts and the…
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Palm oil’s complex land conflicts
13.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
In an ideal world, palm oil production would cause no deforestation, and have a transparent…
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Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s climate change mitigation and peacebuilding goals
12.03.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising a…
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Statement of condolence on the loss of Kodjo Glato, a fine young agricultural scientist from Togo
12.03.19-
Biodiversity
Kodjo Glato was one of 157 passengers and crew who tragically perished in the crash…
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Orangutan extinction, a rhino resurrection, and using fire to fight fire
12.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Forests News pick of stories from around the globe: Want to stop climate change? Then…
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Vania Azevedo: A Fighter for Plant Genetic Resources
08.03.19-
Biodiversity
ICRISAT’s Head of Genebank discusses her past work and shares her thoughts on the role…
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Tracing high-iron beans to the genebank
08.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
A Genebank Platform Impact Fellow looks at the journey of beans from the genebank to…
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