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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 hungerÂ
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Climate-smart rice cultivation: combating global warming without sacrificing yields
20.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
‘Climate-smart’ rice cultivation — a set of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices  
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What changes in temperature mean for Africa’s tsetse fly
20.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Tsetse flies can pass on African sleeping sickness (photo credit: Shutterstock). Elisha Bayode Are, …
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Tokyo strives to build resilience with city trees and healthy farmlands around it
14.01.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
By some accounts, Tokyo is the world's largest city, with a population of 37 million. So,…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
10.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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Knowledge for a Sustainable Food Future: New Foresight Tool Examines Impact of Agricultural Investments
07.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
How can we feed 10 billion people by 2050? How much and in what ways…
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How climate finance and technology could better integrate women
30.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U…
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Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea
27.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea …
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Reducing climate change induced water stress through the Convergence Initiative
20.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The impacts of climate change, such as erratic rainfall and changing river runoff, made the…
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As fires rage in Brazil, a new book shows how agroforestry can heal damaged land
18.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agroforestry systems (AFS), which combine trees and crops on the same land, can increase productivit…
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New web app allows you to investigate performance of agricultural technologies
18.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
They all need robust evidence to inform activities and management decisions and ultimately get more…
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UN Climate Convention learns of agroforestry for land restoration in Brazil
17.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Senior scientist Andrew Miccolis shared success stories of restoration with agroforestry, including …
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Non-party actions will hold the key as negotiations fail to deliver ambitious action
16.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The 25th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP25) con…
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Can weather index insurance help farmers adapt to climate change?
13.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Fourth in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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UN chiefs strengthen collaboration to achieve zero deforestation
13.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Carolina Schmidt, president of the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Conve…
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Latin America & Caribbean strengthen their cooperation for climate action
12.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is particularly vulnerable to the effects…
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Seven climate resilience questions to help guardians of nature
11.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Third in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under climate…
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The challenge of ensuring water supply in the Philippines
09.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Creating incentives for communities to help secure water supply is a win-win situation but without…
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New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and…
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