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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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ICRISAT and SKUAST Co-Develop First Cold-Tolerant Sorghum in Jammu and Kashmir, India
28.10.24-
Food security
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Nutrition
Jammu and Kashmir, in northern India, will release new forage sorghum varieties in 2025, marking…
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UP Agriculture Ministry and IRRI announces 13th National Seed Congress
28.10.24-
Food security
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, (October 16, 2024) – The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare…
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Strengthening Collaboration for Sustainable Farming and Food Systems in the Sahel Region
24.10.24-
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Niamey, Niger – ICRISAT continues to advance sustainable farming and food systems in the Sahel…
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ICARDA and the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Odisha, Collaborate to Implement the Intensive Agriculture Program for Revitalizing Forgotten Crops and Improving Livelihoods
21.10.24-
Food security
Growing pulses in India is crucial for bolstering food security due to their climate resilience,…
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Boosting India's Rice Yields: A data-driven approach to sustainable agriculture
18.10.24-
Food security
Big data and machine learning combined with scenario and spatial analysis can identify context-depen…
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Farmers Struggling for Livelihood: Water Woes in Coastal Region of Bangladesh
15.10.24-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
by Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira Sadaf and Ahmad Salahuddin With around 300 households, Hironpur…
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Breaking the cycle of poverty through Mechanized Farming: The Story of Madhuri Mallick
14.10.24-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
(Photo:) Madhuri was happy using this power reaper as it reduced her drudgery and also…
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Advancing direct-seeded rice technology in northern Bangladesh through mechanized clustered demonstration
14.10.24-
Food security
Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak, Nuruzzaman, Saidul Islam, and Amaresh Chandel Agriculture is t…
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IRRI launches new IRG collection to accelerate linking trait discovery with breeding
08.10.24-
Food security
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has unveiled a new resource, the Released Variety P…
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Biofortified Forage, Summer Pearl Millet, and Multi-Trait Cultivars Lead Discussions at Pearl Millet Scientists' Field Day
04.10.24-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Hyderabad, India — The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) …
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Transforming Zimbabwe's Food Landscape
04.10.24-
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Nutrition
Traditional Grains Conference Reveals Pathways to Food Security and Climate Resilience Traditional G…
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Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop and Training on Improving Genebank Operations and Data Curation Hosted at ICRISAT, Hyderabad
27.09.24-
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Food security
The Asia-Pacific Regional Training cum Workshop on Improving Genebank Operations and Data Curation h…
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The role of direct-seeded rice in promoting sustainable agriculture and improving the livelihood of Bangladeshi farmers
26.09.24-
Food security
(Photo: DSR sowing of seeds at Mr. Kamal’s plot) Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzama…
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World’s tiniest library could be key to saving millions of cattle
25.09.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
One of the world’s smallest and strangest bacteria also is responsible for one of the…
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Rice phytobiome engineering could lead to greater food security, says IRRI and UC Davis scientists
24.09.24-
Food security
Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of California Da…
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Inclusive communication campaigns drive the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda
19.09.24-
Food security
Smallholder farmers from the Butaleja district of Eastern Uganda have long faced barriers to accessi…
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Vietnam’s 1-Million Hectare Rice Program shows promising results
16.09.24-
Food security
Soc Trang Province, Vietnam (September 4, 2024) —The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
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CGIAR leading the charge: How data analytics is transforming crop breeding
12.09.24-
Food security
Los Baños, Philippines (11 September 2024): In the fast-paced world of crop breeding, timing is…
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