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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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Is food security possible without peace?
09.11.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The intersection between agriculture and peace has been brought to the forefront of the news…
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Zambia officials promote sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers
08.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
For the first time in Zambia, a special Ministry of Agriculture committee has endorsed innovative…
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From silver bullets to transition science in the CGIAR: reflections on the scalingXchange Call to Action
27.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The origins of the CGIAR, the world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research consortium for…
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CIMMYT project helps educate farmers in Zimbabwe on seed practices and improved varieties
26.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is working with its partners to support farmers…
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From seed to feed
24.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Experts at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are working with partners t…
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CIMMYT and China: A successful partnership since 1974
17.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is a non-profit international organiza…
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CIMMYT delivers seed to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
14.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Ambassador of Mexico to Norway, Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez, delivered a deposit from the Interna…
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Exploring the potential for scaling nutritious cereal-based foods
13.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Agrifood systems contribute to at least 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To…
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The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
13.10.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) are vulnerable to climate change and face tremendous challenges, i…
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Elite maize seeds handed over to seed sector stakeholders in Nepal
12.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Maize is Nepal’s second most important crop for food security. Although the country’s diverse ec…
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Forging collaborative ties from south to south
11.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
More than 900 experts from 67 countries gathered for the Second International Wheat Congress, which…
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Is uptake of rust-resistant wheat linked to gender equality?
10.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Farmers, development practitioners and scientists gathered at Tropentag 2022 between September 14-…
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CIMMYT Annual Report 2021 launched
10.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Today, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is excited to share with you…
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Stepping up for South Asian women
07.10.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Women play an integral role in all stages of agrifood systems, yet their unpaid labor…
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Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health
06.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR research centers involved in the OneCGIAR Plant Health Initiative joined forces at the Interna…
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Expanding BISA expertise to new horizons in South Asia
05.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Ten years ago, a foundation was laid on the principles of Norman Borlaug to translate…
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Advice for food systems in crisis featured in GAP Report
04.10.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Expertise from CIMMYT on transforming food systems in a crisis-stricken world features in the yearly…
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AGG-Maize project registers impressive progress
04.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) Project, which is halfway through its…
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