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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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Big data
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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Seed Congress called for South-South collaboration for global agricultural transformation
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Food security
Varanasi, India, 28 November 2024 - The 13th National Seed Congress (NSC) held important discussions…
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Experts weigh in on ways to revolutionize the Indian seed sector at NSC2024
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Food security
Varanasi, India, 28 November 2024 - Varanasi recently hosted an engaging session entitled “India's…
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Low GI rice seen as promising solution to mitigate Asia’s diabetes crisis
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Nutrition
Los Baños, Philippines (16 December 2024) — A new paper recently published by scientists from…
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Seed congress explores market intelligence for enhanced genetic gains
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Food security
NSC 2024 featured a plenary on "Leveraging Market Intelligence for Enhanced Genetic Gains" highlight…
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Exploring Quezon City’s Food System: A Virtual Video Tour of Food Markets,Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
16.12.24by Arma Bertuso and Gordon Prain Quezon City, one of the bustling metropolises of the…
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In Eastern India, timely planting can mitigate climate change
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Mitigation
by Sugandha Munshi, Amit Srivastava,R.K.Sohane, Anil Kumar Yadav ,Rajesh Kumar ,Prakashan Veetill, V…
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Collaborative solutions to strengthening Odisha women-led seed enterprises
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 1 December 2024 – Decentralized, farmer-led seed systems are vital for improv…
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World rice market update: more trade, better weather, lower prices
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
by David Dawe, Valerien Olivier Pede and Ronald Jeremy Antonio Good news: the recent developments…
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HER+ Initiative dissects women’s empowerment and climate resilience in West Bengal using Pro-WEAI
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Gender equality
(04 December 2024) – Under the CGIAR Gender Impact Platform’s Methods Module, the CGIAR Initiati…
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IRRI and DA-FPA ink MOA on farm drone training material development
12.12.24LOS BANOS, Philippines (December 3-4, 2024) — IRRI and the Philippine Department of Agriculture’…
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IRRI eyes stronger, long-term sustainable rice and climate action partnership with Thailand
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Food security
BANGKOK, Thailand, 6 December 2024 — Leaders from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)…
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New framework on agricultural knowledge management for innovation recognized with Cook Medal
11.12.24LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (09 December 2024) ~ The agricultural sector faces the dual challenge of…
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How DSR can revolutionize rice farming in Nepal
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Food security
by Prem Raj Bhatt, Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak IRRI and BAYER are working together to…
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Feeding more people with less environmental impact - is it possible?
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
BAKU, Azerbaijan (15 November 2024) — Sustainable intensification is increasingly recognized as es…
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13th National Seed Congress 2024 concludes with a focus on strengthening India’s seed sector
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Food security
Varanasi, November 30, 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of …
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PRISM receives prestigious recognition from IDC Singapore
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Food security
The Philippine Rice Information System (PRiSM) received the Special Award for Sustainability from th…
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Empowering Odisha women entrepreneurs through rice and millet Innovation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
VARANASI, India (24 November 2024) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia R…
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Healthy Soils, Healthy Rice
04.12.24Soil is the most important natural resource after water and oxygen for life on Earth.…
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