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Weather data and crop disease simulations can power predictions of wheat blast outbreaks, new study shows
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)26.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Cutting-edge models for crops and crop diseases, boosted by high-resolution climate datasets, could …
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Mail & Guardian: Governments are still not putting water security at the centre of the climate crisis
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)22.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
The climate crisis is a water crisis but governments around the world are still…
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Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)21.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR, in collaboration with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, held country launc…
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July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August. This summer,…
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The News: Climate action
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)19.09.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks…
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Setting a standard: improving field trial data
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)15.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
“In Afghanistan, wheat is synonymous with food,” says Rajiv K. Sharma, formerly a senior scienti…
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Aljazeera: Climate change is hurting India’s rice crop
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)13.09.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
With extreme weather events affecting cropping patterns, growers need to be equipped with new…
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Galvanizing Food Systems Transformation in South Asia
CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia12.09.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
New Initiative builds on CGIAR’s collective strengths and brings together stakeholders to address …
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Solving Global Climate and Nutrition Challenges Depends on Accelerated Crop Breeding
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding05.09.22Humanity’s future is intertwined with the earth’s plants. We need plants for livelihoods, for me…
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Exploring measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in northeast India
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)05.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Experts in India met at a recent regional workshop held on 8 July 2022 in…
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IWMI supporting the government of Pakistan to deal with unprecedented floods
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)01.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Lahore, 29th August 2022 The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is supporting the Gov…
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Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj of HarvestPlus to Receive the 2022 Normal Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for C…
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Supporting Nepal’s hill farmers to enhance their livelihoods through mixed farming
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)22.08.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
The hilly region of Nepal faces low productivity issues in the mixed farming system due…
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Dr. Mark Smith to continue as Director General of IWMI
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)15.08.22CGIAR Research Center, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is pleased to anno…
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Earlier wheat planting will boost yields in eastern India
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)03.08.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
“For several years, we’ve been building dense data sets with colleagues from the Indian Agricult…
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‘We need to focus more on sustainability, diversity and nutrition security’
CGIAR03.08.22Temina Lalani-Shariff, CGIAR’s regional director for South Asia, spoke in-depth with The Business …
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Women’s leadership in the Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus in Nepal
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)02.08.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
Social justice and equity must drive a sustainable approach. Women and disadvantaged groups need equ…
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CGIAR and Partners Renew Collaboration for the Benefit of Millions in Bangladesh
CGIAR21.07.22July 20, 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh – CGIAR, in collaboration with the Government of the People’s…
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