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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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One Health in action: Research by ILRI and partners improves the health of people, animals and the environment
01.11.20-
Health
The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought into sharp focus the interconnectedn…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
30.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
30.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY HIROYUKI TAKESHIMA, XINSHEN DIAO AND PATRICK OHENE ABOAGYE First of a series of blog…
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How to ensure access to healthy diets for all: a clarion call for One CGIAR
30.10.20-
Nutrition
Guest blog by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) At …
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Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization
29.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL The 2020 State of Food and Nutrition Security in the World (SOFI) estimates that…
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Behavior change communication in conflict zones: Program leads to improved breastfeeding and water treatment practices in Yemen
27.10.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY SIKANDRA KURDI AND SARAH EDWARDS In the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, a child…
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Can citizen science help to fill hydrology data gaps in Ethiopia?
27.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
IWMI conducted a qualitative study to investigate the possibilities of embedding a citizen science a…
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COVID-19 crisis: An opportunity for long-delayed agricultural reforms in India
26.10.20-
Food security
BY S. MAHENDRA DEV India’s COVID-19 economic relief package includes a set of important agricultur…
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Optimizing food assistance programs: Improving household food security and diet quality in Burundi
26.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY JEF L. LEROY, DEANNA K. OLNEY, MARIE RUEL, LILIA BLIZNASHKA AND TRACY BROWN Fourth…
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Beyond breeding: the potential of improved postharvest storage techniques for smallholder farmers
23.10.20-
Food security
In the early days of organizations like the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMY…
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Diet diversification program for tribal women and children to be scaled up in South India
23.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Enthused by positive nutritional outcomes among children and women in its first phase, activities of…
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Community-based training on milk hygiene improves knowledge, attitudes and practices of women pastoralists in Borana, Ethiopia
23.10.20-
Health
Milk and milk products are essential in the diets of the Borana pastoral community in…
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Survey: China’s small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded after the COVID-19 lockdown, but economic problems linger
22.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY XIAOBO ZHANG COVID-19 has made the issue of resilience of the world’s food supply…
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On World Food Day, India PM Modi Endorses Biofortification to Address Malnutrition
22.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a strong endorsement to staple crop biofortification a…
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Webinar reveals approaches for breeders to save time and money, cut waste – and deliver for clients
22.10.20-
Food security
How can breeders and other researcher programs continually improve their processes and products? An…
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Book launch: Casting light on the ‘Invisible China’
22.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY TIMOTHY KAROFF “There is a familiar China that most people know,” write Scott Rozelle and …
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Somalia agriculture partners learn about integrated fall armyworm control practices
21.10.20-
Food security
Fall armyworm continues to cause havoc in Africa. Farmers in Somalia have not been spared…
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Experts see a bright future for biofortification through improved delivery
21.10.20-
Nutrition
A new paper released at the 2020 World Food Prize today charts important progress in…
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