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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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How taking a systems approach to water will help to meet our future food needs
15.10.20-
Nutrition
On World Food Day, Dr. Mark Smith, Director General of the International Water Management Institute…
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What is sustainable intensification?
14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By 2050, the world’s population could grow to 9.7 billion, food demand is expected to…
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Biofortified Crops Map and New Table Show Global Reach Of Nutritious Staples
14.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
HarvestPlus released an updated global map of biofortified staple crops showcasing that 63 countri…
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Ceres2030 research: Ending hunger sustainably by 2030 requires doubling assistance
14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY MARIE PARENT New research concludes that donor country governments must roughly double current am…
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Rural women are reshaping gender norms in northern Ghana
14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Understanding how climate, migration, gender roles and Covid-19 affect women and their communities c…
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Book launch: Ethiopia’s evolving agrifood system faces new challenges
13.10.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY TIMOTHY KAROFF Over the past two decades, Ethiopia’s economy has seen wide-ranging changes. Agr…
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HarvestPlus Webinar Focused on Path for Scaling Up Biofortification Amid COVID-19
13.10.20-
Food security
HarvestPlus hosted a webinar on “Improving Nutrition Security with Biofortified Crops: Lessons Fro…
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Experts review policy innovation to improve milk safety in informal markets
13.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A new research report (Oct 2020) by scientists from the International Institute for Environment and…
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Against the grain: New paper reveals the overlooked health benefits of maize and wheat
12.10.20-
Nutrition
Cereal crops like maize and wheat deserve greater consideration as part of a healthy, nutritious…
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In case of fall armyworm, watch this video
12.10.20-
Food security
To the first-time observer, the aftermath of a fall armyworm infestation must be terrifying. The…
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Effective research during COVID-19 and other food system shocks: Here’s 10 tips
12.10.20-
Big data
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Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the market, trade and supply chains limiting food accessibility…
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Strong Women, Strong Nation
12.10.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
Innovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help…
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Empowered rural women take on entrepreneurship
09.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The COVID-19 lockdown has been hard on people across India, but particularly agonizing for families…
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Au revoir, Paco
09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
ICRISAT bids an emotional farewell to Dr Paco Sereme, a member of ICRISAT’s Governing Board…
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On a mission to nurture hunger-free drylands
09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
The 95th Governing Board meeting, held virtually, affirmed ICRISAT’s commitment to a hunger-free …
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Prof Prabhu Pingali takes the baton as Chair of ICRISAT Governing Board
09.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Prof Prabhu Pingali, Founding Director, Tata-Cornell Institute, took charge as ICRISAT Governing Boa…
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En route to improved agronomic literacy
08.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the years of the Nepal's civil war, women in rural villages like Masuriya faced…
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Inside Ethiopia’s agricultural success story
08.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY FRANCESCA EDRALIN Ethiopia’s rapid economic and agricultural growth over the past two decades i…
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