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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 hungerÂ
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Resilient, inclusive aquatic foods systems key to tackling climate change and COVID-19, say researchers
25.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Employing a systems approach to build the resilience of all actors in aquatic food systems…
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Food market stability: A necessary step for global social and environmental sustainability
24.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY PABLO ELVERDIN, MARTIN PIÑEIRO, VALERIA PIÑEIRO, ESTEFANIA PURICELLI, MARCELO REGUNAGA AND…
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Kenya adopts ‘Rice Sector Development Hub’ approach to achieve rice self sufficiency
23.09.20-
Food security
Rice is one of the priority crops in the Big4 Agenda in Kenya and a…
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Promoting nonfarm businesses in Papua New Guinea can improve rural diets
22.09.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY GRACIE ROSENBACH ANDÂ EMILY SCHMIDT Rural nonfarm enterprises (NFEs) can provide a variety of ben…
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CIMMYT and IITA collaborate to increase adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
21.09.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Maize and Wheat Imp…
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Catch-up growth cannot undo damage from undernutrition
20.09.20-
Nutrition
Linear growth retardation is a widely used marker of undernutrition. While the development community…
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Sustainability of food systems: Five steps beyond the EAT-Lancet report
19.09.20-
Food security
A new paper highlights five areas of research and action that require more attention if…
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Seed consortium to bring improved sorghum to Indian farmers post rains
18.09.20-
Gender equality
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Health
To make quality seeds of improved sorghum easily accessible, a consortium of institutions is taking…
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WorldFish’s Shakuntala Thilsted joins experts to lead UN Food Systems Summit
18.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
WorldFish’s Program Leader for Value Chains and Nutrition Shakuntala Thilsted was appointed a…
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Bihar State in India to Promote Biofortified Crops to Address Nutrition Security
17.09.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
The Government of Bihar, India’s third most populous state, is making a major commitment to…
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Optimism for sustainable peatland agriculture is here - and growing
17.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Due to El Niño events, the rainfall pattern in Indonesia has changed. During the dry season, rain…
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How contour bunding and other technologies can reduce soil erosion and raise productivity in African watersheds
16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Communities inhabiting Africa's drylands frequently suffer from torrential floods and recurrent drou…
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Tackling agricultural water pollution – a 21st-century challenge
16.09.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of…
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CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades. They need change management
15.09.20-
Food security
By Hugo Campos, CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) / International Potato Centre (CIP) The statu…
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Strengthening the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain in Malawi
14.09.20-
Nutrition
Simple processing is spreading the advantages of orange-fleshed sweetpotato, with benefits for farme…
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COVID-19: The virus will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
14.09.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY MARIE RUEL ANDÂ DEREK HEADEY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and persist, disrupting…
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Building diverse and healthier diets for Africa’s growing population
11.09.20-
Nutrition
A healthy diet ensures adequate calories and nutrients—with a balanced, diversity of foods from se…
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What rising CO2 does to one of world’s most important protein sources
11.09.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
In their effort to ensure food and nutrition security in the face of rising carbon…
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