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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
CGIAR24.06.24-
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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Unleashing Africa’s Agricultural Potential is Key to Food Security
CGIAR30.11.22-
Food security
Africa is in a race against time on food security and the stakes could not…
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Claudia Sadoff on Transforming Food Systems - Devex COPcast
CGIAR18.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As part of a series of COP27 podcasts, CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Claudia Sadoff, sat down…
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Opinion: If COP 27 Ignores Farmers, Global Food Security will Suffer
CGIAR15.11.22We are already living in a world that is 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times,…
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CGIAR Welcomes Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s $1.4 Billion Pledge to Climate Adaptation
CGIAR10.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Low-income country leaders gathered at COP27 have repeatedly called for climate finance to support t…
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CGIAR Country, Region and Funding Partners Signal Strong Support for Integration
CGIAR09.11.22A united, integrated CGIAR seen as vital to enabling farmers to meet 21st century challenges…
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New high-yielding pigeonpea variety set for release in India, more to come
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21DRG 59, a high-yielding variety of pigeonpea resistant to Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease…
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Modernizing crop breeding to safeguard tomorrow’s populations
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21When designing our research, the most significant variable that crop breeders like me consider is…
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Women in Burundi supported to save time and improve children’s nutrition
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)13.07.21Malnutrition is a public health concern in Burundi, with the highest level of hunger among…
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ENABLE-TAAT partners with banks to provide business credit to trained African youth
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21ENABLE-TAAT is supporting its beneficiaries by linking them to financial institutions that can help …
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Researchers give decision-makers tools for better SAI interventions
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21Africa is a major producer of several kinds of cereals like sorghum, millet, wheat, maize,…
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Youth to contribute innovative solutions to world hunger
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21The World Food Forum has called for the massive involvement of youth in developing sustainable…
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CGIAR GENDER Platform Newsletter, June-July 2021, issue 2
CGIAR GENDER Platform12.07.21-
Gender equality
Welcome to the second 2021 issue of the CGIAR GENDER Platform newsletter. In this issue,…
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BOWEN strengthens partnership with IITA to promote student and youth entrepreneurship
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)12.07.21IITA continually partners with government and private organizations, including universities, to adv…
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Owning the story: People and human rights at the heart of communication on small-scale fisheries
WorldFish11.07.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
Speakers and panelists at two webinars on ethical and inclusive communication on small-scale fisheri…
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Building the evidence case for scaling up drought risk financing in East Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)10.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Just over 10 years ago, researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute and their part…
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Transforming Bangladesh’s aquatic food systems
WorldFish10.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
A virtual event was held to support Bangladesh’s aquatic foods systems and balance conservation wi…
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Breeding nutritious sweetpotatoes in Zambia
International Potato Center (CIP)08.07.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Dr. Martin Chiona is plant breeder and head of the root and tuber research team at the…
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Developing sustainable fish feed for healthy people and planet
WorldFish08.07.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
New fish feed formulations work to nourish both fish and their pond ecosystems using locally…
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Waging war against the fall armyworm
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.07.21-
Food security
The fall armyworm is an invasive pest that eats more than 80 different crops, but…
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World Food Prize Laureate shares how to move from feeding to nourishing at CGIAR Council
WorldFish07.07.21-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Shakuntala Thilsted advises the CGIAR Council to move research efforts beyond the quantity of food…
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Annual Report 2020 launched
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)06.07.21We began 2020 with grim news of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading from country to country,…
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From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.07.21-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving…
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Data from new Excellence in Breeding report reveals progress on CGIAR’s transformation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)06.07.21-
Food security
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Health
A new compilation of data reveals real progress on CGIAR’s crop breeding transformation agenda. …
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