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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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Climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia and beyond: ‘We need to amplify the lessons’
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)23.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Jim Hallett of the Society for Ecological Restoration reviews major recent book by World Agroforestr…
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How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.06.20-
Gender equality
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Health
By Katrina Kosec and Catherine Ragasa Policy makers and researchers tracking the impacts of COVID-19…
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Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)22.06.20Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…
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Turning many into one: CGIAR network restructures
CGIAR22.06.20International agricultural science is facing a new era. The research network CGIAR decided on a…
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Policy seminar: Micronutrients in emergencies – how can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Aynsley Morris The COVID-19 pandemic and associated business shutdowns and other control measures…
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Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and…
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Small-scale fisheries as integral and integrated in the Sustainable Development Goals
WorldFish19.06.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
“The Sustainable Development Goals provide the most comprehensive vision for development that the …
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Working across institutions and disciplines for science-based responses to fight COVID-19 in Ethiopia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.06.20-
Health
Ethiopia recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020 and the disease has…
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Local people hold the key to solving Burkina Faso’s water challenges
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)18.06.20-
Environmental health
Thanks to its usually abundant rice production, the Kou River Valley has for decades been…
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Collaborative research processes bring sustainable intensification results in Ethiopia, finds CGIAR-WLE evaluation
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.06.20-
Food security
High quality evidence is important if we are to scale sustainable agriculture practices effectively.…
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It's time to take a business model approach to restore Ethiopia's lands
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Food security
The impacts of land degradation are already severe and far reaching. Degraded lands threaten soils,…
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Reaping the benefits of innovation
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.06.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Post-harvest losses — which can range between 10-20% in major cereals — cause not only…
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Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)17.06.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in the Bale area, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, mainly produce wheat and barley. Temam…
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Women-Led Biofortified Food Businesses: Advancing Nutrition and Health
HarvestPlus16.06.20-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
HarvestPlus is proud to be working with enterprising women around the world who have created…
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IITA partners with Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement Young Africa Works
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)16.06.20Lagos, Nigeria 16 June, 2020 – The International Institute of Topical Agriculture (IITA), through…
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To feed a world in crisis, scientists push for greater collaboration
CGIAR16.06.20Collaboration among scientists to transform food, land and water systems will be key to feeding…
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Reversing desertification to enhance food security.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)16.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
This year’s Desertification and Drought Day theme is Food. Feed. Fiber. focusing on links betwee…
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Policy Brief: Safeguarding Food Systems in Southeast Asia Amid COVID-19
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)16.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Since it was declared a pandemic by WHO on 11 March, COVID-19 has affected nearly…
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