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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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ICRISAT declared as Centre of Excellence for tribal development
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.06.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Govt. of India declared ICRISAT as Centre of Excellence to support…
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Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe and CGIAR Partner to Accelerate Machine Learning Solutions for Agriculture Using GBDX
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture29.06.18-
Big data
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Food security
CGIAR’s geospatial scientists will mine DigitalGlobe’s 100 petabyte imagery library using machin…
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New Colombia green belt provides protective barrier for Amazon biome
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)29.06.18-
Environmental health
A 9.2 million hectare landscape restoration corridor in Colombia will link the borders of Brazil…
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RiceStrawPH: IRRI teams up with Philippine partners for sustainable rice straw management project
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)29.06.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The Philippines produces 15.2 million tons of rice; leaving 11.3 tons of rice straw spread…
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Better data for better nutrition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.06.18-
Nutrition
A new tool, developed by Bioversity International and partners in Kenya, will ease the burden…
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Staple Crop Yields Alone Will Not Solve Poverty
CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
An exclusive focus on improving staple crop yields in developing countries is increasingly questione…
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ILRI Corporate report 2016–2017 now available: Investing in sustainable development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)28.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Rwandan women selling eggs to people visiting the Kimironko market in the country capital city,…
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Tanzania unveils high iron beans under International Potato Center led initiative
International Potato Center (CIP)28.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Tanzania has officially released two high-iron and zinc bean varieties. The Minister for Agriculture…
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Three questions on ecotourism with Robyn Nixon
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)27.06.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As environmental responsibility increasingly pervades lifestyle habits – from fashion to farmers m…
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Rice stakeholders highlight importance of creating value-adding activities for rice
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)27.06.18-
Food security
In Asia, achieving food security remains an important issue, as the consumption of rice appears…
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Call to Action on Adolescent Nutrition demands better data
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.06.18-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SUNNY S. KIM, DEANNA OLNEY AND MARIE RUEL Adolescence is a critical period of biological and…
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China’s demand for food a boon for Southeast Asian exporters (China Daily)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
China Daily published a news report on the recent 2018 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launch in…
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Walmart Foundation invests nearly US$2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’ in India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
Over 6000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh will move to an improved business model for better…
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Is agricultural adaptation on track to meet the future food production challenge?
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)27.06.18-
Food security
Small-scale farmers are making small changes in their agricultural practices. Is this enough to incr…
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China’s road to food security in a time of rising trade protectionism
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Washington, DC – The rise of trade protectionism and antiglobalism around the world pose a…
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IFPRI Congratulates Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro on Joint World Food Prize Award
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
June 25, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) congrat…
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Why livestock belong on the table—whether we eat meat or not
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.06.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sherpa child with lamb (photo via Pixabay/PeterColgan), London chef Jamie Oliver with rooster (via D…
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Restoring degraded tropical dryland in extreme conditions: the case of Sumba Island
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)26.06.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Restoring degraded land is a major global challenge made more urgent by a changing climate,…
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