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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
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
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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SHiFT’s research partner meeting: Highlights from WP4 on trade-off scenario analysis
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets05.03.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Tr…
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Promoting systems thinking at the MENA region’s first WEF Nexus Masterclass and Advanced School
CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains05.03.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus Masterclass and in-person Advanced School support early career…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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Strengthening global plant breeding: the innovation journey of CGIAR Breeding Analytics Pipeline
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources05.03.24-
Big data
In mid-February, a dedicated gathering of biometricians and quantitative genetics experts from CGIAR…
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Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Kenya's Food Policy with Science-Based Evidence
CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies05.03.24In an era where data is more valuable than oil, the pressing need to harness…
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AClímate: The digital agroclimatic information platform that learns from the past and makes stronger decisions for an agricultural future resilient to climate change
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)05.03.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Angola has recently adopted AClimate as an essential tool to support public sector decision making…
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Progress is built on iteration and fertile foundations
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service05.03.24"In any uncertain endeavor, a bias for action gets you started, but progress will require…
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Studies highlight the varietal impact on women’s labor in root and tuber crop processing
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24Two recent studies address the effect of different varieties on how laborious it is to…
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Advancing sustainable farming practices in sub-Saharan Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24As part of its initiatives to foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and learning among its stakeh…
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Addressing food safety challenges through collaborative efforts
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24Food safety issues impact consumer health enormously due to climate change and increasing chemical u…
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60 South Kivu youths gain agribusiness skills
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24Over 60 young people from South Kivu have been trained in agricultural and agribusiness entrepreneur…
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Agre wins Next Gen Leadership Award at AGBT 2024
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24Agre Paterne, IITA-CGIAR Molecular Breeder Scientist, joined IITA in 2016 as a postdoctoral fellow…
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Leveraging financial instruments for sustainable food systems
CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems04.03.24-
Mitigation
By Amahnui George Amenchwi, Wattel Cor and Augusto Castro Nunez The global food system is…
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How Kenya’s plant breeding stations are investing in women in science
Julie Puech04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Also published in Farmers Review Africa and included in Peoples' Daily, "Challenging gender stereoty…
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Do ultra-poor graduation programs build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.03.24BY KALLE HIRVONEN, DANIEL GILLIGAN, JESSICA LEIGHT, HELEENE TAMBET, AND VICTOR VILLA OPEN ACCESS |…
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Women farmers turn the tide on soybean production
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
From the rich plateau landscapes of Angonia district in the Tete province of Mozambique…
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Improved water yam varieties creating business opportunities for Nigerian farmers
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24Yam is an important crop with the largest mono-product market that attracts buyers and sellers…
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Scientists generate farmer-preferred haplotype-resolved cassava reference genome
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.03.24IITA–CGIAR PhD student Michael Landi, with the support of IITA scientists Livia Stavolone, Trusha…
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