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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
06.12.19-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
05.12.19-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Groundwater sources and treatment practices may not be the sole risk factors, and further research…
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Why gender matters in forest restoration
02.12.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Effective forest and landscape restoration interventions need to take into account socio-political …
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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Network analysis reveals where to act effectively in seed systems
26.11.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
An innovative approach to seed systems, spearheaded by scientists working with the CGIAR Research Pr…
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New world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
25.11.19-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score…
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A new approach to modeling: Placing sustainable development at its core
18.10.19-
Big data
In June, a team of experts in modeling and sustainable development policy making (including IFPRI's…
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When information leads to better governance in rural areas—and when it doesn’t
18.10.19-
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Anyone who doubts the power of information need look no further than the Arab Spring…
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Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal eggplant variety helps farmers in Bangladesh earn more with less pesticide
18.10.19-
Genomics
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed t…
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Building trust is key for Big Data to deliver benefits to farmers
18.10.19-
Big data
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
More than 650 policymakers, agriculture researchers and data experts met to discuss how building tru…
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NARS partners in Asia pick up advanced groundnut breeding lines with market traits for their national trials
18.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Advanced breeding lines which included high-oleic groundnut and those with market-preferred kernel s…
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Do we have enough science to mitigate water crises?
18.10.19-
Climate
We need to do a much better job at communication, not only within the water…
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The way forward for climate-smart agriculture
18.10.19-
Climate
The 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture brought together 410 participants fro…
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Blue maize is all the rage, but are consumers willing to pay?
17.10.19-
Nutrition
Step into supermarkets or restaurants in Mexico City and surrounding towns and you might see…
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Measuring the climate impact of our diet choices
17.10.19-
Climate
The recently concluded 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture was not a usual sc…
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Official Launch of CGIAR’s “Crops to End Hunger” Initiative at Borlaug Dialogue
17.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
CGIAR announced its new global initiative, Crops to End Hunger, this week at the World…
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Book launch: Ghana’s prospects for economic transformation
17.10.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Over the past 30 years, Ghana has experienced steady growth in per capita income and…
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Nobel Economics Prize: Experiment-based research to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and global poverty
17.10.19-
Nutrition
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
I am delighted to congratulate Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer on winning this…
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ILRI Board Chair Lindsay Falvey, 2019 Crawford Fund Medal awardee, calls on ‘NextGen’ researchers to complete the battle against hunger among the world’s poor
17.10.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Lindsay Falvey, FTSE, FAIAS, who was presented with the 2019 Crawford Fund Medal during a…
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IITA-Rwanda releases a digital application in the fight against bacterial wilt disease in bananas
17.10.19IITA-Rwanda, together with partners, has launched a digital Application which will serve more than 5…
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New study reveals biodiversity benefits crop production
17.10.19Over the past two decades, approximately 20 percent of the Earth's cultivated surfaces have become…
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Our food systems are in crisis, and it's not just from climate change
16.10.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
While global leaders gathered in New York City last month to discuss the climate crisis,…
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The cereals imperative of future food systems
15.10.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Pioneering research on our three most important cereal grains — maize, rice, and wheat —…
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Time to double down on the triple win of disaster risk reduction
15.10.19-
Climate
It seems like every week the world faces a brand new disaster. Floods, cyclones, drought…
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