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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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CGIAR EMD Ismahane Elouafi discusses food security and climate solutions on Agro América
04.10.24Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR's Executive Managing Director, joins Gabriel Estrela on this week’s episod…
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Food security leader calls for women's voices in convenings
04.10.24From aspiring fighter pilot to a powerful food systems leader, Ismahane Elouafi impacts the globe…
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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
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
30.11.22-
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
18.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As part of a series of COP27 podcasts, CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Claudia Sadoff, sat down…
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CGIAR’s new Executive Managing Director discusses opportunities to support Sri Lanka’s development priorities with Prime Minister
07.02.24Ismahane Elouafi visited the country to learn more about IWMI’s work and ways to leverage…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
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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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CGIAR scientists ranked in top 0.1 percent of global researchers
24.01.24Six scientists from CGIAR have been ranked among the world’s top 0.1 percent of researchers…
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Reviving Ghana’s green belt: the fight for Ghanian forests requires a blend of science, local wisdom and collaborative action.
23.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Feeding the world is no small task, especially with an ever-growing population in and around…
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CGIAR hosts Bill Gates and UN Food Agencies in Rome to further collaboration on Global Goals
22.01.24Bill Gates, Co-chair and Board Member of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, joined a…
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Peter Oppong’s inspiring journey: smallholder farmers like Oppong are reaping the benefits of solar-powered irrigation, a cost-effective and easy-to-implement technology
18.01.24Peter Oppong’s inspiring journey: smallholder farmers like Oppong are reaping the benefits of sola…
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Joint program with Netherlands to enter second phase
15.01.24The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced a second phase of its joint research program…
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IRRI welcomes Dr. Yvonne Pinto as incoming Director General
15.01.24The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Board of Trustees officially announced Dr. Yvonne P…
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CGIAR EMD recognized as one of the most influential Africans of 2023
11.01.24CGIAR’s Executive Managing Director, Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, has been named among the 100 Most Influ…
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Unmasking broken food systems: CGIAR’s EMD speaks with Devex Climate +
10.01.24In the latest episode of the Devex Climate + podcast, CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane…
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Science our best bet to fight and beat food insecurity
10.01.24A farmer from a village in north India harvests paddy crop that was flattened by…
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Combatting maize lethal necrosis in Zimbabwe
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Maize is a staple crop in Zimbabwe, playing a vital role in the country’s agricultural…
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New Megatrend Insights for the Research Portfolio
08.01.24Since the launch of CGIAR’s 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy in 2021, the trajectory, freque…
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New Perspective in Nature Sustainable Agriculture: Evolution of the One CGIAR’s research and innovation portfolio to 2030
05.01.24ISDC recently published a new Perspective in Nature Sustainable Agriculture. In this Perspective, I…
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Gender bias in bargaining: Lessons from haggling over the price of seed in rural Uganda
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Gender equality
BY BJORN VAN CAMPENHOUT AND LEOCARDIA NABWIRE OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In developing countries, hagg…
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Challenges for sustainable agriculture: using participatory tools to study cocoa and livestock production systems in Caquetá, Colombia
29.12.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Mitigation
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Social inclusion
By Juliana Buitrago Rueda and Javier Álvarez Ramírez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. “People …
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Creating a Virtual Food Policy Expert Using Artificial Intelligence: Advantages and Disadvantages of Customized Chatbot
22.12.23To explore the advantages and disadvantages of customized chatbots, International Food Policy Resear…
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Ambition, investment needed to deliver food and climate breakthroughs after historic COP28
14.12.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
COP28 climate talks put food and agriculture on the menu, but world’s largest publicly funded…
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