Establishing a livestock production and trade alliance to improve market access for small-scale farmers
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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
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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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Cowpea receives more research support
10.02.20Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), also known as black eyed pea or niebé, is a legume crop grown…
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Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
10.02.20India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …
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The more crops farmers grow, the more food, nutrition and income secure they are – study
06.02.20-
Food security
It is common for smallholder farmers in Africa to grow multiple crops on their farms.…
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Why gender matters for soil health as part of sustainable food systems
05.02.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
While healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change mit…
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African farmers helping to grow quality seed for ‘neglected’ crops
05.02.20BY CHRISTOPHER BENDANA Though Uganda has some of the lowest agricultural productivity in the world,…
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Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
03.02.20Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…
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The world needs higher-quality diets. But is better nutrition affordable for all?
31.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well …
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How a deadly outbreak unveiled the key to safer food
30.01.20-
Health
A recent article by Nancy Averett in Scientific African Magazine discusses how incidents of food…
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How the right planting season can boost cassava yields
27.01.20-
Food security
Every farmer wants high yields from their crop to get more income. But, do farmers…
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Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
27.01.20Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…
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Sorghum goes pop: Success stories from a Nigerian initiative
27.01.20Have you heard of ‘pop’ sorghum or ‘diet’ sorghum flour? If you haven’t, you are…
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A4NH compiles glossary on food systems
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Food security
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Nutrition
What is a food system? How does a food system differ from a value chain?…
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'Supermarketization,' food environments, and the urban poor
23.01.20-
Food security
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Health
Food safety and better nutrition are real and serious challenges facing billions of people in…
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The Future of Food – Food Substitute Pills
21.01.20-
Biodiversity
Seed banks, like the one at CIMMYT’s headquarters in Mexico, are part of planning for…
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As policy makers call for building capacity for food system transformation, who is listening?
21.01.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Since its emergence in the last few years as a leading paradigm, food system transformation…
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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
20.01.20The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years
20.01.20Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…
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How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia
16.01.20If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink cal…
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