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Tropical Fruit Improvement Project by University of the West Indies

“…Document describing a proposed tropical fruit improvement project for Latin America and the Caribbean to be headquartered at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, and devoted to the collection, propagation, and post harvest issues of avocado, cashew, guava, mango, and papaya cultivars. Document sent by Professor Egbert A. Tai of the University of the West Indies, for consideration at the TAC Ninth Meeting, February 1975.…”
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Memorandum of Understanding between the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs) supported by the CGIAR by CGIAR, New Partnership for Africa's Development

“…MOU signed on March 8, 2004 by Kanayo Nwanze of the CDC and Professor W. Nkuhlu, Chairman of the NEPAD Steering Committee.…”
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CLIFF-GRADS Science Series 2020 - Special Session: Global agriculture production & emission trends by Porter, John R.

“…Learn more about the CLIFF-GRADS Program and Alumni: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/CLIFF-GRADS Featured Speaker: Professor Chevalier Dr. Porter, Emeritus Professor of Agriculture and Climate Change, University of Greenwich The 2020 CLIFF-GRADS Science Collaboration Series was developed to facilitate technical capability building, knowledge transfer and international collaboration for the CLIFF-GRADS Alumni. …”
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[quotation] 'We have to promote working on the land by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…We have great potential, and still a lot of land to cultivate, but we have too many risks, low school attendance, not enough health centres and not enough safety' Professor Lala...…”
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Index-Based Livestock Insurance case study: Highlights by Dror, Iddo

“…Iddo Dror, head of capacity development at ILRI and visiting professor at the University of Geneva, Switzerland shares key highlights of the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) Case Study and its application, with clippings from a session taught at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa.…”
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The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Professor, Dr. Niels Elers Koch, President of IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) highlights the importance of "Understanding Relationships between Biodiversity, Carbon, Forests and People: The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives" Report at #ALLForestDay, #COP18 in Doha, Qatar Video by Meerim Shakirova, social media reporter…”
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Professorn 16 : en historisk privatträdgård 1910 by Andersson, Victoria

“…Arkitekten Erik Hahr blev 1910 anlitad av professor Carl Georg Björling för att rita hans villa med tillhörande trädgård i Professorsstaden i Lund. …”

Ett gestaltningsförslag för en rehabiliterande trädgård by Larsson, Elvira

“…Gestaltningsförslaget bygger på Patrik Grahns åtta rums- eller huvudkaraktärer för grönområden vilka han framtagit genom sin forskning om grönområdens betydelse och inverkan på människor. Patrik Grahn är professor vid institutionen för arbetsvetenskap, ekonomi och miljöpsykologi vid Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet i Alnarp.…”

Aquaculture by Bardach, John E.

“…Correspondence between Professor John E. Bardach of the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and TAC Chair Sir John Crawford concerning the potential role of aquaculture in increasing the availability of animal protein in Asia and the Pacific, and a possible workshop on the subject sometime in the spring of 1972. …”
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IRRI CIMMYT Alliance Background Documentation by Rockefeller Foundation

“…Included are: a) a letter from Professor Gordon Conway to CIMMYT and IRRI Board Chairs dated November 12, 2004, b) the list of participants at the Bellagio Meeting of Sept. 2004, c) the Oversight Committee discussion on the Report of the IRRI-CIMMYT alliance, d) the Report of the IRRI-CIMMYT Alliance Working Group, and e) a Sept 2004 report by Michael Brown on the assessment of opportunities for merging major service functions.…”
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New Rice Feeds over 500 Million by CGIAR Secretariat

“…News release announcing that high yielding varieties of rice feed half a billion people mostly in Asia. Professor Robert Huke from Dartmouth University claims that the figure of 500 million as the number of people fed by the rice and wheat technologies, jointly, is far too conservative. …”
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26 March 2021: COVID-19 vaccines advocacy and global distribution by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, talks about COVID-19 vaccines advocacy and global distribution in this interview with Eric Fevre, Professor of Veterinary and Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool, and principal scientist at ILRI. …”
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Vaccine expert Peter Hotez on the COVID-19 pandemic—and how a new vaccine can help end it by Hotez, Peter J.

“…Interview by Eric Fèvre, joint appointee at ILRI and Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases at the Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool.…”
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Sustainable intensification is the answer to global food insecurity (sir gordon conway) by Conway, Gordon

“…Presentation by Sir Gordon Conway, professor of international development at Imperial College, London and former president of the Rockefeller Foundation IFPRI, in collaboration with the USAID Alumni Association, hosted this special event where Sir Gordon Conway emphasized that sustainable intensification offers a practical pathway towards the goal of producing more food while ensuring that the natural resource base, on which agriculture depends, is sustained and improved for future generations. …”
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Historical evolution of agrifood systems in Odisha, India by Sarkar, Anindita

“…For the ninth webinar on November 21, Dr. Anindita Sarkar (Professor at the Department of Geography at Miranda House, University of Delhi) will present.…”
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Addis Dialogue: Featuring ILRI Director-General by Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…Director-General of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Senior Director for the Livestock-based systems of the CGIAR, Professor Appolinaire Djikeng has spent some time with Addis Dialogue on EBC WORLD. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 3b: Examining linkages between climate change and food systems by Nihal, Saif, Salman, Verda, Bakshi, Bhawani, Makhijani, Drishti, Shrestha, Aroja M., Ali, Hazrat, Khondker, Murshed-e-Jahan, Shakya, Prakriti, Sharma, Anjali, Babu, Swati Sinha

“…Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India Exploring the linkages between agricultural production, environmental degradation and climate change with policy implications for sustainability: Evidence from South Asia Swati Sinha Babu, Assistant Professor, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University…”
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Yam systems: Australia-IITA learning exchange for food security - Prof. Yasmina Sultanbawa by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…A four-member team led by Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa from the University of Queensland, Australia, visited the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as part of a collaborative engagement with the institute’s Yam Breeding Program. …”
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Agreement with FAO to Place Center In-Trust Collections of Plant Genetic Resources under the Auspices of FAO by CGIAR Secretariat

“…An exchange of memoranda between Lukas Brader, Chair of the Inter Center Working Group on Genetic Resources, and Stanford Professor of Law John. H. Barton is attached.The purpose of distributing these documents was to obtain guidance from the CGIAR on next steps. …”
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4 Dec 2020: From science to policy and public health actions―Experience from the COVID-19 pandemic by Tanner, M.

“…Marcel Tanner, former director of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and professor and chair of epidemiology/public health and medical parasitology at the University of Basel, shares insights into the SARS-CoV-2 transmission/Covid-19 pandemic and the role of science in informing policy and public health actions. …”
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