Why dry areas should invest massively in innovation to ensure food security
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Frank Rijsberman, CEO CGIAR ConsortiumKeynote speech, GFIAAbu Dhabi, February 3, 2014
Why dry areas should invest massively in innovation to ensure food security
Growing food requires much more water than all other uses combined
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Enhancing the ability of communities in dry areas to improve their livelihoods
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How can dry areas ensure food security if they are food importers?
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AR4D: the engine that drives innovationSo
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CGIAR: the world’s leading agricultural research partnership
We have to ensure that children receive plenty of nutritious foods
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Producing resilient crops in arid conditionsSo
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C4 plants: increasing yield, water and nitrogen use efficiency by 30-50%
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Re-greening desolate landscapes and delivering results to millions of farmers
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Doubling maize yields in Malawi by planting fertilizer tree species
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Ug99: preventing disasters for millionsSo
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Reducing aflatoxin contamination in farmers’ fields and the store by up to 90%
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Adapting precision agriculture techniques to the needs of low income farmers
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Finding tomorrow’s climate adaptation solutions today
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Agricultural research for a food-secure futureSo
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