News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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Two youths championing innovative agriculture at the University of Abomey-Calavi
12.09.25Véronique Tevodrje and Christelle Dekadjevi are two young Beninese women bound by a strong friendsh…
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IITA scientist highlights advances in genome engineering to tackle food insecurity in Africa
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR organized a scientific seminar on 27 August, themed “Genome engineering of African s…
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Building sustainable seed systems: PROSSIVA trains yam entrepreneurs in Oyo State
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR, in conjunction with partners and the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA…
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IITA and partners make history in Liberia’s agricultural transformation
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR and its partners have achieved a historic milestone in Liberia’s agricultural sector…
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From seeds to sustainability: Celebrating the BASICS-II legacy
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR hosted the close-out workshop of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated …
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IITA and JICA strengthen partnership to drive agricultural transformation in Africa
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR has reaffirmed its commitment to global partnerships that support its mission of allev…
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