News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25-
Adaptation
Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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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 System Board Chair Messages
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Message from the CGIAR System Board Chair: Travel and meeting highlights, and dialogue with the Executive Managing Director
09.01.24Greetings to the CGIAR family. I'm here to give you an update on what has…
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CGIAR Board Chair Travel and Meetings Update
15.12.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. I’ll open this edition of my blog by commending the…
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Catching up with CGIAR Board Chair at WorldVeg
15.12.23Greetings to the One CGIAR family. For this edition of my blog, I'm speaking to…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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In Harmony with Nature: A Dryland Perspective on Development and Biodiversity
22.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Op-Ed by Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General of ICRISAT Each year, the International Day for…
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Biodiversity Day Feature Story: A Delicate Balance: Insect Pests, Pollinators and Food Production
21.05.25In the delicate interplay between agricultural expansion and ecological sustainability, insects occu…
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"Lifting all boats" with a heat-tolerant and cost-effective vaccine against goat plague
21.05.25Photo credit: Small stock are multipurpose, endlessly renewable assets for people and national econo…
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IRRI identifies the first case of rice yellowing syndrome in the Philippines
21.05.25STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA (21 May 2025) – Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)…
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A key decade of food system change and looking forward: Per Pinstrup-Andersen on his time as IFPRI Director General
20.05.25A key decade of food system change and looking forward: Per Pinstrup-Andersen on his time…
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OPINION | With aid shrinking, governments need clear evidence to navigate tough choices for food security
19.05.25This op-ed by Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, was first published by the…
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