News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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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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News from the Centers and Programs
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IITA’s Prof Rony Swennen Honored as Visiting Professor by Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
07.10.25In a prestigious recognition of his expertise in banana, Professor Rony Swennen, a scientist at…
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Madagascar delegation explores IITA innovations for agricultural transformation
07.10.25A high-level delegation from Madagascar visited IITA–CGIAR during 8 – 12 September, on an imme…
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IITA Youth in Agribusiness wins award at UAE
07.10.25The IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA) won the esteemed Sharjah Government Communication Award …
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Netherlands Ambassador visits IITA to strengthen agricultural partnerships for greater impact in Africa
07.10.25The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, His Excellency Bengt van Loosdrecht,…
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IITA and partners forge stronger ties to tackle malnutrition in Africa
07.10.25IITA–CGIAR continues to drive efforts to improve the nutritional content of staple crops, ensurin…
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IITA celebrate AFP Award at NPBA Conference
07.10.25On the sidelines of the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA) Conference held in Abuja recently…
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