News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
-
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…
Read more -
CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Environmental health
-
Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
Read more -
-
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
News from the Centers and Programs
-
Africa’s farmers to benefit from global push for low-methane, resilient livestock
15.09.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Mitigation
On 10 September 2025, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) announced the launch of …
Read more -
-
Experts offer recommendations to reduce the cost of livestock feeds in Kenya
15.09.25-
Food security
Kenya’s livestock sector plays a critical role in the country’s social, economic, environmental …
Read more -
-
New study confirms endemic pig tapeworm risk in northern Uganda
15.09.25-
Health
In a recent study conducted in northern Uganda, researchers have confirmed that the region is…
Read more -
-
IITA biotech program goes digital, launches genome engineering website
15.09.25The IITA–CGIAR biotechnology program has officially launched a new Genome Engineering website.…
Read more -
IITA and Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture collaborate to boost cassava commercialization
15.09.25Cassava is the second crop in production volume with an average production of 6.3 million…
Read more -
Building skills in genome editing for African agriculture
15.09.25From 2 to 5 September 2025, the IITA–CGIAR Biotechnology program hosted a four-day training work…
Read more