News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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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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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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Youth participation key to food security and agricultural innovation – IITA DG
25.08.25IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has emphasized that youth involvement is crucial to…
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What is Enable, the new coordination engine supporting CGIAR crop breeding?
25.08.25By Biswanath Das, Enable Area of Work Lead, CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow ENABLE is the…
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Empowering plant protection agencies to combat devastating potato pest in Africa
25.08.25IITA–CGIAR is empowering National Plant Protection organizations in Africa to effectively detect …
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Promoting sustainable agricultural practices: IITA and BNARI train Ghana Prisons Service on BSF technology
25.08.25The Black Soldier Fly production unit, established in Kofisah, hosted a training session on the…
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Revolutionary yam seed technology to boost yield by 40% in Ondo state
25.08.25Nigeria and the rest of Africa is facing mounting food security challenges, like a lot…
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Safeguarding forest elephants: Rangers and communities lead conservation in Nigeria’s Omo Forest
25.08.25The Omo Forest Reserve, an important biodiversity hotspot in Southwest Nigeria, is home to endange…
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