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Just launched: CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions
05.05.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
A new Research Initiative from CGIAR, which aims to re-imagine and co-create nature-positive food sy…
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AgriLAC Resiliente: A CGIAR Initiative to increase resilience, sustainability and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean
19.04.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Este artículo también está disponible en español. With the participation of more than 30 researc…
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A Green Light for Desert Farming Collaboration
04.04.22-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At a recent KIADPAI/CGIAR side-event during the 7th International Date Palm Conference in Abu Dhabi,…
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A Renewed Organization For A Dynamic Continent
01.04.22The challenges confronting the African continent are as striking as its growth. Climate change may…
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CGIAR to Launch Advisory Panel and Consultations to Boost Partner Engagement
29.03.22New initiative follows calls for greater engagement with key partners in reforms aimed at helping…
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How Global Collaboration Can Prevent Plant Disease Pandemics in Africa
21.03.22Emerging plant diseases threaten Africa's food security, but international scientific collaboration …
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Investigating pathogens in wildlife in Kenya to tackle neglected zoonoses
17.05.22-
Health
Wild animals harbour many pathogens that can infect livestock and people. Because of this, epidemiol…
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The Kenyan dairy and poultry sectors to benefit from a new research initiative
17.05.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
The livestock sector in Kenya is vital to peoples’ livelihoods. Many households depend on the…
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Agrobiodiversity is key to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality targets and fighting climate change
12.05.22By Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR, and Director General of…
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Protecting plant health for food and nutritional security
12.05.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Robust and resilient agrifood systems begin with healthy crops. Without healthy crops the food secur…
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A transformational breeding data management system goes online at CGIAR centers
10.05.22This story was initially published at EBS.excellenceinbreeding.org In the race to develop more nutri…
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IITA-supported project reduces COVID-19 impact on smallholder farmers in Tanzania
09.05.22IITA, in collaboration with the Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT, launched a project in p…
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ATA-DRC commences with huge anticipation
09.05.22The Democratic Republic of Congo Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Désiré M’zinga Birihanz…
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Making a millionaire out of a local farmer
09.05.22Forty-five-year-old Rebecca Ezekiel is a farmer in the Song Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa…
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AKILIMO App plays critical role in supporting Tanzanian cassava farmers
09.05.22The Research and Innovation Coordinator at Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Ukiriguru…
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One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon?
06.05.22-
Food security
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern…
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Just launched: CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions
05.05.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
A new Research Initiative from CGIAR, which aims to re-imagine and co-create nature-positive food sy…
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AUC commends IITA’s research activities
05.05.22His Excellency, Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and I…
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35 learn about gene editing and its communication
05.05.22Scientists and communication specialists from various Kenyan organizations participated in a four-da…
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Muhogo Bora Project trains local agricultural officers on management and gender integration in the Tanzanian cassava seed system
05.05.22IITA and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), through the Muhogo Bora (Better Cassa…
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NCEEC to partner with IITA on research and energy conservation
05.05.22Representatives from the National Center for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (NCEEC) visited IIT…
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IITA and partners launch EBS-Maize Platform to modernize breeding programs
05.05.22A significant agricultural transformation is underway for maize breeders across the globe to overcom…
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GSN to boost visibility of IITA gender-focused activities
05.05.22Following the launch of a new gender research webinar series by the IITA Gender Science Network …
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IITA commences public-private partnership in Central Africa seed sector with IFAD support
05.05.22From 14 to 15 April in Kinshasa, IITA launched the Strengthening the Supply of Improved Seeds an…
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