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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
09.07.25-
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
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Mentorship Capital: Fixing the Missing Middle in Research Careers
24.09.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Youth
When Said Skounti, a young researcher from Morocco, walked into the Africa Climate Mobility Academy…
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Four Decades On, ICRISAT and Niger Renew Alliance for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
18.09.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
With 80% of Niger’s population dependent on rain-fed farming and nearly four in ten facing…
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Homestead gardening: A gender-responsive solution for a resilient and food-secure Bangladesh
08.09.25-
Food security
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Gender equality
By Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In Bangladesh, food insecurit…
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Can Young Innovators Save Farming in the Middle East?
14.08.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Youth
Young people across the MENA region are leading a quiet revolution in agriculture, driving innovatio…
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From Sea to Livelihood: Youth in Inhaca Island Cultivate Opportunity
13.08.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
On Inhaca Island in southern Mozambique, a group of young people have been trying something…
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Kenya’s Coffee Sector Sounds Alarm Over EUDR Deadline
31.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT led other stakeholders in the coffee sector in…
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Accelerating Growth: How Malawi’s Entrepreneurs Are Scaling Impact Through the Business Acceleration for Youth Project
30.07.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
This was not just another expo. It was International MSMEs Day 2025, and the spotlight…
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Gender and Social Inclusion Matter for Agrobiodiversity
17.07.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When people think about agrobiodiversity, they often imagine seed banks, crop trials, or ecosystem s…
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Mini-ministers, big impact: empowering children to defend forgotten foods
02.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Youth
In Niger, children aged 9–12 became 'mini-ministers' in a school government promoting forgotten fo…
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Unlocking opportunities for youth through food systems transformation
02.07.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Youth
Youth are vital to the future of international agricultural, rural and urban development. As both…
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From Demonstration to Scaling for Impact: Driving Food Systems Transformation through Innovation in Malawi.
25.06.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Greenwell Matchaya, Mahlatse Nkosi and Nora Hanke-Louw The CGIAR delegation recently took part in…
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Ensuring water security in Africa requires gender-transformative change at scale
13.06.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Water insecurity impacts agrifood systems across Africa— impacted by climate change, coloni…
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From burden to opportunity: Mechanization in rural Tanzania
26.05.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Farm mechanization is reshaping rural Tanzania, giving women and youth new tools to reduce labor,…
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Conakry – Guinea: Italy supports sustainable cacao value chains in West Africa
19.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In February 2025, a delegation from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT conducted a…
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Liberia Showcases Climate-Resilient Rice Varieties to Boost National Food Security
02.05.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Suakoko, Bong County, Liberia — In a significant stride toward bolstering Liberia’s food and nut…
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Pathways to power in fragile settings: Rethinking women’s roles in agriculture and food systems
29.04.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
A women fills a water vessel from a underground rainwater harvesting tank in the Thar…
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“Opening our eyes” -Community seed banks at the heart of Peru’s Agrobiodiversity Zones
25.04.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Research, conservation, and development organizations in Peru join forces to establish community see…
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International Girls in ICT Day 2025: How advancing inclusive ICT is reducing the gender technology gap
24.04.25-
Gender equality
Ankita Tiwari* and Dr. Shalini Gakhar** Despite continuous advancements in agricultural technologies…
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