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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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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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Largest Ever Hybrid Potato Breeding Project in Africa Launched
15.07.25Potatoes hold enormous potential in eastern Africa. Yet yields are collapsing. A new hybrid breeding…
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CIP Securing the Legacy of CGIAR Genebank System Innovation
13.05.25In a world increasingly threatened by climate change and biodiversity loss, CGIAR has emerged as…
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Mahavonjy: community aid through orange-fleshed sweetpotato chips
29.04.25-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Mahavonjy association, in the municipality of Anjado Betroka in Southern Madagascar, intervenes…
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CIP’s Campos Honored for leadership in Roots, Tubers, and Bananas: Advancing Food Security Across Africa and beyond
16.04.25Nairobi, Kenya – March 26, 2025 – Dr. Hugo Campos from the International Potato Center…
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More Return on the Dollar Invested
10.04.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Africa’s holds significant opportunities for agriculture, particularly potato and other tuber crop…
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Empowering women through food innovation
04.04.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In Fort Dauphin, in the south of Madagascar, a group of ten courageous and determined…
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CIP’s Campos Honored for leadership in Roots, Tubers, and Bananas: Advancing Food Security Across Africa and beyond
04.04.25Dr. Hugo Campos from the International Potato Center (CIP), a CGIAR research center, has been…
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Nutrition-sensitive agriculture boosts sustainable humanitarian assistance: evidence from orange-fleshed sweetpotato interventions in Kenya
27.03.25-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Climate-related shocks have become increasingly frequent in arid and semi-arid regions, disrupting l…
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From sweetpotato to success
26.02.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
The region of Behara, located in the district of Amboasary Sud, faces considerable challenges due…
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CIP’s Commitment to India Recognized with Prestigious NAAS Foreign Fellowship
08.01.25We are proud to announce that Dr. Hugo Campos, Deputy Director General – Science &…
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Quality seed potato for improved yields: A win for smallholder farmers
05.01.25In Rwanda, access to quality seed for improved and market preferred varieties is a challenge.…
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Why regenerative agriculture is crucial for soil protection
20.12.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agriculture sector in Rwanda, which employs about 62% and contributing 23% of GDP (MINAGRI 2022),…
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How CGIAR Partnerships secure the future of potatoes in East Africa
16.12.24The post How CGIAR Partnerships secure the future of potatoes in East Africa appeared first…
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The Partnership drives Early Generation Seed production for new potato varieties in Rwanda
13.12.24In recent years, Rwanda has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its potato sector, thanks to…
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Pioneering a sweet revolution: Rwanda validates its sweetpotato roadmap
11.12.24On November 28, 2024, Kigali’s Park Inn Hotel was abuzz with energy as stakeholders gathered…
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Growing prosperity: CIP and EIAR’s partnership boosts OFSP production in Ethiopia
27.11.24Partnerships for Food Security and Economic Resilience Ethiopia has been classified by World Food Pr…
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Agro-Nutrition: The role of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in building resilient refugee communities in South-Western Uganda
20.11.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As of 2024, the global refugee population has surged to 43.4 million, a significant increase…
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Market Intelligence is shaping the future of food systems
15.11.24To drive impactful change in food systems, CGIAR’s breeding programs are evolving to be more…
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