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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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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
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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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Why Climate Finance Must Tackle Food Loss and Waste
10.10.25Every harvest season in Africa, food is lost or wasted at staggering levels. Nigeria loses 45% of…
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IITA’s Prof Rony Swennen Honored as Visiting Professor by Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
07.10.25In a prestigious recognition of his expertise in banana, Professor Rony Swennen, a scientist at…
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Madagascar delegation explores IITA innovations for agricultural transformation
07.10.25A high-level delegation from Madagascar visited IITA–CGIAR during 8 – 12 September, on an imme…
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IITA Youth in Agribusiness wins award at UAE
07.10.25The IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA) won the esteemed Sharjah Government Communication Award …
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Netherlands Ambassador visits IITA to strengthen agricultural partnerships for greater impact in Africa
07.10.25The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, His Excellency Bengt van Loosdrecht,…
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IITA and partners forge stronger ties to tackle malnutrition in Africa
07.10.25IITA–CGIAR continues to drive efforts to improve the nutritional content of staple crops, ensurin…
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IITA celebrate AFP Award at NPBA Conference
07.10.25On the sidelines of the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA) Conference held in Abuja recently…
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Reviving Liberia’s coffee sector through best practices
07.10.25For decades, coffee has been more than just a crop in Liberia, it has been…
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IITA and Rwanda Agriculture Board join forces to advance maize seed systems
07.10.25Rwanda’s agricultural transformation has prioritized improving seed systems to enhance food securi…
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Immigration Service Oyo Command seeks deeper partnership with IITA for agricultural capacity building
07.10.25As Nigeria grapples with mounting challenges of food and nutrition insecurity, unemployment, and lan…
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Cameroon government strengthens partnership with IITA for agricultural innovation delivery
07.10.25The Cameroon Minister for Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI), Dr Madeleine Tchuinte, duri…
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IITA biotech program goes digital, launches genome engineering website
15.09.25The IITA–CGIAR biotechnology program has officially launched a new Genome Engineering website.…
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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…
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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…
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How sweet potatoes sparked a wellness movement
15.09.25When PEMNIA WELLNESS products reach households in Nigeria today, from orange-fleshed sweet potato …
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Harnessing technology to transform agriculture in Zambia
15.09.25Agriculture in Zambia is traditionally the preserve of the older generations. It is mostly seen…
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Two youths championing innovative agriculture at the University of Abomey-Calavi
12.09.25Véronique Tevodrje and Christelle Dekadjevi are two young Beninese women bound by a strong friendsh…
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IITA scientist highlights advances in genome engineering to tackle food insecurity in Africa
12.09.25IITA–CGIAR organized a scientific seminar on 27 August, themed “Genome engineering of African s…
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