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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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More than 100,000 installations of BiodiversityR: growing a better understanding of biodiversity
30.11.18-
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Biodiversity
Based on daily package downloads made available for the RStudio mirror server since 1 October…
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Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
29.11.18-
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Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, however,…
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Decoding food security at the 2018 Big Data in Agriculture Convention
24.11.18-
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In order for the tools of big data to be put to use for food…
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Pest distribution and risk atlas for Africa includes potato and sweetpotato pests
13.11.18-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Insect pests cause major yield losses in agricultural crops. Climate change is expected to exacerbat…
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Opinion: Big data shows big promise for feeding the world
12.11.18-
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Digital innovations are set to transform a global food system in crisis. These innovations, howe…
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Digital disruption in agriculture
07.11.18-
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Agriculture in India contributes to about 17% of GDP but employs nearly 55% of the…
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Ag-Incentives Consortium improves global data on agricultural policies
02.11.18-
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Food security
A group of leading international organizations joined with IFPRI and PIM in 2013 to form the…
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Big data proposal wins 2018 Inspire Challenge
15.10.18-
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WorldFish is a winner of the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture’s 2018 Inspire…
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Kenya’s ICT Cabinet Secretary: Data is ‘key’ to smart farming
12.10.18-
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Addressing hundreds of participants at the 2018 Global CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture…
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AfricaRice Annual Report 2017 focuses on effective targeting of research to respond to stakeholder needs
11.10.18-
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AfricaRice is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report 2017, themed ‘More effective…
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Decoding the Data Ecosystem: Big Data in Agriculture Convention of 2018 & Inspire Challenge Grant Winners
07.10.18-
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The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is hosting its second annual congress —…
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Training on digital seed roadmap use enables delivery of quality seeds to smallholder farmers
25.09.18-
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Timely access to quality seeds by smallholder farmers is a major enabler for agriculture in…
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Global Research Consortium Partners with Mobile Sector Leader DIAL to Unlock Digital Agriculture Innovation
17.09.18-
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How can mobile network data help build stronger, more resilient food systems worldwide? This is…
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ICRISAT awarded Microsoft’s AI for Earth grant to promote environmental sustainability
10.09.18-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As part of its worldwide AI for Earth program, Microsoft has recently announced grants to…
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Digital Tools Paving the Way for a Better Future
04.09.18-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
One of CGIAR’s largest, long-term funders and knowledge partners is the United States Agency for…
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Relevant data management support when you need it: The CIAT-CCAFS Data Management Support Pack
22.08.18-
Big data
The data management teams of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR…
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How soil scientists can do a better job of making their research useful
15.08.18-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
This post originally appeared in The Conversation in light of the 21st World Congress on Soil…
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USAID case study highlights CIAT’s data-driven agronomy work
03.08.18-
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An overview of how CIAT is using data analytics to help farmers make better on-farm…
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