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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-
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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Seedling propagators shift to sowing trays to improve yields
01.11.23-
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The system has shorter growing seasons and survival rate, improved crop uniformity, and more accurat…
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CGIAR's key role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda for climate-resilient agriculture
27.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR plays a crucial role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda — an unprecedented global…
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2.4 million Filipino Farmers, Made Vulnerable by the Climate Crisis, Stand to Benefit from Innovative Yield-Based Insurance Product
26.10.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Philippines is the seventh top rice-producing country in the world, but disasters threaten that…
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Climate Security in the Digital Public Square: A Lookback at the Conversations of 2022 and the Road to COP 28
26.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Authors: Bia Carneiro, Giulia Tucci and Ibukun Taiwo (CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, The Alliance of…
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Initiative’s first nature-positive farms are a community effort in Kenya
16.10.23-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in Nyando, Kenya are converting degraded, fragmented communal land into nature-positive farm…
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Improved cassava varieties are becoming a key ingredient in global food security
29.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Little known in most highly developed countries, the root vegetable cassava has been largely ignored…
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Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties
26.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant rice varieties…
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Africa Climate Summit advanced tree restoration pledges but a big seed shortage remains
14.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Restoring degraded landscapes with the help of trees is a major, worldwide goal. But new…
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Challenging the status quo : How bottom-up Disruptive Seeds can transform Guatemala's food systems
08.09.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Read the blog post in Spanish here. In light of the current climate crisis, we…
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Fostering food security and climate resilience: accelerated breeding modernization to support hi-impact NARES in Nepal
14.08.23-
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Nutrition, health & food security
Accelerating breeding modernization to enhance genetic gains To address hunger, poverty, and climate…
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Local knowledge for global decision making: #weareindigenous
09.08.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Mary Ng’endo, CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) Social Equity team, and Mart…
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Unveiling the Nexus between Agrifood Systems and Climate Change: Harvesting insights from latest IPCC report
02.08.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
August 2 is Earth Overshoot Day 2023, which marks the date when humanity’s demand for…
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NEXUS Gains' integrated water storage options pioneer sustainability
27.07.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Phindiwe Nkosi In a world where climate change and water scarcity pose increasing challenges,…
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Promoting permaculture for sustainable food systems and environment conservation
18.07.23-
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
By Rachel Kibui with special thanks to Dr. Gloria Otieno and Lillian Aluso (The Alliance…
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Turkana, Kenya: Reaping Immense Benefits of Vegetables Production
11.07.23-
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Nutrition, health & food security
Research by CGIAR’s Nature+ Initiative in arid and semi-arid Kenyan nomadic communities showed dec…
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Empowering NARES for high-impact rice breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa
05.07.23-
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Nutrition, health & food security
Rice consumption and demand in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing an unprecedented increase yet ric…
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Strategic investments in 5 countries hold the key to tackling climate challenges in livestock production
04.07.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
To address the climate crisis, a paradigm shift in the global livestock sector is not…
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New study reveals strategic investments in 5 countries hold the key to tackling climate challenges in livestock production
29.06.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
To address the climate crisis, a paradigm shift in the global livestock sector is not…
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