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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Call for Proposals: Research on scaling up soil moisture retention in Sub-Saharan Africa
CGIAR03.07.24NL-CGIAR Research Council Invites Proposals With the increasing severity of dry spells predicted for…
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3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress to be held in China
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Background In the context of the ongoing global food crisis, malnutrition and environmental degradat…
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Delta Talks webinar discusses human-centered design in climate services for Mekong Delta farmers
CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas03.07.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
For the eleventh installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and…
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Zimbabwe – Kenya country exchange: A learning opportunity to foster agroecological transitions
CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology02.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology works in eight countries of the Global South. From the…
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First training of trainers workshop in Ethiopia
CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets02.07.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Thirty-one senior staff from government ministries, departments, and agencies, plus universities, NG…
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The simple tool bringing clarity to South African water systems
CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation02.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Photo credit: Groundtruth In South Africa, a simple test using a 'clarity tube' that measures…
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Heat-Tolerant Rice Varieties Promises Increased Yields in Bangladesh
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
New heat-tolerant rice varieties developed to combat high night temperatures could save Bangladesh m…
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Ups and downs in the world rice market
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.07.24International rice prices have risen substantially. Over the past year, the main factors driving wor…
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IITA’s Leena Tripathi elected an African Academy of Sciences fellow
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24IITA is thrilled to announce that IITA Eastern Africa Hub Director and Biotechnology Program Lead…
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Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes spawn multi-level prosperity in Burundi
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24In Burundi, a new project is rapidly transforming the agricultural sector, bringing many farmers hop…
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Danish envoy and investor encourage more youth participation in Nigerian agriculture
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24The Sector Counsellor of Food and Agriculture at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Lagos,…
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Radio outreach transforming cassava cultivation knowledge
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24Cassava farmers participating in the recently concluded Radio IITA Farmers Outreach expressed their …
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IITA and partners convene stakeholders for a seed roadmap in Benin
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24Stakeholders from the Republic of Benin and across Africa are organizing a summit to draw…
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Study reviews market impacts on value chain actors and small-scale soybean producers in Zambia
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24Agri-food value chains (AVCs) have experienced tremendous growth and transformation in the last two …
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IITA Forest Center advances reforestation impacts globally in tree propagation project
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24IITA Forest Center has been making positive headlines in reforestation since 2015. In a recently…
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Nigerien Minister of Agriculture and Livestock explores sustainable BSF technology
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in Niger, ElHadji Mahamane Ousmane, paid an official court…
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Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.07.24-
Food security
By Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos July 1, 2024 After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan …
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New genome editing research framework for Mozambique
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)01.07.24Mozambique is on the verge of initiating significant research in crops and animals using genome…
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