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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Young people can achieve a sustainable world with green skills
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)29.08.23A conference recently organized by the IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) Unit has highlighted the i…
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The “Maison du Champignon” enterprise producing fresh mushrooms at YABIC Zamengoue
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)29.08.23The “Maison du Champignon” is one of the pilot enterprises set up under the ENABLE…
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Capacity building for DR Congo seed business actors
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)29.08.23A group of SMEs, cooperatives, and seed producers were trained in basic seed production, quality…
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Kano farmers trained on the use of seed planters to reduce drudgery
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.08.23Mechanization has been recognized as an essential factor in agriculture development efforts to save …
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YABIC Mbalmayo commences pork sausage production
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.08.23The sausage production pilot enterprise of YABIC Mbalmayo is one of the 30 pilot enterprises…
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AFR100 reforestation sponsor commends IITA Forest Center’s reforestation expertise
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)22.08.23IITA Forest Center emerged one of the first 100 cohort members of the African Forest Landscape Res…
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IITA and CIP provide Eastern DRC relief efforts with RTB planting materials
International Potato Center (CIP)16.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Access to quality planting materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of…
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CGIAR’s Africa-based leaders meet in Ibadan, Nigeria, to discuss solutions to the region’s food security challenges
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23In a historic first, Dr Simeon Ehui, IITA Director General (DG) and CGIAR Continental Director…
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Nigerian government to support IITA-CGIAR’s agriculture transformation agenda
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23Following his assumption of office, IITA Director General and CGIAR Continental Director for Africa,…
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IITA’s new Director General to support NFWP-SU project to improve women’s livelihood
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23As part of the strategies to position women as catalysts in the areas of technology…
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Beekeeping’s economic and conservation benefits showcased at Olokemeji training
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23The recent focus on aspartame has created a global controversy around one of the industrial…
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Capacity development in plant virus diagnostics impacting the next generation of scientists
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23As part of efforts to strengthen the capacities of young graduates, IITA–CGIAR Virology and Mole…
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Investigating and addressing low agricultural productivity for women
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23Despite the growing recognition of the vital contribution of women to agricultural production in low…
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Leading the way to import substitution through rice value addition
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)15.08.23Nigeria is Africa’s leading rice producer and produces over 46 percent of West Africa’s harvest.…
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Ebonyi renews commitment to achieving zero hunger
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.08.23The Ebonyi State Government has renewed its commitment to achieving zero hunger in the southeastern…
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Banana farmers receive free TARIBAN plantlets for adoption and scaling
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.08.23After great effort put into the official release in 2021 and multiplication of the four new, impro…
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IITA welcomes Dr Simeon Ehui, new Director General and CGIAR Director for Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.08.23IITA warmly welcomes our new Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, who is also the CGIAR Director for…
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IITA and French Embassy explore collaboration opportunities in Ghana
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)10.08.23IITA–CGIAR Ghana received France’s Regional Agriculture Counsellor to Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, N…
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