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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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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
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Invisible threats: Addressing food safety risks in Africa’s informal markets to protect future generations
22.10.24Have you ever paused to ponder the safety of the food on your plate? It…
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Boosting soybean productivity in Africa: IITA-CGIAR hosts tricot on-farm trials workshop
22.10.24IITA–CGIAR hosted a two-day “Tricot on-farm trial workshop” at the institute’s headquarters…
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IITA empowers 35 seed certification officers to boost crop quality and strengthen food security in Togo
22.10.24In a significant step towards improving the quality of seeds and strengthening the agricultural sect…
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IITA supports young FCT farmers with input and machines to boost food security
22.10.24In its bid to enhance agricultural productivity, increase job creation, improve the livelihoods of y…
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Angolan researchers sharpen soil management skills at Soils4Africa’s milestone workshop
22.10.24The Soils4Africa initiative recently held a transformative training workshop in Luanda, Angola, betw…
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IITA and China Agricultural University sign MoU to boost agricultural research and technology exchange
22.10.24IITA and China Agricultural University (CAU) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (…
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Simeon Ehui: China’s Agricultural and Food Development Experience Can Provide Lessons for Africa
22.10.24Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), rec…
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7th World Cowpea Research Conference highlights climate-resilient technologies and food security
14.10.24Cowpea, an indigenous crop to Africa, is vital for its protein-rich grains, constituting up to…
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CGIAR Regional Director calls for innovation and collaboration at the GAP Report Launch
14.10.24The 2024 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report was launched recently with a compelling messa…
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Indian and African delegates visit IITA to forge global agricultural partnerships
14.10.24A group of passionate African and Indian agricultural stakeholders, united in their commitment to ag…
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Transforming aquaculture in DRC: TAAT empowers fish farmers with key technologies and training
14.10.24To enhance fish production and processing in the province of South Kivu, the African Development Ba…
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IFAD Agrihub project holds a job fair, and experts advise youths to embrace careers in the agricultural sector
14.10.24The IFAD Agrihub project, a key initiative implemented by IITA, played a pivotal role in hosting…
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Zero Hunger Project launches three seed certification protocols in Togo
14.10.24IITA–CGIAR and the Ministry of Agriculture, Village Water Supply, and Rural Development, Togo, ha…
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Fighting cassava’s deadliest enemies in western Kenya
14.10.24Cassava production in western Kenya is being threatened by an army of pests and diseases…
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IITA and Pairwise secure $3.8M to boost yam production through gene editing
10.10.24An important staple crop in many countries, optimizing yam production will help narrow the widesprea…
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USAID high-level visit commends AID-I Great Lakes work in Rwanda
07.10.2430 August 2024, Rwamagana District, Rwanda – The Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau…
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Revolutionizing Enset cultivation: Strategic alliance aims to tackle challenges in Ethiopia
07.10.24IITA, Alabaster International (Alabaster), and the Girl Child Network (GCN) have forged a strategic …
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Strengthening Africa’s staple crops: RTB Cassava and Yam WCA Network charts new breeding strategies for regional markets
07.10.24On 23-25 September, CGIAR RTB Cassava and Yam WCA Network brought together breeders, researchers, an…
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