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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
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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New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
17.07.20-
Food security
A new groundnut variety, with 28% higher yields of oil and pods compared to zonal…
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Low-cost drought-proofing strategies help farmers in southern India
15.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Collaborative project with Power Grid Corp of India has significant scale-out potential Technologies…
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6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
15.07.20-
Food security
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Health
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security.…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
13.07.20Photo: Mr Fousseyni Mariko, seed producer, President of the Cooperative Djiguifa in Solabougouda wit…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
13.07.20Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or ch…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
13.07.20Photo: Mrs. Aminata Diawara and her daughter showing samples of their sorghum produce. (ICRISAT) Far…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
13.07.20Photo: A chickpea crop in fruit at a demonstration field in Phalombe district (ICRISAT) Three…
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Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods a…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
10.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality see…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
10.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important cro…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
10.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for…
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Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it.
06.07.20-
Food security
Photo: Pearl millet harvest from a field in Mali. Photo: Agathe Diama, ICRISAT "Seed demand…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
06.07.20Photo: Farmers like Elinati Mbewe from Dedza will see their sorghum productivity increase, as a…
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We have talented farmers!
06.07.20Photo: Oumar Koné took advantage of USAID funded training in microdosing to create his own…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
03.07.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
26.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
22.06.20Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…
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