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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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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-
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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Leading IITA scientist Rony Swennen receives global recognition for plant science and agronomy research
31.05.24IITA-CGIAR Banana Breeder Rony Swennen has emerged as the 411th best scientist in Plant Science a…
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90% SAH plantlet survival rate boosting cassava seed availability in Rwanda
31.05.24Rwanda’s cassava sector has faced significant challenges over the years, primarily due to the deva…
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Toward breeding a better future for cowpea farmers and consumers
31.05.24On 16 May, the IITA Kano Station hosted a one-day meeting organized by the Cowpea Breeding Team…
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ENABLE-TAAT trains over 240 Zimbabwean youths, targets more African youth
31.05.24The ENABLE-TAAT project of IITA has provided agribusiness training for no fewer than 249 youths …
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IITA-CGIAR drives synergy among stakeholders in Nigeria
31.05.24In a three-day high-level event ending with a Stakeholder Engagement in Abuja, IITA–CGIAR has re…
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IITA leads the new fertilizer and soil health hub for West Africa and the Sahel
31.05.24As part of activities during the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit, IITA and partner…
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Cultivating progress: a path towards demand-driven plantain breeding
31.05.24In the quest for agricultural advancement, adopting enhanced plantain varieties through breeding pro…
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Agro-dealers trained to boost cassava production in Togo
31.05.24Agriculture is the backbone of Togo, engaging approximately 60% of its population and driving the…
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Modernizing crop breeding in Nigeria to meet market demand
31.05.24The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), renowned for its rich legacy and dedicated mand…
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Disseminating agricultural knowledge on the streets with Radio IITA
31.05.24To assess its impact on knowledge dissemination in the agricultural landscape, Radio IITA, 88.5FM, …
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I-Youth expands to Jigawa as Governor pledges full support
31.05.24The Innovative Youth in Agriculture (I-Youth) project paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Mallam…
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Bioseed and IRRI extend collaboration for developing next-generation rice varieties
31.05.24Photo: Dr. Paresh Verma and Devadatta Sirdeshpande during their tour of IRRI facilities, accompanied…
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IRRI and DA reach more farmers through cluster approach
31.05.24-
Food security
IRRI and DA-ATI launched CLeveR, an initiative to provide farmers with tailored solutions through th…
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Research and Policy Conference on “Rebuilding Livelihoods in Conflict-Affected Communities in Ethiopia”
31.05.24This article was originally published on IFPRI's Ethiopia Strategy Support Program site. The Researc…
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How women are leading the agroecology revolution in Kenya
30.05.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Women in Kenya collaborating with CGIAR to implement agroecology and nature-positive agriculture pra…
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Ukama Ustawi – Working together to frame potential interventions for youth engagement in agripreneurship in Zimbabwe
30.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
What are the enabling or disabling factors that affect young people, women and marginalized men…
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New EVALSDGs Insight #18: Evaluating Quality of Science for Sustainable Development Goals
30.05.24We are excited to share the release of our latest brief, EVALSDGs Insight #18: Evaluating Quality…
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Large, long, heavy, with abundant flesh and thickness – that’s how Nigerians like their farmed catfish
29.05.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
New research provides fascinating insights into the preferences of Nigerian catfish farmers - and it…
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