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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-
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 SystemsÂ
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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Nurturing data champions: Empowering ADCIN partners for data-driven decision making in plant breeding
14.07.24The CIMMYT Dryland Crops Program (DCP), in collaboration with the Africa Dryland Crops Improvement N…
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Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa
12.07.24-
Gender equality
By Jordan Kyle, Catherine Ragasa, Susan Kaaria, Margaret Mangheni, Dorine Odongo, and Anne Omamo J…
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Financial Innovation and Climate Services Strengthen Livestock Farming in Guatemala
12.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Livestock farming is essential for Guatemala's economy and the livelihoods of many communities. Ho…
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Can The World’s Largest Peppercorn Producer Save Its Soils?
11.07.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Black pepper, a staple in kitchens worldwide, comes largely from Vietnam — but now poor…
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Breeders identify promising lines for developing future rice varieties for South Asia
11.07.24-
Food security
More than 100 promising lines were selected by IRRI and India NARES partners for the…
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Market Intelligence breaks new grounds with GloMIP launch
11.07.24The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence launches GloMIP, a global public platform for sharing ma…
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April 2025: New Dates for CGIAR Science Week
10.07.24The new dates for CGIAR Science Week have been announced. The event will now take…
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Professor Lindiwe Sibanda Receives the 3rd MS Swaminathan Global Leadership Award
10.07.24Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair of the CGIAR System Board, received the prestigious MS Swami…
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CGIAR Annual Report 2023: Advancing Nutrition, Health, and Food Security
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
During 2023, the challenges that shape CGIAR’s mission and strategy were all too present. Levels…
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Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
10.07.24By Catherine Ragasa, Ning Ma, and Emmanuel Hami July 10, 2024 Agriculture is central to Malawi’…
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20 Years of Impact: HarvestPlus 2023 Annual Report
10.07.24Last year, HarvestPlus celebrated its 20th anniversary and witnessed significant progress in the sca…
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IITA and OCP Africa target increased agriculture research impact in Africa
10.07.24Following the launch of the Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub building, OCP Africa Chief Executive…
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Liberia’s Ministry of Agriculture proposes partnership with IITA to address its agricultural agenda
10.07.24In a country with a population of over 5 million, agriculture serves as the primary…
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Strengthening West and Central Africa stakeholder engagement toward high-impact cassava improvement
10.07.24The IITA-CGIAR Cassava Breeding Program held the first stakeholder engagement meeting across resea…
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ILRI launches forage genetic resources plot in Nigeria
10.07.24As part of activities to commemorate the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI–CGIAR) 
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The Collaborative Breeding Leadership Program: Bridging the skills gap in plant breeding
10.07.24By 2050, our planet will be home to over 10 billion people, with Africa alone…
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Strengthening the soybean variety development and testing network: IITA hosts collaborative training for West African breeders
10.07.24The IITA Soybean program organized a training session for National Agricultural Research Systems (NA…
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Building Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems: How the CRISP tool empowers you to climate-proof your project
10.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Weather and climate are the main drivers of agricultural production and ecosystem services, but thei…
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