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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)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
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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How dryland crops are helping Telangana’s tribal households meet nutritional requirements during lockdown
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
To ensure nutrition sufficiency in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers of tribal communit…
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Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)08.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Representational image for Indian agriculture (related op-ed) | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloo…
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New partnership inked with AGRA to boost improved technology uptake in Africa’s agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT-led AVISA project is partnering with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)…
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Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)05.06.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Measurement can improve interventions and help smallholder farmers adapt better A household’s vuln…
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Reviving the farm economy
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)01.06.20-
Food security
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The return of migrant workers to their villages offers an opportunity to give agribusiness a…
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A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is well positioned to significantly contribute to efforts towards restoring food security in…
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What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Maintaining the dialog with the farming community and industry Farmers and other key stakeholders in…
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Flipping the script on rainfall data
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)29.05.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a…
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Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)27.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terr…
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New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)26.05.20-
Environmental health
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Health
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining…
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Covid crisis has shown India’s food policy must have buffer stocks at community level too
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)26.05.20Representational image for Indian agriculture | Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg Accustomed…
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COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)24.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies toward…
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Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India 
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A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.05.20-
Food security
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Health
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to…
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Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in Mali are improving their incomes , earning better livelihoods and enjoying more fulfillin…
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Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
Working closely with the Government of Odisha, ICRISAT has helped develop a mitigation strategy for…
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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
A look at how digital tools and technologies have been and could be used to…
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Double burden of COVID-19: Declining livelihood opportunities and aspiration failure among poor people
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)08.05.20-
Food security
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Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis but an economic crisis too. In…
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