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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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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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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Transformative agricultural innovation unveiled at 62nd Chitedze Agricultural Field Day
22.08.24A significant revolution is underway in Malawi with the introduction of the IITA–CGIAR Semi-Auto…
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STEP’s remarkable impact cultivating future agribusiness leaders
12.08.24A quiet revolution is happening in the heart of Oyo State, Nigeria, transforming how secondary…
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Schools’ Outreach Program inspires the next generation of agricultural innovators
12.08.24The IITA Communication Office recently organized the 4th edition of the Schools’ Outreach Progra…
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Young agro entrepreneurs unveil business plans to spur economic growth
12.08.24Engaging youths in agricultural entrepreneurship is crucial in alleviating the increasingly growing …
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New living lab to combat malnutrition in Africa through food system diversification
12.08.24On 25 July, IITA–CGIAR, under the HealthyDiets4Africa Project, funded by the EU, launched its t…
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Forging partnership to advance agricultural research and education
12.08.24A delegation from Aletheia University, Ago Iwoye in Ogun state paid an exploratory visit to IITA–…
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Revolutionizing animal nutrition and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa with molecular biology
12.08.24Emerging trends in experimental research are proving crucial across various scientific fields, parti…
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Study highlights critical impact of urbanization on avian communities in the Afrotropics
12.08.24Urbanization negatively affects biodiversity worldwide, making associations between urbanization and…
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Scientists highlight best agronomic practices to improve maize yield at radio outreach
12.08.24In a significant step towards enhancing maize farming practices, the RadioIITA Farmers Outreach, i…
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NAFARL to partner with IITA to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria
12.08.24In the wake of the current food crisis in the nation, a state of emergency…
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Strengthening phytosanitary skills: Detecting and controlling seed-borne pathogens
22.07.24The Virology and Germplasm Health Units of IITA and Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS)…
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Black soldier fly adoption increases among farmers in northern Nigeria
22.07.24On 8 July, IITA–CGIAR, under the HealthyDiets4Africa Project, funded by the EU, received northe…
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Advancing agricultural transformation agenda in DRC
22.07.24Following the activity of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda program in the Democratic Republic …
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Knowledge dissemination empowers vegetable farmers
22.07.24The third edition of the RadioIITA Farmers Outreach was organized in collaboration with the IITA Fo…
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Overcoming food safety challenges in the informal sector
22.07.24A high-level webinar commemorating the 2024 World Food Safety Day on 7 June, themed “Prepare…
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Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity donates certified seeds to Borno State
19.07.24In a collaborative effort to boost agricultural productivity and support sustainable farming practic…
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Fertilizer and soil health take center stage in West Africa and the Sahel
19.07.24Following the strategic launch of the Fertilizer and Soil Health regional hub for West Africa…
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Promoting knowledge exchange on agroecology research in DR Congo
19.07.24On 7 May, IITA Kalambo hosted a scientific conference to celebrate the Day of Agroecology 2024. Re…
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