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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
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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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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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The 2024 Global Food Policy Report Stresses Urgent Need for Transformative Action to Achieve Sustainable Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
29.05.24PRESS RELEASE MAY 29, 2024 Washington DC, May 29, 2024: In the face of growing challenges…
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Transforming food systems for sustainable healthy diets: A global imperative
29.05.24-
Nutrition
BY PURNIMA MENON AND DEANNA OLNEY OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The impacts of our diets…
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The Alliance Partners with Ireme Invest to Provide Support and Funding to Agri-businesses in Rwanda
29.05.24At the heart of this partnership is Ireme Invest, an investment facility powered by the…
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Breaking new ground: Climate insurance solutions for refugees and host communities in Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have historically been excluded from financial serv…
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Sowing the seeds of tomorrow, one school garden at a time
29.05.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
It’s 3pm on a hot Wednesday afternoon at the School Complex Marie Immaculée in Ouagadougou.…
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