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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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Revolutionizing Agriculture Together: India-Africa Unite for Farm Mechanization in Ludhiana
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Bringing Together Indian and African Experts, Researchers, Manufacturers, and Policymakers to Discus…
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Rabies challenges faced by Malawian frontline workers
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Nutrition, health & food security
Three veterinary students from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences investigated rabies control…
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ILRI teams up with partners for new animal health systems project in Africa
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has teamed up with the University of Missouri,…
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IITA appoints Sanginga as Emeritus Director General
30.01.24As a reflection of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and food security in Africa, the…
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Declining coffee production in Africa spurs soil health and nematode control research
30.01.24As global coffee consumption continues to rise, driven by increasing demand for the beverage, the…
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Improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers through environmental sustainability
30.01.24The IITA-led BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability BBEST Project, Regional …
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Gates Foundation explores IITA research innovations for impact
30.01.24A team from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation visited the IITA headquarters in Ibadan rece…
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Revolutionizing Agriculture: Zambia's E-Extension Service and Crop Monitor Unveiled
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Big data
In the pursuit of agricultural excellence, Zambia is embarking on a groundbreaking journey with the…
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Our people: Chun Song, CGIAR Initiative on Foresight
29.01.24Meet Chun Song, a Spatial Econometrician with the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight and the Alliance…
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Sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems, and climate action: A post-COP28 look at policy imperatives at international and country levels
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
IFPRI participated in COP28 in late 2023 as part of a wider CGIAR delegation. Following on CGIAR…
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New study explores human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics
29.01.24The extinction of human experience with nature directly correlates to the urban invasion of green…
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New year begins with release of new high-yield yam variety in Nigeria
29.01.24IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has release…
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Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Africa’s average rice yield lags significantly behind Asia, with African farmers harvesting an ave…
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Non-market approaches: What are they exactly?
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino I got interested in non-market approaches toward climate action during…
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Farming for the Future: Optimizing Land Use with FarmDESIGN tool
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Nutrition, health & food security
Smallholder farming systems in Ethiopia are highly heterogeneous, diverse, and dynamic. Low yield, l…
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Kenyan farmers in Kisumu and Vihiga are embracing nature-positive agri-food systems
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Environmental health & biodiversity
By Dickson Kinuthia, Sedi Boukaka, Kristin Davis, Wei Zhang, Upeksha Hettiarachchi - International F…
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Facilitating the 'innovation journey'
26.01.24CGIAR trainings support scientists and developers in scaling their innovations CGIAR staff specializ…
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CGIAR pledge at Global Refugee Forum 2023: Promote climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods in fragile and conflict‐affected settings
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In 2019, the inaugural Global Refugee Forum, convened by the United Nations High Commissioner on…
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