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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Remembering the life and legacy of Sanjaya Rajaram
18.02.21With great sorrow, we report the passing of Sanjaya Rajaram, former Wheat Program director and…
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Classic milpa maize intercrop can help feed communities forgotten by development
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Nutrition
The traditional milpa intercrop — in which maize is grown together with beans, squash, or…
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Lightbulb moments
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Gender equality
The challenges facing our food system are growing, both in size and in complexity. In…
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CGIAR webinar unleashes multidisciplinary approach to climate change and plant health
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Environmental health
Evidence of enormity and immediacy of the challenges climate change poses for life on earth…
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New CIMMYT maize hybrids available from Eastern Africa breeding program
29.01.21The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is offering a new set of elite,…
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MAIZE delivers “valuable solutions” for critical needs, according to an external review
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Food security
The CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) “uniquely fills a gap at the global and…
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Fast-tracked adoption of second-generation resistant maize varieties key to managing maize lethal necrosis in Africa
19.01.21Scientists are calling for accelerated adoption of new hybrid maize varieties with resistance to mai…
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Digital nutrient management tool reduces emissions, improves crop yields and boosts farmers’ profits
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
An international team of scientists, led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CI…
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FFAR grant develops climate-resilient wheat
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Wheat constitutes 20% of all calories and protein consumed, making it a cornerstone of the…
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Press Release: FFAR Grant Develops Climate-Resilient Wheat
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Food security
FFAR + CIMMYT NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Brian Oakes, FFAR: 202-604-5756, boakes@founda…
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Unleashing the potential of plant health
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The UN has designated 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. CGIAR Centers have…
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Taking stock of value chain development
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Food security
In 1967 Albert O. Hirschman, the pioneering development economist, published Development Projects Ob…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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Announcing CIMMYT-derived fall armyworm tolerant elite maize hybrids for eastern and southern Africa
23.12.20-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is pleased to announce the successful …
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Delivering improved maize seed against all odds
21.12.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As one of the pioneer homegrown seed companies in Uganda, Farm Inputs Care Centre (FICA)…
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Breaking Ground: Gokul Paudel finds the best on-farm practices for South Asia
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Gokul Paudel is an agricultural economist working to streamline farming practices in South Asia. He…
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Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop management
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
New research by an international team of scientists, including scientists from the International Mai…
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No greater challenge
17.12.20-
Food security
Amidst the transition to One CGIAR and COVID-19 lockdowns, the world’s leading maize and wheat…
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