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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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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
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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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 Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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First complete cytological characterization of the 2NvS translocation
23.02.21As scientists study and learn more about the complicated genetic makeup of the wheat genome,…
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Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation
23.02.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The food security and livelihoods of smallholder farming families in sub-Saharan Africa depend on ma…
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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
12.02.21-
Nutrition
The traditional milpa intercrop — in which maize is grown together with beans, squash, or…
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Lightbulb moments
09.02.21-
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
09.02.21-
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
27.01.21-
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
15.01.21-
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
11.01.21-
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
11.01.21-
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
08.01.21-
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
07.01.21-
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
04.01.21-
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
18.12.20-
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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