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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 SystemsÂ
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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Big data
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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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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From learning to action: Agrihub Nigeria’s role in rural youth employment
19.07.24The Agrihub Nigeria team recently participated in the Learning and Reflection Forum on Creating Empl…
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Advancing Gender Equality in Agrifood Systems: A Critical Workshop on the Scaling Readiness of the Gender Norms Measurement Toolkit
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
On June 19, 2024, a consortium of experts and stakeholders dedicated to advancing gender equality,…
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IITA and OCP Africa target increased agriculture research impact in Africa
10.07.24Following the launch of the Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub building, OCP Africa Chief Executive…
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Liberia’s Ministry of Agriculture proposes partnership with IITA to address its agricultural agenda
10.07.24In a country with a population of over 5 million, agriculture serves as the primary…
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Strengthening West and Central Africa stakeholder engagement toward high-impact cassava improvement
10.07.24The IITA-CGIAR Cassava Breeding Program held the first stakeholder engagement meeting across resea…
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ILRI launches forage genetic resources plot in Nigeria
10.07.24As part of activities to commemorate the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI–CGIAR) 
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The Collaborative Breeding Leadership Program: Bridging the skills gap in plant breeding
10.07.24By 2050, our planet will be home to over 10 billion people, with Africa alone…
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Strengthening the soybean variety development and testing network: IITA hosts collaborative training for West African breeders
10.07.24The IITA Soybean program organized a training session for National Agricultural Research Systems (NA…
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The Village-Based Advisor approach thrives in Burundi
10.07.24The concept of Farmer Promoters was previously unknown in Burundi, but it is no longer…
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