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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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Forging partnerships to tackle invasive species in Ghana’s farming communities
13.05.24In Ghana, pests and diseases cause food and agriculture-related losses valued at USD 1 billion…
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Nigeria taking steps toward evidence-based policymaking with IITA support
13.05.24Nigeria is undergoing significant transitions, from political changes to demographic, socioeconomic,…
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Cultivating growth and competitiveness: Insights from Tanzania’s Cassava Business and Investment Forum
13.05.24The Ministry of Agriculture of Tanzania, in collaboration with the Tanzania Cassava Producers and P…
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From staple to solution: Cassava Chat Friday promotes cassava value chain
13.05.24Cassava, known for its versatility and resilience, offers numerous opportunities for value addition,…
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RTB East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory construction commences in Kenya
06.05.24A significant milestone was reached on 25 April in the realm of roots, tubers, and…
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YAS hosts Dutch food and nutrition team
06.05.24The Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling scaling of innovative technologies for sustainable food solution…
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EAFF AICCRA launches collaborative call for farmer-led climate adaptation stories
06.05.24The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research f…
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IITA trains stakeholders on the power of molecular markers in banana breeding and seed systems
06.05.24Genetic purity is one of the utmost requirements for quality seeds. In bananas, the penalty…
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IITA-CGIAR open doors of collaboration to CIPESS delegates
06.05.24A delegation from the Center for Innovation in Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards (CIPE…
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Unlocking agricultural potential: IFC and IITA’s response to industrial agricultural transformation
06.05.24Nigeria has faced a distressing trend in cassava and soybean production within the subsistence farmi…
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Exchange program empowers young entrepreneurs from the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda
06.05.24In line with the mandate of the PICAGL integrated agricultural growth project in the Grand-Lakes…
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IITA Gender Science Network (GSN): advancing gender, youth, and social inclusion research in Africa’s agriculture
06.05.24IITA–CGIAR is dedicated to advancing gender, youth, and social inclusion agricultural research in…
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Conference tackles postharvest loss and food safety in Nigeria
06.05.24The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), under the leadership of Professor Lateef S…
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Consortium to Launch Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub for West Africa and the Sahel at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit
05.05.24The Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub for West Africa and the Sahel will officially launch…
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Full diplomatic status to boost research and food security efforts in Zambia
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Food security
In a major development that will change the research and food security efforts of IITA–CGIAR in …
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Enhancing food safety by adopting postharvest technologies: A case study of PICS bags in Tanzania
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Food security
Postharvest loss has been a significant threat to achieving food security and safety in most…
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Strengthening agricultural development in Cameroon through stakeholder engagement
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Food security
IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, met wi…
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Joint comprehensive strategies to combat banana bunchy top outbreak in East Africa
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The invasion of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the causal agent of the lethal bunchy…
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