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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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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
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
04.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Health
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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Brisk promotion of improved groundnut and sorghum varieties to take adoption to the next level
04.10.19-
Food security
Five improved varieties of groundnut and three of sorghum with the best market traits were…
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Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
04.10.19-
Food security
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in…
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Crunching IFPRI data to build research capacity in Papua New Guinea
03.10.19-
Health
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Nutrition
One of IFPRI’s most important pillars is capacity building, which includes training students and g…
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Enlarging on the EAT-Lancet planetary diet report—A fresh look by CSIRO’s Mario Herrero, one of the authors
02.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Mario Herrero, a scientist formerly with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and n…
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Conference highlights need for increased climate funding for rice agri-food systems
02.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
A global conference is calling for more investment in climate change initiatives for the world’s…
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Locally-grown fruits and vegetables can improve diets of rural women in India
30.09.19-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiency, is especially acute among women in India. In Mahar…
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TICAD7 Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges
27.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
To feed its growing population amid climate change and other challenges, Africa needs a flourishing…
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Scaling up the use of Orange Fleshed Puree for Baked and Fried Products
27.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
In late May the International Potato Centre (CIP) organized a stakeholder engagement and launch meet…
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Fish micronutrients ‘slipping through the hands’ of malnourished people
26.09.19-
Nutrition
New research published reveals the potential of marine fisheries to help tackle nutrient deficiencie…
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Investment in agricultural research key to offsetting climate change impacts
25.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
On Sept. 23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the Neth…
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Call for proposals: The political economy of food system transformation
25.09.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) is issuing a call for…
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Programs need to focus on the double burden of malnutrition: Evidence from Guatemala
25.09.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Most countries, at all levels of development and in all regions of the world, today…
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ILRI researchers propose traceability system for Kenya’s smallholder pig value chain
24.09.19-
Health
A traceability system in the smallholder pig value chain in Kenya could help address challenges…
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Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
23.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researc…
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IFPRI at the African Association of Agricultural Economists conference
23.09.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The African Association of Agricultural Economists holds its 6th annual conference this week in Ab…
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Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time
20.09.19-
Nutrition
Two improved varieties developed through genomics-assisted breeding are headed for Indian farms Indi…
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Regional Focus: Working towards healthy diets
20.09.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
IRRI's regional representative for South Asia, Nafees Meah, speaks with Geography and You to discuss…
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