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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
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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 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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How CGIAR’s preferred data management platform advances IITA legume breeding
03.09.24Cowpea and soybean, two legumes, may not be as widely recognized as wheat or maize,…
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IITA-Australia collaboration promises productive investments in agriculture
03.09.24IITA-CGIAR continues to open doors to increasing partnerships and collaboration for agricultural gr…
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BoA, experts say more youth are needed in the agribusiness
03.09.24In commemoration of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), the Youth in Agribusiness unit (IY…
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IITA, Aletheia University sign MoU on research, youth in agribusiness model adoption
03.09.24The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has signed a Memorandum of Understandin…
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Sowing seeds of change to build soil health and food systems' resilience in Africa
22.08.24Earlier this month, we launched the Africa Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health, a…
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IITA’s Leading Role in Advancing Fertilizer and Soil Health Initiatives
22.08.24At the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), our dedication to agricultural innova…
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Brazil Africa Institute trains young Africans in cassava management in Bahia
22.08.24From August 19th to 30th, the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) will host the inaugural class…
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CGIAR supports RUFORUM at second Triennial Conference
22.08.24With the growing population across Africa, the race to address critical challenges in human capital…
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Closing the agribusiness information gap: Five years of Radio IITA and a new era with IITA TV
22.08.24Five years ago, the Communication Office of IITA–CGIAR developed a radio station to broadcast va…
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Angola to boost smallholder farmers’ productivity with IITA technologies
22.08.24Angolan delegates from the Institute for Agrarian Development (IDA) visited IITA-CGIAR headquarter…
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Hello IITA: DG Ehui highlights progress and innovation on breakfast TV
22.08.24The Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Simeon Ehui…
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Increased investment and partnerships essential for scaling successful agricultural innovations – IITA DG
22.08.24IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, joined…
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Soils4Liberia Project launch amidst partner engagements to empower Liberia’s agriculture
22.08.24IITA-CGIAR Soil Expert Samuel Mesele attended the EU Productivity to Product, Peers to Peers (P2P) …
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Awareness creation meeting on BBTD: presentation of response plan against BBTD
22.08.24Plantain is one of the most important food crops, contributing 16% of farmers’ incomes and…
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Transformative agricultural innovation unveiled at 62nd Chitedze Agricultural Field Day
22.08.24A significant revolution is underway in Malawi with the introduction of the IITA–CGIAR Semi-Auto…
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STEP’s remarkable impact cultivating future agribusiness leaders
12.08.24A quiet revolution is happening in the heart of Oyo State, Nigeria, transforming how secondary…
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Schools’ Outreach Program inspires the next generation of agricultural innovators
12.08.24The IITA Communication Office recently organized the 4th edition of the Schools’ Outreach Progra…
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Young agro entrepreneurs unveil business plans to spur economic growth
12.08.24Engaging youths in agricultural entrepreneurship is crucial in alleviating the increasingly growing …
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