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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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Towards a new generation of wetland stewards
12.02.25Behavioural changes through wetland conservation and education are urgently required to alter the hu…
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Alternate Wetting and Drying can help revolutionize global rice farming
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
This water-conserving, emission-reducing, and cost-saving practice can help farmers, but challenges …
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Al día con el clima: Aclimate ahora disponible para Nicaragua
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Así como las amenazas derivadas de la variabilidad climática se han vuelto más evidentes, tambié…
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Her Rice Science: Meet 4 Women of IRRI and their fun stories working in science
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Gender equality
2025 marks the 10th year since the International Day of Women and Girls in Science…
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How do food and fertilizer price spikes and volatility impact Central America and the Caribbean?
10.02.25By Manuel Hernandez, Francisco Ceballos, and Maria Lucia Berrospi February 10, 2025 Recurring spi…
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The disappearing savannas: Is West Africa trading soil health for farmland?
10.02.25West Africa’s ecosystems are transforming, reshaping its vast savannas into forest islands or arab…
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Cassava seed business changes women farmers’ lives in Tanzania
10.02.25Tanzania is building sustainable cassava-seed systems for high-quality seed through cassava seed ent…
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IITA and partners launch AfPBA CRISPR Class III Training to empower Africa’s Crop Improvement Scientists
10.02.25IITA–CGIAR, a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) in partnership with the Univ…
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BBEST Project train Kinshasa vegetable farmers on organic fertilizer production
10.02.25Vegetable farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are building their capacity in the…
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IITA takes the lead in the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence
10.02.25On 21 January, IITA officially assumed leadership of the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence, marki…
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Advisory services boost bean farming in Malawi
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Nutrition, health & food security
For Malawian farmers Monica Levison and Liden Mbengo, the 2023-24 cropping season posed new challeng…
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The Alliance Champions Planet-Friendly School Meals at the 24th Global Child Nutrition Forum
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Global Child Nutrition Forum (GCNF) is the world’s largest and longest-running forum dedicated…
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IRRI receives Cross of Friendship medal from Lao PDR
07.02.25Through the Cross of Friendship medal, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic acknowledges IRRI’s …
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NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa
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Food security
A photo-op of participants at the 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting, with over 90 participan…
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María del Campo: The Image of Colombian Cacao at the International Theobroma for Peace Congress
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Nutrition, health & food security
In the midst of cacao plantations, the figure of a woman stands out with a…
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From Family Farming to Facing Africa’s Malnutrition: The Journey of Christine Chege
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Nutrition, health & food security
Christine Chege is an agri-nutrition and food systems expert at the Alliance of Bioversity Internati…
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Uganda’s Yellow Star to launch nutritious bean-based flour to tackle malnutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Malnutrition in Uganda is not just a statistic—it’s a pressing crisis that impacts millions. Acc…
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World Wetland Day: IRRI’s role in preserving Bangladesh’s Haor wetland ecosystem
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Environmental health
by Rehana Noor In the Haor wetlands of Bangladesh, rice is a key source of…
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