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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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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
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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Reflections on resilience
27.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
“Most of us here were born and raised in this ward, helping our parents with…
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CIMMYT releases its first ever maize genetic resource lines
26.10.20The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is pleased to announce the release o…
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Beyond breeding: the potential of improved postharvest storage techniques for smallholder farmers
23.10.20-
Food security
In the early days of organizations like the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMY…
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Somalia agriculture partners learn about integrated fall armyworm control practices
21.10.20-
Food security
Fall armyworm continues to cause havoc in Africa. Farmers in Somalia have not been spared…
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Disinfecting equipment keeps agricultural production running in Bangladesh
20.10.20As with other industries in the country, most light engineering workshops in Bangladesh closed at…
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AgriFoodTrust platform gains momentum in quest for more inclusive, transparent agriculture
19.10.20-
Big data
The AgriFoodTrust platform is gaining traction in its quest to bring inclusive and usable trust an…
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What is sustainable intensification?
14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By 2050, the world’s population could grow to 9.7 billion, food demand is expected to…
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Breaking Ground: Isaiah Nyagumbo advances climate-smart technologies to improve smallholder farming systems
14.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Most small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa rely on rain-fed agriculture to sufficiently feed their fam…
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Against the grain: New paper reveals the overlooked health benefits of maize and wheat
12.10.20-
Nutrition
Cereal crops like maize and wheat deserve greater consideration as part of a healthy, nutritious…
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In case of fall armyworm, watch this video
12.10.20-
Food security
To the first-time observer, the aftermath of a fall armyworm infestation must be terrifying. The…
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Empowered rural women take on entrepreneurship
09.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The COVID-19 lockdown has been hard on people across India, but particularly agonizing for families…
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Honoring the life and legacy of Donald Winkelmann
09.10.20With sorrow we report the passing of Donald Winkelmann, who served as Director General of…
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En route to improved agronomic literacy
08.10.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the years of the Nepal's civil war, women in rural villages like Masuriya faced…
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Q&A: How blockchain can create social and environmental impacts
08.10.20-
Big data
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Food security
Blockchain promises to revolutionize the economic system by changing the way we communicate over the…
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Women find a role in Bangladesh’s agricultural mechanization sector
07.10.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
t is a general perception, globally and in Bangladesh, that women do not have a…
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Scientists find genomic regions associated with wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT nurseries
05.10.20In an article published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of scientists led by wheat…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: What is conservation agriculture?
01.10.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Farmers worldwide are increasingly adopting conservation agriculture. In the 2015/2016 season, conse…
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Wheat blast has made the intercontinental jump to Africa
29.09.20-
Food security
Wheat blast, a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease, has been reported for the first time…
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