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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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Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?
08.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BOGOR, Indonesia (Forests News) — Tofu, edamame, soy sauce – if this is what you…
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Breaking the dry-spell: integrating water and soil management for better yields and resilience
07.10.18-
Food security
Ensuring that we make the best use of our water to produce enough food for…
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IFPRI Partnership on Small Scale Irrigation Research Extended Five More Years with $12.5 Million Grant
05.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
October 5, Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a f…
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A4NH releases Vietnam food system policy baseline report
05.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
The food systems for healthier diets research flagship of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture…
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Video on food safety research in Vietnam highlights importance of partnerships
04.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
Hung Nguyen-Viet, regional representative for East and Southeast Asia and senior scientist at the In…
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Video: Food systems in Vietnam: Unique opportunities, rapid transformations
03.10.18-
Health
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Nutrition
Stef de Haan is A4NH's Country Coordinator in Vietnam, and Regional Program Management Officer for …
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Refugees and the environment: the case of Arua
03.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Saving lives happens in emergencies but also over the long term. Researchers are calling for…
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New studies highlight potential of zinc-biofortified wheat
02.10.18-
Nutrition
Two new studies from HarvestPlus and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) s…
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IRRI and partners enhance farmer livelihood through new rice straw composting technique
02.10.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Rice straw is a natural byproduct of rice production. Each kilogram of milled rice produces…
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Farmer-to-farmer learning is boosting aquaculture in Sierra Leone
02.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Sierra Leone, where commercial small-scale aquaculture is in its infancy, FISH is developing and…
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IRRI gathers researchers to advance breeding programs around the world
01.10.18-
Food security
IRRI together with the Excellence in Breeding (EiB) program and the Genomic Open-Source Breeding Inf…
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Can you imagine a world of waste-wise cities? Accra leads the way
01.10.18-
Environmental health
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Health
The challengeWaste is piling up in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which is home to…
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Free community labour: critical to Ethiopia’s drive to restore land and improve livelihoods
01.10.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia have provided huge amounts of time and labour, free of…
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Fish farmers celebrate tilapia harvest in Timor-Leste
01.10.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste (PADTL), a five-year project funded by …
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IFPRI Research Day: Brookings’ Homi Kharas on overcoming obstacles to meeting the SDGs
28.09.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR, KATRINA KOSEC AND JESSICA HECKERT It’s a troubled time for global food secur…
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IFPRI report: How China and Africa can promote cooperation in agricultural modernization
28.09.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY XINYUAN SHANG AND LIWEN ZHANG Agriculture is key to improving food security and reducing poverty…
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Empowering women farmers to lead agricultural transformation
28.09.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
A network of women farmer leaders are set to drive widespread adoption of innovations and…
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Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to help the continent achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency by 2025
27.09.18-
Food security
28 September 2018, Kenya - Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new…
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