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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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Agrifood systems, the next frontier of climate action need science for fair and equitable solutions
29.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Aditi Mukherji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform On Nove…
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Unveiling Innovations Co-designed with Farmers for Mixed Cropping: A Field Day in Daasuyili, Ghana
29.11.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
As a co-design and participatory action research (PAR) platform, the field day interfaced diverse st…
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Advancing sustainable management of aquatic food systems in Zambia’s Lower Kafue Basin through a multistakeholder platform
28.11.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Resolving conflicting claims in the management of Zambia’s Lower Kafue Basin presents a daunting c…
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Inaugural training of trainers workshop contributing to food systems transformation in Viet Nam
28.11.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
From November 2-4, 2023, a highly anticipated training of trainers (ToT) workshop was held in…
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Preparing to Scale Mbili Mbili Cropping Systems for Crop Diversification and Climate Resilience in Malawi
28.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the spirit of Ruth Ginsburg's words urging people to fight for what they care…
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Global donor agencies share investment approaches and priorities for developing rice systems in Asia and Africa
28.11.23-
Food security
MANILA, Philippines (16 October 2023) — International donor organizations presented their prioriti…
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Technologies and methodologies for low-emission rice cultivation can open doors to climate financing for smallholder farmers
28.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
MANILA, Philippines (17 October 2023) — Farmers who practice low-emission rice cultivation could s…
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Training private seed-sector stakeholders in Bangladesh to navigate the complex, shifting agricultural challenges
28.11.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scientists, researchers, and producers from private seed companies being trained in modern seed tech…
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Press Release: CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Launches Second Call for Applications
27.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Date: November 27, 2023 Today, the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator (CFSA) proudly announces the launc…
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Sowing Seeds of Change, Joining Forces to build resilience in agricultural communities by integrating climate, peace, and security
27.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The pool of expertise also included the technical support of the Jomo Kenyatta University of…
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IITA and World Bank delegates address deforestation challenges
27.11.23Developing countries, including Nigeria, are facing huge deforestation, destroying the biodiversity …
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Transferring aflatoxin biocontrol experiences to partners from Mali, Niger, and Pakistan
27.11.23Supported by funding from the United States Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Servi…
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Establishing a fertilizer and soil health center to advance regional agricultural research
27.11.23As part of IITA–CGIAR‘s ongoing research activities, a team comprising members from various res…
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IITA brokers new partnership deal with Sasakawa Africa Association
27.11.23The President of Sasakawa Africa Association (SSA), Makoto Kitanaka, accompanied by Sasakawa Niger…
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Engaging in regional dialogue to support transboundary water cooperation in Southern Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Transboundary river basins extend across international boundaries and are shared by two or more stat…
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Nutrient recycling stakeholder engagement for sustainable and resilient agricultural production in DRC
27.11.23The densely populated city of Bukavu faces increasing environmental decay, while the surrounding rur…
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Inaugural class of CRISPR technology graduates poised to shape the future of agriculture
27.11.23As the world’s foremost experts unite in their efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition,…
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Supporting the next generation of Africa’s scientists
27.11.23Fourteen-year-old Michelle Atawa Mensah was declared winner of the 2023 Young Scientist Award at the…
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