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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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Global team cracks genetic code to develop high-yielding, climate resilient chickpea
30.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Research also maps the center of origin and migration route of chickpea In a major…
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The stories of ‘sorghum’ Agatha and ‘seed’ Mary
12.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Why linking with the private sector is important for the AVISA project Passion can be…
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Giving youth roots and wings for a better agricultural future in Kenya
12.04.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Programs provide income-generation opportunities for young Kenyan farmers From equipping young women…
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An Innovative messaging tool helps South India’s groundnut farmers post impressive yields
12.04.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An advisory tool, scalable for any number of farmers, has shown immense potential in facilitating…
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Seed companies in West Africa eye pearl millet hybrid with 70% higher yield potential
05.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A newly developed pearl millet hybrid, with 70% yield-gain potential and high disease resistance, ha…
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The ‘smart food’ women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune
05.04.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
How do you switch back to more nutritious and climate smart food? Making it fun…
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Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya
05.04.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has…
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Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate
29.03.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The people of rural India love their bajra chapatis. These flatbreads made of pearl millet flour a…
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Climate-smart technologies to build resilience in agriculture of Niger, Mali
29.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Two projects were recently launched to adopt climate-smart agricultural technologies in Niger and Ma…
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Vania Azevedo: A Fighter for Plant Genetic Resources
08.03.19-
Biodiversity
ICRISAT’s Head of Genebank discusses her past work and shares her thoughts on the role…
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Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
31.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards A five-year plan for Indian agricultu…
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Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
28.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help crea…
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Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
28.01.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practic…
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Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?
25.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an u…
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Extended partnership to deliver high-yielding, disease-resistant finger millet to farmers
23.01.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Nutrition
Farmers can soon access finger millet varieties that not only withstand drought but are also…
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Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
18.01.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold…
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Now, get critical seed data in one click
18.01.19-
Big data
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information abo…
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Two-fold increase in varietal adoption in seven years – a chickpea tale from Ethiopia
18.01.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Adoption of improved chickpea varieties increased more than two-fold in seven years, shows data from…
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