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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

To showcase CGIAR’s research impact in addressing food and nutrition insecurity, climate change, …

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Scaling opportunities in Molecular Biology to improve the agricultural sector

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The IITA Bioscience Center recently organized a five-day hands-on training in Ibadan to strengthen…

Healthy living: Enabling a low glycemic diet

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

About 72% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has increased their dietary intake of carbohydrate…

Yam multiplication plots established across five regions

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Efforts to encourage the adoption and expand diffusion of the newly released yam varieties across…

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Aflasafe technology showcased at international, high-level biocontrol events

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

IITA’s internationally recognized Aflasafe Initiative has made significant strides in developing a…

Information meets innovation: Climate data for resilient food value chains in CWANA

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Mitigation

Improving climate data availability through platforms like F2R-CWANA can enhance the analysis and un…

Bridging the gap between traditional and regenerative agriculture with the agro-biodiversity index

CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

Biodiversity
Environmental health & biodiversity

Regenerative agriculture presents a holistic approach to farming that not only focuses on enhancing …

Participatory learning to raise rural women’s agency: Cultivating leadership and advocacy in Nigeria

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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

Women in rural areas often do not have equal opportunities in labor markets and face…

Accelerating Nutrition For a Food Systems Transformation, HarvestPlus 2022 Annual Report

HarvestPlus

21.07.23

Nutrition, health & food security

In 2022, over 86 million people in vulnerable farming families benefited from biofortified crops. Th…

Russia terminates the Black Sea Grain Initiative: What’s next for Ukraine and the world?

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Food security

by Joseph Glauber, Brian McNamara, and Elsa Olivetti OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 On July 17,…

Nutritious Home-Grown School Meals for Malawian children

HarvestPlus

CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity

Nutrition, health & food security
Youth

Six thousand school children in Kasungu and Lilongwe districts will soon, starting September 2023, e…

Are children in low-income setups less likely to develop anaemia if their parents keep chicken rather than sheep or goats?

CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience

Consumption of animal-source foods contributes to child growth and nutritional development thereby e…

Advancing Climate Security in the Mediterranean: Toward a Shared Agenda for Action

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation

by Grazia Pacillo, Marina Mastrorillo , and Ibukun Taiwo (Climate Security FOCUS) On June 26,…

Evaluation and Planning Workshop on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA)

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Environmental health & biodiversity
Nutrition, health & food security

The Transforming Agri-Food Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) Initiative held its Evaluation and Plannin…

Sowing the seeds of resilience among smallholder farmers in Bangladesh

by Himanshu Pathak, Taslima Zahan, Apurbo Chaki, and Mamata Pradhan OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Tahera…

Partner Profile: ACIAR & CGIAR on a new pathway to global food security

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Republished with permission from ACIAR.org. Originally published in October 2022. For more than half…

Professor Andrew Campbell, Retiring ACIAR CEO, Appointed as CGIAR Interim Executive Managing Director

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

19 July 2023, Montpellier, France – The CGIAR System Board has agreed to appoint Professor…

Online modules on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience launched!