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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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Is waste the next big business opportunity?
17.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
A new 800-page book profiles multiple ways to harness waste to help fill the world’s…
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Tackling the Hard Questions Head On to Define Tomorrow’s Research Agenda: Let the Countdown to Science Forum 2018 Begin!
17.04.18-
Food security
In just under six months’ time Science Forum 2018 – Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies b…
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Community land rights open investment opportunities in global south
16.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The devolution of land tenure rights to forest-dwelling communities over the past quarter century ha…
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Gender considerations in informal food markets in sub-Saharan Africa
16.04.18-
Food security
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Gender equality
Kristina Roesel, a postdoctoral scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute, discuss…
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How international investments in agriculture shape food security
13.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY SHELLEKA DARBY, JAMES ZHAN, WILLIAM SPELLER AND HAFIZ MIRZA International investments in agric…
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Ethiopian economy grows, but diets are still poor
13.04.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new Ethiopia has emerged in recent years. A potent combination of increased agricultural productiv…
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Taking a farmer-centric approach to Integrated Pest Management
12.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
"You always have to put a human face to your research. You can’t just go…
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Sustainable food systems: Agriculture by another name?
12.04.18-
Food security
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Nutrition
This piece is excerpted from a post by Steven D. Prager, Mark Lundy, and Chris Bene…
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Policy seminar and special event: Tales of yield improvement and farewell to Mark Rosegrant
12.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY SHELLEKA DARBY IFPRI marked the path-breaking career of Senior Research Fellow and retiring Envir…
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Crop research needs a system of integrated labs across the globe
11.04.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY MARK ROSEGRANT Despite advances in agricultural productivity thanks to higher and more stable cro…
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The business case for seed – a public-private partnership takes root in Kenya
11.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in developing countries often lack access to certified disease-free planting material for ro…
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How to develop and manage your own community seedbank
11.04.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Ronnie Vernooy, Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, Bioversity International, reports on a new hand…
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‘Contour bunding’ preserves soils and boosts farmers’ incomes by 20% in Mali – new study
11.04.18-
Food security
A new study by ICRISAT scientists in Mali has found that ‘contour bunding’, technique helps…
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Using cognitive testing to improve measurement of women’s empowerment in nutrition and health
10.04.18-
Health
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Nutrition
In this blog post, Anika Hannan, a soon-to-be MPH graduate from Emory University, discusses cogniti…
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What can we learn from rising rice production in Senegal?
06.04.18-
Food security
BY KATRIN GLATZEL Ndèye lives in a small town in northern Senegal, close to the…
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Scaling sustainable rice farming practices to achieve food security in Asia
06.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
JAKARTA, Indonesia— Experts gathering at the 5th Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Food a…
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More cassava for less time
05.04.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Cassava has a relatively long growth cycle compared to other important crops. It takes an…
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Bearish headlines overstate the extent of available global wheat stocks, analysts say
05.04.18-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The declining area sown to wheat worldwide, together with stockpiling by China, is masking significa…
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