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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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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
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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New edition of Scaling Scan emphasizes on sustainable and equitable impact
14.03.24-
Big data
The third edition of Scaling Scan, a user-friendly tool that helps teams reimagine innovation…
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Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2024 Women in Triticum (WIT) awardees
14.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024…
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No Stones, No Grit! A game-changing technology to process small grain introduced in Zimbabwe
12.03.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
In Zimbabwe, the traditional, laborious, and time-consuming small grain processing may soon b…
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How Kenya’s plant breeding stations are investing in women in science
04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Also published in Farmers Review Africa, Smart Farmer Kenya, and included in Peoples' Daily, "Challe…
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Women farmers turn the tide on soybean production
04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
From the rich plateau landscapes of Angonia district in the Tete province of Mozambique…
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Farmers Empowered: Accra Workshop Tackles Climate Challenges with Crop-Climate Modeling
29.02.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In a week-long intensive workshop, researchers, agricultural stakeholders, and early-career scientis…
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Product Design Teams (PDTs): A client-oriented approach to defining market segments and target product profiles
29.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Seed product market segmentation (SPMS) and target product profiles (TPPs) are the backbone f…
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Reaching farmers in Zambia
16.02.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
It is challenging to disseminate information across far-flung areas of rural Zambia as extension off…
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Preservation of agrobiodiversity in Colombia: CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative trains smallholder farmers in the conservation of Colombian native maize seeds
15.02.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
By Sylvanus Odjo and Jessica González Regalado, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Co…
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Heat tolerant maize hybrids: a pursuit to strengthen food security in South Asia
02.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
After a decade of rigorous effort, CIMMYT, along with public-sector maize research institutes and pr…
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Wheat blast spread globally under climate change modeled for the first time
01.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases…
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Soybean rust threatens soybean production in Malawi and Zambia
25.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Soybeans are a significant source of oil and protein, and soybean demand has been…
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Tackling fall armyworm with sustainable control practices
25.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Typically looking like a small caterpillar growing up to 5 cms in length, the…
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Examining how insects spread toxic fungi
23.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10% of the global population suffers from food…
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CIMMYT scientists recognized for significant research impact
18.01.24-
Social inclusion
CIMMYT applies high quality science to develop more resilient agrifood systems. This year three scie…
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Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In Zambia, smallholder farmers obtain their seed from a variety of sources. Over 75…
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Every drop of water matters: Leading global research institutes ally to aid farmers in dry and saline ecosystems
10.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
An award-winning not-for-profit agricultural research center recognized for its work on susta…
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Transforming rural agriculture with improved seed and mechanization
09.01.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
More than 1,300 smallholder farmers, across the Mwenezi and Masvingo districts of Zimbabwe, braved t…
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