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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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IITA and CGIAR partner with Zambia to increase innovation delivery with research facility launch
17.04.24In a major move to leverage its research efforts and strengthen an existing partnership of…
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International Day of Forests: IITA Forest Center contributes to forest conservation in Nigeria
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Biodiversity
Every 21 March, we celebrate World Forest Day, a global reminder of the importance of…
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Soils4Africa workshop: Madagascar youth learn soil information system tools
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Environmental health
The goal of the Soils4Africa project is to develop an open-access soil information system and…
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IITA Forest Center: innovative approaches to sustainable forest management
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Biodiversity
On 22 March, to celebrate the International Day of Forests, IITA–CGIAR and Wild Africa Fund or…
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WATEA and NBTE at the Paris International Agricultural Show 2024
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship in Nigeria, WATEA Project, is poise…
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Zero Hunger Project shines at FGN-IFAD exhibition: Celebrating agricultural innovation and impact
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a remarkable display of agricultural innovation and achievement, the Federal Government of Nigeri…
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IITA and CGIAR launch agricultural research hub in Zambia
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Lusaka, April 4 – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) announced today that …
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Empowering African youth and women through agriculture: IITA Youth Agripreneurs’ contribution to a sustainable future
05.04.24The challenge of unemployment in African countries is a high-priority issue, particularly for the yo…
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Strengthening Adamawa’s dairy sector: IITA and Sebore Farms paving the way to prosperity
05.04.24The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is exposing youths in Adamawa state to th…
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IITA-BBEST and INRAN showcase BSF technology in Niger
05.04.24The IITA-led BSF for Bio-Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) project, in co…
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IP Management: IITA-CGIAR finding new ways to deliver impact acceleration
05.04.24Following prior considerations to enumerate and protect IITA–CGIAR‘s valued assets, Intellectua…
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IITA and CIP to realign collaboration for RTB on the continent
05.04.24With over 300 million people living below the poverty line in developing countries depending on…
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Transforming banana breeding in East Africa: IITA and NARS sign regional agreement
26.03.24IITA–CGIAR and six national agricultural research centers have signed the Mchare and Matooke Regi…
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Securing Africa’s agricultural future: ENABLE TAAT Compact’s impact in Sierra Leone
26.03.24In the heart of bustling African countries, TAAT has emerged as a beacon of hope…
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Stakeholders in Ghana engage on yam and banana seed system roadmaps
26.03.24The Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA) aims…
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Why gender equality and social inclusion matter for AID-I-GLR in scaling agricultural innovations
26.03.24At the heart of the Feed the Future/USAID Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rap…
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IITA contributes to women’s empowerment in agriculture, research, and innovation
26.03.24Every year, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, IITA–CGIAR organizes a special event…
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Empowering women and communities: IITA’s Central Africa Hub celebrates International Women’s Day
26.03.24On 8 March, the Central Africa Hub of IITA joined in the global celebration of International Women…
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