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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food SystemsÂ
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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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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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Unprecedented stopover of national symbol, Uhuru torch, highlights IITA’s accomplishments in Tanzania
05.06.23IITAÂ Tanzania management team was privileged to host the national Uhuru torch for the first time…
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New project to increase production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato among smallholder farmers in Benue and Oyo states
05.06.23To facilitate agricultural solutions to overcome malnutrition, IITA–CGIAR, through funding from …
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Enhancing yam breeding through market intelligence and collaborative initiatives
05.06.23During a 3-day inaugural meeting organized recently by the CGIAR Market Intelligence Initiative Wo…
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Senior USAID officials witness AID-I GLR progress in Rwanda
05.06.23It has only been six months since the USAID-funded project—Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Deli…
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Conceptualizing a multidimensional index to measure gendered social norms in agri-food systems
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Gendered social norms in agri-food systems play a crucial role in influencing stakeholder behavior. …
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Stakeholders challenge norms constraining women in agri-food systems
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In a world experiencing rapid climate change, harmful gender norms play a significant role in…
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CGIAR and FARA launch unified action to accelerate Agricultural Transformation in Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
[Durban, 6 June 2023] – CGIAR and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)…
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Africa needs agricultural innovation to achieve the full potential of AfCFTA
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Agriculture should be prioritised as a test case for AfCFTA adoption to spur not only…
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Uttar Pradesh-ISARC prioritize ag transformation for farmers’ welfare
05.06.23IRRI Director General Jean Balié met with Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri, Yogi…
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Survey of submissions on the Sharm El-Sheik joint work on implementation on agriculture and food security
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Mitigation
The four-year Sharm El-Sheik joint work on implementation on agriculture and food security (SSJW) wa…
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IRRI holds training on revolutionary water-saving technology for sustainable rice production
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Nutrition, health & food security
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) organized a trai…
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Food systems transformation in Viet Nam: Interview with SHiFT leadership and partners
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Nutrition, health & food security
Viet Nam recently hosted the 4th Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme, which…
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FoodSENSE offers new ways of assessing and tackling malnutrition in Uganda
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
CGIAR’s Sustainable Animal Productivity and Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender inclusion Initiative…
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Human-Centered Design Workshop to enhance pastoralists’ resilience in Ethiopia
02.06.23Like many arid and semi-arid regions in Africa, the zone is highly vulnerable to extreme…
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How can artificial intelligence-powered chatbots help policymakers? A roadmap for Kenya
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Nutrition, health & food security
By Boniface Akuko, Clemens Breisinger, Joseph Karugia, Jawoo Koo, Michael Keenan, and Richard Ndegwa…
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Infographic shows how CGIAR Genetic Innovation partnerships tackle global challenges
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
The world faces unprecedented food security, social and environmental challenges. Smallholder farmer…
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RTB crops’ role in humanitarian response highlighted by impressive attendance at virtual training event
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When crisis strikes, meeting the basic needs of affected people becomes a major challenge. Drought,…
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CGIAR Research Initiative scientists advise Nepal government on linking research and policy
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 10 May 2023, CGIAR scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Alli…
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