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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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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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IITA partners with global leaders to deliver soil health and productivity solutions to Africa’s farms
05.02.24Millions of smallholder farmers across Africa are about to get a helping hand from the…
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Emeritus Director General discusses regional collaborations during Nigerian visit
05.02.24IITA Emeritus Director General and President of the Africa Agricultural Leadership Institute (AAL…
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New partnership with FUTA to strengthen agricultural research in Africa
05.02.24IITA has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing African agricultural research through a strategic p…
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AALI collaboration agreement to strengthen agricultural collaboration in Africa
05.02.24As part of the commitment to transform food systems and support food security efforts on…
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Leading fertilizer producer to collaborate with IITA to fill agronomic gap
05.02.24Following a recent meeting with the IITA–CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) team, Indorama re…
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IITA appoints Sanginga as Emeritus Director General
30.01.24As a reflection of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and food security in Africa, the…
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Declining coffee production in Africa spurs soil health and nematode control research
30.01.24As global coffee consumption continues to rise, driven by increasing demand for the beverage, the…
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Improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers through environmental sustainability
30.01.24The IITA-led BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability BBEST Project, Regional …
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Gates Foundation explores IITA research innovations for impact
30.01.24A team from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation visited the IITA headquarters in Ibadan rece…
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New study explores human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics
29.01.24The extinction of human experience with nature directly correlates to the urban invasion of green…
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New year begins with release of new high-yield yam variety in Nigeria
29.01.24IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has release…
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CGIAR Executive Managing Director lauds IITA’s innovation scaling impact
23.01.24As part of activities to connect with CGIAR leaders, staff, and partners around the world and to…
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CGIAR, IRRI, and EiA honored for transforming Vietnam’s agriculture
23.01.24During the International Rice Festival held in Can Tho, Vietnam, in December 2023, the MARD…
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Exploring sustainable agriculture and empowering the next generation through international collaborations
23.01.24In a move to strengthen international collaborations and witness the impact of Dutch-funded initiati…
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Youth in Agribusiness project targets capacity development of 5,000 youths in 2024
23.01.24The recently launched Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling Scaling of Innovative Technologies for Sustain…
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Strengthening collaborative efforts in West Africa’s food systems
11.01.24In a bid to strengthen partnerships across the continent, CGIAR Regional Director for Continental …
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Aligning agri-food efforts in Sierra Leone with AfDB
11.01.24While on a multi-level working visit to Sierra Leone, IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional D…
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Partnering with FMAFS to scale innovation for food security in Nigeria
11.01.24The Nigeria Ministry for Agriculture and Food Security is set to collaborate with IITA to scale te…
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