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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Paving the Way for a United CGIAR – Boards Approve CGIAR’s Integration Framework Agreement
22.02.23We are delighted to share the news that the CGIAR Integration Framework Agreement (IFA) has…
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Measuring the extent of a risky practice: Using toxic chemicals on cattle for tick control in Uganda
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Nutrition, health & food security
By Richard Ariong, Jordan Chamberlin, Sarah Wairimu Kariuki, and Bjorn Van Campenhout OPEN ACCESS |…
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Celebrating women and girls aspiring to change the world through science
21.02.23Women account for less than 30% of scientists and researchers in the world, partly due…
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Farmers in Buhera gear up for climate-smart agriculture
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
As climate change effects intensify, new innovations that enable smallholder farmers to adapt are no…
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Study on milk purchase and consumption in low-income households in Kenya highlights the importance of the informal dairy sector
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Favourable policies that promote the availability and affordability of milk sold by informal markets…
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December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of…
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New study of global One Health Networks highlights inequity in resource allocation
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A new research paper published in The Lancet (Feb 2023) has examined the global distribution…
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Updates from Breeding Resources: 2023
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Big data
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR Breeding Resource Initiative (led and managed by Genetic Innovation’s Breeding Research Serv…
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Ministry of Forestry commits to reforesting more degraded lands in southwestern Nigeria
20.02.23Following IITA Forest Center’s impactful contributions to forest restoration in Africa, the Ogun …
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IITA Digital Delivery Working Group delivers progress report to Ogun State Commissioner
20.02.23The IITA Digital Delivery Working team led by virologist and Head of the Germplasm Health…
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Study highlights environmental and seasonal effects on maize hybrids
20.02.23Maize is a staple cereal across Africa that is also consumed globally. Rich in protein,…
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Wild relatives add significant agronomic improvement and disease resistance to lentils
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Biodiversity
In the face of declining biodiversity, it is necessary to widen the genetic base of…
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Protecting livelihoods through sustainable utilization of the Kafue river basin
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Traditional leaders in Zambia, such as chiefs, have historically been the proponents of natural reso…
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A deceptively simple hack boosts wheat yields in Bihar
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
As a warming planet desiccates crops around the world, threatening livelihoods and nutrition, farmer…
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IITA and partners train African scientists on CRISPR technology to adapt to climate change impacts in agriculture
17.02.23To help reduce food insecurity and malnutrition aggravated by climate change, the International Inst…
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Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed named WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director of Aquatic Foods
16.02.23Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed formally assumes the WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director …
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Government of Zimbabwe recognizes CIMMYT for beneficial collaborations
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The best results in combating pests and diseases exacerbated by climate change and protecting agricu…
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“Fine Flavor” Chocolate Standards can offer a sweet deal for Smallholder Farmers
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Nutrition, health & food security
Cacao (the key ingredient of chocolate, also known as cocoa) is essential to the livelihoods…
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