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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
CGIAR Press Office12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
Climate Action Science Program10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
Climate Action Science Program04.11.25-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. 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
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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Lotus for Agricultural Investment & Development and the Alliance together to Drive Agri-Tech Innovation in Egypt and MENA
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
October 29, 2024 - Lotus for Agricultural Investment & Development and the Alliance of Bioversit…
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Strengthening Climate Resilience of Ethiopia’s Smallholder Farmers: Bundled Climate-Smart Solutions for Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs)
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
To boost Ethiopia's agricultural sector, the government launched the Agricultural Commercialization …
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Agriculture must evolve from a source of biodiversity loss to a driver of environmental restoration and conservation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)29.10.24-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As much as agriculture is blamed for being one of the primary drivers of biodiversity…
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What is digital sequence information’s role in agricultural research and benefit-sharing?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)28.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
On the first day of COP16, the Alliance - together with the CGIAR Genebank Initiative…
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Colombia’s "Peace with Nature" global biodiversity conference can point to successful peacebuilding collaborations with CGIAR
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)28.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
When a peace agreement was reached in 2016 after 62 years of Colombia’s brutal conflict…
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Bundled technologies of beans, insects and fruit trees are poised to transform Africa’s agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)25.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Funded by a CAD $20 million grant from Global Affairs Canada, BRAINS focuses on integrating…
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Multi-Donor Fund Unlocks Financing for Africa's Small and Medium-Sized Agricultural Enterprises
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Norway and USAID also announced that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) – a pioneering impa…
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Scaling Optimized Fertilizer Use for Sustainable Maize Farming
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The event, organized under the Ukama Ustawi Initiative in Ethiopia, showcased the benefits of SSFR…
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Empowering Women and Youth Farmers in Tanzania Through Threshing Services
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Multi-Crop Thresher Machines (MCTs) Initiative - funded by the United States Agency for Internat…
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Achieving global biodiversity targets requires shifting food and land use system trajectories
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-use and Energy (FABLE) consortium brings countries togethe…
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Empowering Counties: Building Capacity for GHG Reporting in Kenya’s Crop Production
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Kenya's crop subsector plays a crucial role in the country's economy, but it is also…
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Colombia se suma al Tratado Internacional de Semillas para fortalecer su agricultura
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
En un mundo en constante transformación por factores naturales, económicos y sociales, la diversid…
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Sino-African synergies: An alliance for sustainable food systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
On August 26, 2024, in Dakar, Senegal, a historic meeting marked a turning point in…
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A Next-Generation Catalog of Cultivated Bananas
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
We are living in an incredible time of advances in genomics. Technology is revolutionizing how…
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Rural Women Empowerment in Eastern DRC Through the Beans Value Chain
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Rural women are the backbone of agricultural activities in Africa, playing critical roles not only…
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Celebrating Open Knowledge: the Alliance at International Open Access Week 2024
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.24-
Big data
Since its inception in 2007, International Open Access Week has grown significantly, inspiring event…
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Announcement: 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress to be held in China
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
At the same time, it will: provide a platform for exchange and cooperation among policymakers,…
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Enhancing Sustainability of Community Seed Banks through Value Addition
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Community seed banks (CSBs) play a crucial role in conserving agricultural biodiversity, particularl…
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