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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Women account for less than 30% of scientists and researchers in the world, partly due…

Farmers in Buhera gear up for climate-smart agriculture

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation

As climate change effects intensify, new innovations that enable smallholder farmers to adapt are no…

Customers at a milk bar in Ndumbuini in Kabete, Nairobi (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu).

Study on milk purchase and consumption in low-income households in Kenya highlights the importance of the informal dairy sector

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Food security
Nutrition, health & food security

Favourable policies that promote the availability and affordability of milk sold by informal markets…

December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health & biodiversity

As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of…

New study of global One Health Networks highlights inequity in resource allocation

CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources

Health
Nutrition, health & food security

A new research paper published in The Lancet (Feb 2023) has examined the global distribution…

Updates from Breeding Resources: 2023

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Big data
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Nutrition, health & food security

CGIAR Breeding Resource Initiative (led and managed by Genetic Innovation’s Breeding Research Serv…

Permanent Secretary Rotimiolu Akinlesi, Commissioner for Forestry Engr Taiwo Oludotun, IITA DDG-CS Hilde Koper-Limbourg, and IITA Head of Legal Services Morenike Abu displaying copies of the signed MoU between IITA Forest Center and the Ogun State Ministry of Forestry

Ministry of Forestry commits to reforesting more degraded lands in southwestern Nigeria

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Following IITA Forest Center’s impactful contributions to forest restoration in Africa, the Ogun …

(L–R) IITA BASICS-II Project Lead Prof Lateef Sanni, Head of IITA GHU Dr Lava Kumar, Ogun State Commissioner of Agriculture Dr Adeola Odedina and OGSTEP Team Lead Dr Olugbire at the meeting in Abeokuta.

IITA Digital Delivery Working Group delivers progress report to Ogun State Commissioner

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The IITA Digital Delivery Working team led by virologist and Head of the Germplasm Health…

Maize hybrids cultivated in one of the five agroecological zones across Nigeria

Study highlights environmental and seasonal effects on maize hybrids

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Maize is a staple cereal across Africa that is also consumed globally. Rich in protein,…

Wild relatives add significant agronomic improvement and disease resistance to lentils

19.02.23

Biodiversity

In the face of declining biodiversity, it is necessary to widen the genetic base of…

The Kafue flats are a vital asset in the life of the people who live near the wetlands because they are a source of income. Photo by Agness Chileya.

Protecting livelihoods through sustainable utilization of the Kafue river basin

WorldFish

18.02.23

Environmental health & biodiversity
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Traditional leaders in Zambia, such as chiefs, have historically been the proponents of natural reso…

A deceptively simple hack boosts wheat yields in Bihar

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

17.02.23

Climate adaptation & mitigation

As a warming planet desiccates crops around the world, threatening livelihoods and nutrition, farmer…

IITA and partners train African scientists on CRISPR technology to adapt to climate change impacts in agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

17.02.23

To help reduce food insecurity and malnutrition aggravated by climate change, the International Inst…

Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed named WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director of Aquatic Foods

WorldFish

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed formally assumes the WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director …

Government of Zimbabwe recognizes CIMMYT for beneficial collaborations

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Environmental health & biodiversity

The best results in combating pests and diseases exacerbated by climate change and protecting agricu…

“Fine Flavor” Chocolate Standards can offer a sweet deal for Smallholder Farmers

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Nutrition, health & food security

Cacao (the key ingredient of chocolate, also known as cocoa) is essential to the livelihoods…

Smart Integration of New Technology and Traditional Knowledge for a Sustainable Agricultural Future