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IITA’s Prof. Lateef addressing Farmers at OGSTEP Inception Workshop.

IITA-VCDF OGSTEP to strengthen private sector-led agri-food value chains in Ijebu-Ode

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

The Value Chain Development Firm (VCDF) of IITA–CGIAR hosted the Ogun State Economic Transformat…

IITA’s Titilayo Falade (second right) and Prakash Kant Silwal (fourth right) handing over the mycotoxin testing equipment and accessories to the NAFDAC and CFARAP teams.

Reducing Postharvest loss project donates equipment to set up mycotoxin testing hubs in Nigeria

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

In a ceremony held on 29 November at IITA-Abuja, IITA Associate Scientist Titilayo Falade and Act…

IITA Nutrition Research Associate Greg Nwaoliwe speaking with the trainees at FUNAAB Ogun State.

IITA Zero Hunger Project empowers women and youth in nutrition and agripreneurship in Ogun State

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

Fifteen extension Agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs in Ogun State have been trained as…

Mayor of Mvangan addressing the first International Plantain Festival in South Cameroon.

IITA showcases technologies in the first International Plantain Festival in South Cameroon

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

The first International Plantain Festival, organized by the National Association for Actors of the P…

IARSAF fellows with DDG-P4D Kenton Dashiell (5th from right) and other IITA staff.

IARSAF’s 25th symposium tackles changing climate conditions in the agriculture sector

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) recently held its 25th annu…

Banana plants showing typical symptoms of BBTV in a farmer’s field during the surveillance and eradication workshop. Photo: IITA/George Mahuku

IITA trains ministry officials on eradicating Banana bunchy top virus in Tanzania

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

As part of efforts to curb the spread of the invasive Banana Bunchy Top disease…

Plantain breeder and PROSSIVA Banana Component Lead, Dr Delphine Amah, giving her presentation at the launch.

IITA embarks on project to boost vegetatively-propagated crop seed systems in Africa

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

03.01.23

IITA–CGIAR is set to commence a five-year project—Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegeta…

For women in Ivory Coast, processing cassava no longer has to be a grind

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

02.01.23

Gender equality, youth & social inclusion

Attieke is the national dish of Ivory Coast. Served with fried fish or a vegetable…

Farmer-led adaptation innovations are at the heart of CGIAR’s Livestock and Climate adaptation work

CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate

31.12.22

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation

Livestock and Climate is a first-of-its-kind program in CGIAR that looks at both mitigation and…

Developing and implementing Picture-Based Advisories (PBA) for farmers in Kenya

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

31.12.22

Food security

IFPRI’s picture-based insurance (PBI) initiative, recognized as a CGIAR@50 Innovation and acti…

Engaging with stakeholders and establishing Agroecological Living Landscapes: Overall reflections

CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

31.12.22

Environmental health & biodiversity

Authors: Bernard Triomphe and Nadia Bergamini, Work Package 1 coordination, with inputs from country…

Devising a model to capture the income and environmental impacts of Senegal's livestock value chain

CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity

30.12.22

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nutrition, health & food security

The Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender inclusion’ (SAPLING) i…

Can innovations in logistics and financial services benefit actors throughout agricultural value chains?

CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets

30.12.22

Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

By Kate Ambler, Jeff Bloem, Alan de Brauw, and Eduardo Maruyama Catalyzed by changes to…

Food System Actors engaged in the cocreation of agroecological innovations - Results of Year 1 engagement in seven countries

CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

30.12.22

Environmental health & biodiversity

Authors: Simone Staiger-Rivas and Gabriela Wiederkehr (both Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), based on init…

A new frontier: building innovative partnerships to catalyze new rangelands restoration opportunities

CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate

30.12.22

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health & biodiversity

Rangelands are having a moment. Their productive values, their environmental importance and the peop…

WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

30.12.22

Food security

Global progress on advancing women’s empowerment within governance systems has been uneven, even a…

Supporting the development of agroecological business models by linking food system actors along the value chain

CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

29.12.22

Environmental health & biodiversity

Authors: Manuel Narjes (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), Boubaker Dhehibi (ICARDA), Christine Chege (Allia…

Food price shocks and diets among poor households in Egypt

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

29.12.22

Food security
Nutrition, health & food security

Because of its dependence on food imports, Egypt is particularly vulnerable to the high world…

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IITA-VCDF OGSTEP to strengthen private sector-led agri-food value chains in Ijebu-Ode

Reducing Postharvest loss project donates equipment to set up mycotoxin testing hubs in Nigeria

IITA Zero Hunger Project empowers women and youth in nutrition and agripreneurship in Ogun State

IITA showcases technologies in the first International Plantain Festival in South Cameroon

IARSAF’s 25th symposium tackles changing climate conditions in the agriculture sector

IITA trains ministry officials on eradicating Banana bunchy top virus in Tanzania

IITA embarks on project to boost vegetatively-propagated crop seed systems in Africa

For women in Ivory Coast, processing cassava no longer has to be a grind

Farmer-led adaptation innovations are at the heart of CGIAR’s Livestock and Climate adaptation work

Developing and implementing Picture-Based Advisories (PBA) for farmers in Kenya

Engaging with stakeholders and establishing Agroecological Living Landscapes: Overall reflections

Devising a model to capture the income and environmental impacts of Senegal's livestock value chain

Can innovations in logistics and financial services benefit actors throughout agricultural value chains?

Food System Actors engaged in the cocreation of agroecological innovations - Results of Year 1 engagement in seven countries

A new frontier: building innovative partnerships to catalyze new rangelands restoration opportunities

WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance

Supporting the development of agroecological business models by linking food system actors along the value chain

Food price shocks and diets among poor households in Egypt