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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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“Future of agriculture in good hands” as Gombe State University students tour IITA Kano Station
08.10.23Gombe State University students from the Department of Botany embarked on a field trip to…
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50 extension officers in Togo trained to strengthen the extension system and boost cassava and rice production
08.10.23Attaining Zero Hunger in any country will be a mirage without a strong extension system. IITA–CGI…
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New partners introduced to EiA tools
08.10.23On 21 August, the IITA–CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) team hosted a partner’s interactive …
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Sustainable cassava seed system on show at AGRF 2023
05.10.23On 7 September, IITA–CGIAR convened sixty-eight cassava value chain stakeholders to showcase the…
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Lasting support guaranteed for the conservation of sub-Saharan Africa’s crop diversity
05.10.23The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops, including important legumes was sealed…
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Tanzanian President and IITA to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and other sectors
05.10.23An IITA delegation led by IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and IITA Director Gener…
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Strengthening partnerships for food systems in Africa
05.10.23IITA–CGIAR played a key role at the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) hosted in T…
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CGIAR centers and partners showcase innovations at AGRF pre-summit
05.10.23IITA-CGIAR led the organization of a field visit, which hosted about 150 participants for the Afric…
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Excitement as IITA Tanzania receives Director General in first visit
05.10.23On 8 September, the quiet routine of the IITA Eastern Africa Hub office was replaced with lively…
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In sub-Saharan Africa, mineral fertilisation and agroecology are not incompatible
05.10.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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Improved cassava varieties are becoming a key ingredient in global food security
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Little known in most highly developed countries, the root vegetable cassava has been largely ignored…
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Resilient agriculture: A pathway to achieving sustainable food systems
19.09.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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IITA and Tokyo University to intensify partnership addressing West African agricultural challenges
19.09.23From 24 to 31 August, IITA accommodated four representatives from the Tokyo University of Agricul…
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Showcasing banana hybrids at the 2023 Tanzania International Agricultural Trade Show
19.09.23IITA, in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AI…
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Central African Republic cassava value chain receives support from IITA-TAAT Cassava Compact
19.09.23IITA and the PADECAS project organized capacity-building workshops in Central African Republic from…
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ATA annual meeting highlights production support in the cassava value chain
19.09.23The government-funded Agricultural Transformation Agenda program in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Exploring promising opportunities between Argentina and IITA
19.09.23In a promising step towards collaboration, an IITA delegation visited the Embassy of Argentina in …
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Promising yam bacteria can enhance African food security
11.09.23In a collaborative effort, IITA–CGIAR and the Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) sc…
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