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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
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
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
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
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
19.09.25Dr. 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
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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RTB crops’ role in humanitarian response highlighted by impressive attendance at virtual training event
31.05.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When crisis strikes, meeting the basic needs of affected people becomes a major challenge. Drought,…
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CGIAR Research Initiative scientists advise Nepal government on linking research and policy
31.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
On 10 May 2023, CGIAR scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Alli…
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May Message from the Chair of the System Board
31.05.23Appolinaire Djikeng, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Harry Kimtai, Jimmy Smith Warm greetings to the CGIAR c…
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Catalyzing Coherence: CGIAR Initiatives in India
31.05.23By Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee, Garima Taneja, Archisman Mitra, and Shilp Verma Increasing food and n…
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National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Coordination team holds 1st Hackathon in Kenya
31.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
International Water Institute (IWMI) and CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, throu…
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Updates from Accelerated Breeding: 2023
30.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Updates from Accelerated Breeding: May 2023 After a year of transition and foundation setting –…
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Mutual learning on key policy issues in food systems transformation between Africa and China
30.05.23Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy of China Agricultural Institute in collaboration with IF…
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Partner Profile: Enabling Uganda’s Farmers to Meet New Challenges
30.05.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When Uganda’s farmers – who make up 70 percent of the population – face challenges,…
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AIM4C Summit: Innovation for integrating and mainstreaming agriculture in climate action
30.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Elsa Olivetti and Brian McNamara OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The agrifood system contributes signific…
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Impacts on Colombia's food system caused by natural phenomena: The case of Rosas, Cauca
30.05.23Click to read the Spanish version The food system is a complex set of processes…
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Increased youth participation in agribusiness, a catalyst for economic growth
30.05.23Youth engagement in agriculture has increased in priority on the development agenda, as there is…
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Nigeria Library Association seeks to strengthen collaboration with IITA Knowledge Center
30.05.23Members of the Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Library Association (NLA)—the national union of…
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Extension agents prepped to serve orange-fleshed sweet potato farmers in Oyo State
30.05.23Nine extension agents (five male, four female), including two youths, have been trained by IITA–C…
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New study on pearl millet unveils opportunities for climate-resilient feed and forage
30.05.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus) is a staple crop that provides food for roughly 90 million…
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Science and advocacy: finding the right balance
30.05.23-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over the last seven years, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been testing a…
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Deep sowing of dry direct-seeded rice: cultivar differences in seedling establishment and grain yield
30.05.23-
Food security
In Asia, rapid economic growth has also caused a shift of labor from agriculture to…
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New generation of farmers lead the way in making farming more productive and profitable
30.05.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of northern India, nearly 70% of the population is involved in…
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Inauguration of the international soil-borne pathogens research & development center in Ankara, Turkey
29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Staff of the International Soil Borne Pathogens Research and Development Center along with the Minis…
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