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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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Count on me for youth in agribusiness revolution – Chief Obasanjo
11.09.23The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Oluseg…
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Farmers sensitized on sustainable seed yam production
11.09.23IITA and its partner, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), are advocating the applicati…
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IITA presents cross-cutting innovations at Malawi agriculture fair
11.09.23“I particularly came to seek more information on how to venture into soybean farming, for…
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IITA, Exchange VZW, and HORTINET collaborate on banana clean seed production toward import reduction in Malawi
11.09.23With an estimated annual consumption of 453,000 metric tons, bananas are important to Malawi. Theref…
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President Bio appoints IITA alum Dr Henry Musa Kpaka to lead Sierra Leone’s agricultural transformation
11.09.23IITA alumnus Dr Henry Musa Kpaka has been appointed by President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra…
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Lasting support guaranteed for the conservation of sub-Saharan Africa’s crop diversity
11.09.23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 September 2023 – The future of some of Africa’s most beloved…
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From politician to climate-smart coffee farmer: The Kate Nakimuli story
11.09.23Meet Kate Nakimuli, a determined widow in Luweero District who used to be a sub-county…
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IITA-BBEST project to integrate digital technology in scaling innovation
04.09.23The Accra office of the IITA-led “Black Soldier Fly (BSF) for Bio Circular Economy and Environmen…
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IITA advances innovation in the EBS Maize Breeding Program to enhance food-secure solutions
04.09.23The Enterprise Breeding System (EBS)—launched in April 2022 at IITA—is an open-source breeding i…
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YABIC of Mfou providing digital solutions for youths
04.09.23As part of efforts to bridge the digital divide experienced by start-ups and provide high-quality…
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RadioIITA launches soybean empowerment farmer outreach
04.09.23RadioIITA, launched in 2019 as an internet and community radio, aims to become a center…
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Enhanced production for Cameroon seed producers after SISCA training
04.09.23To improve smallholder farmers’ sustainable access to quality maize and cassava seeds, the SISCA p…
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World Bank seeks to scale IITA’s innovations
29.08.23The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Dr Shubham Chaudhuri, paid a courtesy visit to IITA…
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AALI champions youth action towards economic development in agriculture
29.08.23The African Agricultural Leadership Institute (AALI) is an independent, non-profit international i…
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Young people can achieve a sustainable world with green skills
29.08.23A conference recently organized by the IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) Unit has highlighted the i…
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The “Maison du Champignon” enterprise producing fresh mushrooms at YABIC Zamengoue
29.08.23The “Maison du Champignon” is one of the pilot enterprises set up under the ENABLE…
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Capacity building for DR Congo seed business actors
29.08.23A group of SMEs, cooperatives, and seed producers were trained in basic seed production, quality…
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Kano farmers trained on the use of seed planters to reduce drudgery
22.08.23Mechanization has been recognized as an essential factor in agriculture development efforts to save …
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