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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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Japanese Emperor decorates Sanginga with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
01.08.23In recognition of his immense contribution to research, food security, and bilateral cooperation in …
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NASC seeks to reinforce collaborative efforts with IITA
01.08.23A strategy meeting of BASICS-II was held at the IITA Ibadan campus to discuss the…
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Out with old, in with new: Climate-smart seed varieties improve maize production in Ghana
26.07.23Climate-smart maize varieties are boosting yields for farmers by up to 62% in five regions…
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HER+ research on norms limiting women’s resilience to climate change
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In the recently concluded 2023 Development Studies Association (DSA) annual conference, IITA Pos…
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Impact of CGIAR research programs highlighted in ag fair
24.07.23To showcase CGIAR’s research impact in addressing food and nutrition insecurity, climate change, …
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Scaling opportunities in Molecular Biology to improve the agricultural sector
24.07.23The IITA Bioscience Center recently organized a five-day hands-on training in Ibadan to strengthen…
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Healthy living: Enabling a low glycemic diet
24.07.23About 72% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has increased their dietary intake of carbohydrate…
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Yam multiplication plots established across five regions
24.07.23Efforts to encourage the adoption and expand diffusion of the newly released yam varieties across…
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Aflasafe technology showcased at international, high-level biocontrol events
24.07.23IITA’s internationally recognized Aflasafe Initiative has made significant strides in developing a…
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Yam investors trained on seed yam tuber production at IITA
17.07.23The IITA Capacity Development Office (CDO) and Yam Improvement Program (YIP) organized training on…
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Towards gender transformative interventions in the Muhogo Bora cassava seed system project in Tanzania
17.07.23Achieving the gender equality commitment in agrifood systems would require deliberate and bold actio…
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Value addition key to Africa’s food and nutrition security
17.07.23An agribusiness boot camp was organized recently to improve the learning skills of the agribusiness…
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HER+ research on norms limiting women’s resilience to climate change
17.07.23In the recently concluded 2023 Development Studies Association (DSA) annual conference, IITA Pos…
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Scaling agriculture science and innovation for a climate-resilient future in Africa
13.07.23Nowhere does the challenge of climate change manifest more acutely and urgently than in African…
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Yam farmers enjoy newly released varieties from IITA in Nigeria
11.07.23The IITA Yam Improvement Program (YIP) started the distribution of newly released yam varieties re…
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Adopting newly developed cowpea varieties with high-yielding performance
11.07.23In West Africa, particularly Nigeria, few crops play a vital role in food security, one…
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Making the most of homestead farming
11.07.23By March 2023, Grace started selling the spinach in her garden. She made sales of…
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ENABLE-TAAT to explore Somali youth empowerment through agribusiness
03.07.23ENABLE-TAAT and the sorghum commodity compact are exploring partnership opportunities with the gover…
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