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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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Exploring the water, energy, food, and ecosystems nexus in the Ganges Basin
05.05.22Six interesting takeaways from the recent NEXUS Gains Ganges Basin Inception Workshop in Kathmandu. …
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AUC commends IITA’s research activities
05.05.22His Excellency, Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and I…
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35 learn about gene editing and its communication
05.05.22Scientists and communication specialists from various Kenyan organizations participated in a four-da…
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Muhogo Bora Project trains local agricultural officers on management and gender integration in the Tanzanian cassava seed system
05.05.22IITA and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), through the Muhogo Bora (Better Cassa…
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NCEEC to partner with IITA on research and energy conservation
05.05.22Representatives from the National Center for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (NCEEC) visited IIT…
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IITA and partners launch EBS-Maize Platform to modernize breeding programs
05.05.22A significant agricultural transformation is underway for maize breeders across the globe to overcom…
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GSN to boost visibility of IITA gender-focused activities
05.05.22Following the launch of a new gender research webinar series by the IITA Gender Science Network …
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IITA commences public-private partnership in Central Africa seed sector with IFAD support
05.05.22From 14 to 15 April in Kinshasa, IITA launched the Strengthening the Supply of Improved Seeds an…
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ILRI scientist Delia Grace wins 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for research innovation
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
We congratulate Delia Grace, professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute and…
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Risk-based and One Health approaches for improved food safety in Africa
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Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The rapid evolution of global food safety systems in response to population growth, urbanization, cl…
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Towards unified accountability and joint learning: A new Evaluation Framework and Policy for One CGIAR
04.05.22With an estimated annual research portfolio of more than USD 900 million, CGIAR aims to…
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African breeding and operations teams boost expertise and map out improvements
04.05.22Breeders and breeding operations staff across Africa are amping up their skills and solving shared…
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Inspired by “enemy of world hunger” Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, national and global institutions and research centers strengthen their commitment to food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Representatives of the Government of Mexico, the Embassy of India, the National Agricultural Council…
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The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market
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Food security
The war in Ukraine has pushed prices of agricultural products to historically high levels, and…
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Appropriate technology, revisited
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Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
For decades, farmers in the American corn belt have been battling a persistent and elusive…
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Gender and variety trait preferences in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique
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Gender equality
To ensure better adoption of vitamin-A rich sweetpotato, it is paramount to develop varieties that…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
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Food security
Food insecurity is endemic in Malawi, affecting up to 38% of the population every year in the…
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Experts highlight benefits of improved cassava varieties ahead of 2022 planting season
27.04.22Experts from the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASIC…
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