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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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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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When forests feed the fish that feed our families
20.10.22Land use and land cover change affects fish catch in Cameroonian rivers It might seem…
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The School Meal Coalition We Need
19.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
School feeding is the largest and most widespread social safety net in the world, benefitting…
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Shared peatland brings RoC and DRC closer on climate action
19.10.22Good governance can mitigate threats to cross-border carbon sink Previously unrecognized, the Congo …
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G20 Agriculture Ministers Underscore Importance of Food System Sustainability, Open and Fair Trade, and Digital Innovations as Long-Term Food Crisis Responses
18.10.22In the aftermath of COVID-19, the world continues to face a severe food security crisis,…
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Farmers Take the Lead in Research
18.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
To involve farmers in research and have a genuine partnership between researchers and farmers, farme…
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Take a Look in the Mirror to Transform Gender Roles
18.10.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Restrictive gender norms can limit whether and how women benefit from agricultural innovations. Yet …
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High-level dialogue deliberated solutions for gender equality and climate resilience in Africa
18.10.22Climate change harms women disproportionately, exposing social and gender inequalities across the gl…
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International crop science conference tackled how to innovate to offer solutions for food security under climate change impact
18.10.22-
Food security
(SEOUL, South Korea, 18 October 2022) – Innovation in crop science research became front and…
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Applying the land-water-food-energy nexus
18.10.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
To achieve net zero and unlock progress on multiple SDGs, we need new, coordinated action…
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Full adoption of existing mitigation strategies can help meet livestock methane reduction targets by 2030
17.10.22-
Mitigation
Amid the often-distressing news about climate change, some good news: Existing strategies could miti…
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Improving potato yields and livelihoods in Georgia with innovations and training
17.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The potato may be known as the “second bread” in Georgia, but the country’s average…
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Building Kenya Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs)
17.10.22International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) kicked off a six-day workshop on September 19, …
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La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems
17.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Seaweed left an indelible mark during the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and the 2021…
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Researchers support efforts to increase agricultural productivity of women in Malawi
17.10.22Despite the increasing recognition of women’s contribution to agricultural production, there are s…
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IITA builds capacity of Congolese nationals on sustainable seed systems and pest and disease diagnostics
17.10.22Within the framework of the ATAC and the Development of Commercial Agriculture projects, funded resp…
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AVISA project showcases improved crop varieties at Farmers’ Field Day
17.10.22Field days are farm events organized by producers and agricultural institutes to educate farmers on…
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Her+ initiative builds women’s agricultural resilience for climate change
17.10.22Women are key drivers of climate change solutions, but gender inequalities seem to stand in…
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IITA trains food processors to improve health and nutrition using provitamin A-rich plantain flour in Gabon
17.10.22Food processors in Libreville, Gabon, recently participated in a training on the use of provitamin…
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