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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
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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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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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Orphan legumes: Key to food security in Africa
31.08.22Africa’s growing population, expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, is taking its toll on…
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STEP targets Rwandan expansion
31.08.22In line with its founding objectives, the Start Them Early Program (STEP) has continued to create …
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Malinyi District Commissioner applauds IITA for empowering youth in agribusiness in Tanzania
31.08.22Malinyi District Commissioner Mathayo Maselle has praised IITA for providing youth with opportunit…
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Researchers address challenges facing Zambia’s aquaculture value chain
31.08.22As the global population increases, leading to more consumption of animal protein, aquaculture is ke…
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The response to the global food crisis must address the needs of women and girls
31.08.22-
Food security
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Gender equality
The response to the global food crisis must address the needs of women and girls…
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Announcing a new name for the CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat
31.08.22Following consultations with stakeholders, the CGIAR Advisory Services (CAS) Shared Secretariat has …
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Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj of HarvestPlus to Receive the 2022 Normal Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
30.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for C…
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Penang Chief Minister applauds WorldFish on successful IIFET 2024 bid
30.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow congratulated WorldFish for winning the bid to host the…
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Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj of HarvestPlus to Receive the 2022 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
30.08.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for C…
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Reviewed: How do quality seed systems impact food and nutrition security?
30.08.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
In food system and nutrition research, only a handful of studies fully document how seed…
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Nepal releases seven new and improved rice varieties to increase domestic rice production
30.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The National Seed Board of Nepal has approved the release of seven new rice varieties…
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Cereal seed systems
29.08.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
For certified seed to reach a farmer’s field for cultivation, it passes through many hands…
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Strengthening National and Regional Capacity for Climate Risk Assesment in the Western Agro-Ecological Zone of Rwanda
29.08.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
Through the Integrating Weather and Climate analytics into Agricultural Risk Management or simply Cl…
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Putting sustainable, equitable palm oil on the G20 recovery agenda
29.08.22Stakeholders at policy dialogue explore priorities for December talks Diverse ways to improve the en…
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Study finds that agricultural diversity has a positive impact on food security
26.08.22Agricultural diversity can be an important driver of food security, but the magnitude of the…
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IITA wins second place at the national farmers’ exhibitions award in Tanzania
26.08.22IITA came second in the Institute of Agricultural Research exhibitions awards during the 2022 Natio…
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Africa House and IITA training highlights potential in agro-commodities export
26.08.22Following the recently signed MoU between IITA and Africa House, both parties conducted a one-day …
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Drabo Forest Reserve: A haven for birds and biodiversity conservation
26.08.22The Drabo Forest Reserve (DFR), one of the remaining patches of secondary rainforests in Benin…
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