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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. 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
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)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
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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Opportunities abound for investors in Africa's low-value species market, says WorldFish
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The organization is trying to create a climate-change resilient tilapia that can withstand higher oc…
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ILRI’s Jimmy Smith and Hung Nguyen recognized for their contributions to Vietnam’s agricultural and rural development
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.08.22-
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The Government of Vietnam has recognized Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestoc…
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IRRI Bangladesh and Seed Certification Agency train private seed companies to help boost domestic supply of quality rice seed
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)07.08.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A training program organized by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Banglade…
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ATA-DRC registers quick wins in three months of start-up
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22After only three months of implementing the Agenda for the Transformation of Agriculture in the…
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IITA collaborates with Waste Museum in Cycle Waste Management Memoranda
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22On 22 July, IITA–CGIAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the first Waste Museum in…
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SWEAN concludes empowerment program for women in agriculture
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22The Support to Women Entrepreneurs in the Agrifood Sector in Nigeria (SWEAN) held its official…
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IITA Bioscience Center prepares university students for better science careers
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22Research has shown that many university students in the science field across Africa lack practical…
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Ivan Buddenhagen, former IITA Director of Cereal Improvement Program, passes on
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22With a deep sense of loss, IITA announces the demise of the former Director of Cereal Improvement…
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Tricot: A better method for on-farm crop testing
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22The NextGen Cassava Breeding project, the IITA Cassava Breeding Unit, and Sahel Consulting organ…
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YEASA organize stakeholders’ roadmap workshop for youth investment in agribusiness
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22As part of efforts to create profitable partnerships and support beneficiaries of the YEASA project…
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Funding opportunities: CGIAR Global Director of Innovative Finance and Resource Mobilization meets the IITA team
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)06.08.22CGIAR Global Director for Innovative Finance and Resource Mobilization, Andre Zandstra, visited th…
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Tapping into the cowpea value chain in Zambia
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22For a country with a population of over 19 million, the existing gaps in Zambia’s…
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State Secretary of the Ministry of International Development for Norway visits the BSF project
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22The State Secretary of the Ministry of International Development for Norway, Bjorg Sandkjaer, paid a…
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IITA and partners commended for EU-AU project by donors
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22IITA and other Long-term EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security …
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Researchers assess impact of COVID-19 pandemic in DRC for intervention purposes
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases and deaths were concentrated in large urban…
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IITA modernizing farm operations in partnership with Bayer
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22With an overall mission to assure food security in Africa, IITA constantly seeks agricultural solu…
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IAA prioritizes smallholder farmers with climate-smart and GAP training
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.08.22Since 19 July 2019, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity’s (IA…
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Two new One Health projects are launched to improve human health
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)05.08.22-
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Nutrition, health & food security
On 3 August 2022, a workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam kicked off two new research projects—the…
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