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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
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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The Alliance Agrobiodiversity Index has won the 2023 Food Planet Prize
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.06.23-
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"The Agrobiodiversity Index has done something that has never been tried before", said the announcem…
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Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities09.06.23-
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Economic crises take different forms and occur for various reasons, such as political conflicts and…
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Birds and bats ensure yields for cacao farmers in northern Peru
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)08.06.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests…
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It’s high time we take sustainable fisheries sea-riously
WorldFish08.06.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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The ocean covers more than 70 percent of this blue planet and plays an essential…
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New nexus tool supports holistic management of the Incomati Basin
CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains07.06.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
From its sources in the western mountains and plateau of Mpumalanga in South Africa to…
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The Alliance 2022 Annual Report is out: People at the heart of Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)06.06.23-
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2022 marked three years since the formation of the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, as two…
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CGIAR and FARA launch unified action to accelerate Agricultural Transformation in Africa
CGIAR05.06.23-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
[Durban, 6 June 2023] – CGIAR and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)…
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Africa needs agricultural innovation to achieve the full potential of AfCFTA
CGIAR05.06.23-
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Agriculture should be prioritised as a test case for AfCFTA adoption to spur not only…
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Inauguration of the international soil-borne pathogens research & development center in Ankara, Turkey
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Staff of the International Soil Borne Pathogens Research and Development Center along with the Minis…
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New e-learning course to tackle complex challenges of managing dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate29.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In March this year, the Committee on Forestry Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral…
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Conservation Agriculture: A greener, smarter and economic way to grow food
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa29.05.23-
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It is an open secret: people are starving in Africa. For far too long has…
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From agreement to action: Contributing to biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)25.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Biological diversity is undoubtedly a global asset of tremendous value to future generations. Yet, c…
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Taking a systems approach to groundwater governance in Nepal
CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains24.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Many groundwater studies focus on the physical aspects of groundwater, including extraction rates, r…
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Crop Trust leadership visits CIMMYT
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
With many stresses facing agricultural food systems, including climate change, disease epidemics, gr…
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SCIENCE + NEGLECTED CROPS = BETTER BIODIVERSITY
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)22.05.23-
Biodiversity
Neglected crops can improve soil health, reduce water usage, provide a nutritious food source, a…
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Mother of Grains: what millet teaches us about biodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)22.05.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Hardy, nutritious crops like millets were once commonplace on farms and plates. Research shows that…
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Farmers at the Forefront: Utilizing Agricultural Data to Monitor G7 and G20 Pledges
CGIAR19.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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New dashboard will draw on CGIAR data and research to track G7/G20 commitments and inform…
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Transforming Kenya's motorcycle taxi riders into soil experts
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)18.05.23-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Motorcycle taxi (boda boda) riders are a common feature in Kenya, providing essential transport serv…
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