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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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Farmer preferred, market demanded and highly nutritious beans to boost Rwanda’s household diets and wealth
05.07.21Rwanda has one of the highest per capita consumption in the world, confirming that beans…
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A new dawn for agriculture with the reintroduction of 4K Clubs in Kenyan schools
05.07.21The average age of a Kenyan farmer is approximately 60 years. With a growing human…
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Identifying market segments and aligning breeding pipelines will focus CGIAR investments
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Big data
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Food security
There is an urgent need for public breeding programs to prioritize and focus their efforts.…
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Building Food System Country Profiles to support decision-making in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Food security
Much of the work on food systems to date has relied on fragmented and disparate…
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New study explores wet markets and the risk of emerging zoonotic diseases
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Health
In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in traditional markets,…
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Agriculture: The key to state-level development in Nigeria
04.07.21IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga has highlighted the need for state governments in Nigeria to…
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IITA partners with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enhance women’s livelihoods
04.07.21On 11 June, IITA officially launched the Support to Women Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood Sector …
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IITA research fellows to partner with national research institutes for development
04.07.21The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) at IITA went on a working …
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A machine for making yam mounds?
04.07.21Yam is the “king of crops” in West Africa and one of the most important…
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Policymakers approve Aflasafe testing in Burundi
04.07.21IITA-Burundi officially unveiled Aflasafe by presenting two Aflasafe products—Aflasafe BU01, a cou…
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Banana project applauded for making record progress amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
04.07.21Malnutrition in young children and pregnant women is known to have adverse consequences on their…
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ENABLE-TAAT success story: Mentorship helps beneficiary overcome COVID-19 impact
04.07.21A beneficiary of the ENABLE-TAAT capacity development exercise has affirmed that beyond technical tr…
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Study sheds light on banana’s defense mechanism against the deadly Fusarium wilt disease
04.07.21IITA scientists have identified the defense mechanisms for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (F…
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IITA signs Aflasafe manufacturing and distribution agreement in Mozambique
04.07.21Food safety took a step forward in Mozambique as IITA signed a Technology Transfer and Licensing A…
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Time-use agency: A new measure of women’s empowerment
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Gender equality
BY SARAH EISSLER, JESSICA HECKERT,EMILY MYERS, GREG SEYMOUR, SHEELA SINHAROY, KATHRYN M. YOUNT AND J…
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Research shifts policy from energy subsidy to water savings in Uzbekistan's irrigated heartland
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Environmental health
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Food security
In Uzbekistan, most agricultural land is irrigated with water pumped from two rivers, the Amu…
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UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…
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AKILIMO digital platform improves potato yields in Rwanda
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Big data
Potato yields are highly-dependent on fertilizer use but pinpointing the amount of fertilizer to b…
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