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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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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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New Special Report on Private Sector Engagement Marks Another Milestone in CGIAR-Netherlands Partnership
12.04.22A new special report “Open for Business – Pathways to Strengthen CGIAR’s Responsible Private S…
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Promoting nutrient-rich fish powder innovation for improved diets in Myanmar and Zambia
12.04.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
WorldFish convened researchers, practitioners and government ministers to launch its innovative nutr…
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Innovating with Roots, Tubers and Bananas
11.04.22-
Biodiversity
We are delighted to announce the publication of the book “Root, Tuber and Banana Food…
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The Maize Association of Nigeria honors IITA for supporting the nation’s agriculture
11.04.22The Maize Association of Nigeria celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 21 March at Arewa Conference Ha…
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DRC President seeks IITA’s support to transform country’s agriculture sector
11.04.22Under the patronage of President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, IITA organ…
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Study finds diverse microbial communities across agroecologies enhance plantain productivity
11.04.22Plantain (Musa spp.) is a staple food crop and a key source of income supporting the…
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IITA breeders to develop cowpea varieties with enhanced productivity through modern breeding approaches
11.04.22Cowpea is one of IITA‘s mandate crops, produced to reduce hunger and malnutrition in Africa, wher…
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Youth boost maize production in Benin through the TAAT project
11.04.22Maize is the most important cereal crop globally in terms of quantity and area, ahead…
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Meet the Zambian women changing the frontiers of aquaculture
09.04.22-
Food security
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Gender equality
While aquaculture in Zambia is still in its infancy, it is gradually transforming the economic…
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Sustaining aquaculture development in Egypt and the Middle East through partnerships with US Soy Export Council
08.04.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
WorldFish’s Fish for Africa Innovation Hub (FAIH) in Abbassa, Egypt has been mobilizing regional a…
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Improved crop varieties can help mitigate rising grain prices
08.04.22As the supply of grains rapidly drops across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East due…
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New study shows impact of systematizing crop breeding schemes
07.04.22A new study finds tremendous potential for continuous improvement and mathematical methods to improv…
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IITA wins prestigious Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Award for supporting agribusiness
07.04.22The Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Awards (NFAA) has recognized IITA as the Best Agribusiness Su…
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IITA celebrates women as it works towards a gender-balanced environment
07.04.22International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated globally every 8 March, recognizes and appreciates wom…
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WIRES highlights women’s career development and workplace relationship
07.04.22Women In Research And Science (WIRES), an Employee-Led Resource Group, held a webinar session on …
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IITA partners with NASENI to develop technologies for agricultural solutions
07.04.22A team of scientists, engineers, and administrators from the National Agency for Science and Enginee…
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems
06.04.22-
Food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world's…
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Food for Nourishment, Food for Empowerment
06.04.22One book empowered an entire community. The quest began as a desire to showcase the…
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