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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
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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 SystemsÂ
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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Determinants influencing youth engagement in agribusiness
28.10.21With agribusiness gaining more attention in entrepreneurship development, youth-operated small enter…
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Bayer develops herbicides for cassava to tackle weeds and raise yields
28.10.21Bayer has developed and launched a new crop protection product known as Lagon to help…
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ENABLE-TAAT Kenya beneficiaries hail life-transforming experience
28.10.21After a training and mentorship period of 15 months, ENABLE-TAAT beneficiaries Jonathan Mutinda and …
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IITA-Zero Hunger Project organizes GAP and data management training for Ogun State extension agents
28.10.21The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, represented by the Permanent Secreta…
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More coffee, more cash—improved livelihoods for Bakyabumba farmers
28.10.21Despite the heavy-laden coffee trees in Fred Salongo Kigongo’s coffee garden, the income from the…
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LAMP testing paves the way for improved virus diagnostics in cassava and sweetpotato seed in Tanzania
28.10.21Cassava and sweetpotato play a vital role in food security and income generation in Tanzania.…
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Why fish and aquatic foods are the answer to global hunger
28.10.21-
Nutrition
The 2021 World Food Prize Laureate shares how aquatic foods systems can provide six times more…
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Are peaceful countries immune to climate security risks? What the experts say
28.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The world is considerably less peaceful now than it was ten years ago. Climate change contribute…
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World Food Prize Laureates on Implications for Feed the Future and Achieving the SDGs
28.10.21-
Nutrition
Please join World Food Prize Laureates Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (2021) and Dr. Rattan Lal…
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The power of partnership: Working with NARS to increase impact
27.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At the International Potato Center (CIP), our work is conducted through partnerships with the publ…
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Global Food 50/50 Report: Assessing gender, diversity, and power in food system organizations
27.10.21-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY KARLA ESTRADA Although women are key actors in across food chains and the global…
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Tackling the Fall Armyworm in Northern Nigeria
26.10.21Better alignment to the needs and priorities of African countries, demand-driven partnerships to usi…
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University of Nigeria Alumni Association seeks to strengthen collaboration with IITA
26.10.21On 20 August, the University of Nigeria (UNN) Alumni Association visited the IITA headquarters to…
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Agribusiness engagement key to poverty reduction among youth
26.10.21With the increasing unemployment rate among youth in Nigeria, development stakeholders believe that …
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Importance of AKILIMO tools demonstrated at Sabasaba exhibition in Tanzania
26.10.21The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)Â project scientists demonstrated the use of AKILIMO t…
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Acting British High Commissioner visits IITA Ibadan
26.10.21The Acting British High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Ms Gill Atkinson, and her team visited IITA…
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ICARDA Scientists Study the Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production and Its Consequences on Human Health
26.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
Around the world, especially in dry areas, agricultural practices are affected by climate change a…
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Country workshops to discuss the future of CGIAR research in CWANA
26.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Building on the July CWANA consultations, CGIAR led by Mr. Aly Abousabaa - Regional Director…
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