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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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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. 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
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 Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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IITA scientist wins best poster award for gender presentation
10.01.22Devis Mwakanyamale, an IITA Research Associate in the Institute’s Dar es Salaam station, receive…
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IHC visits IITA: Promotes Indian culture
10.01.22The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Benin, Chad, and Economic Community of West African States…
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Northeastern Nigerian farmers maximizing crop residues with the Stover Crusher
10.01.22To assist smallholder, mixed-crop and livestock farmers in processing crop residues, USAID, through …
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AKILIMO Integration kicks off in Ghana
10.01.22The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) visited Ghana to integrate AKILIMO in the country. …
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Market-driven Varietal Testing and Positioning in Seed Chain
10.01.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A transformative approach under IRRI’s Product Development and Varietal Replacement Strategy Swati…
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CGIAR and IRRI ramp up Seed Equal Initiative in South Asia with rice seed workshops for India, Bangladesh, and Nepal
09.01.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The new CGIAR Initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields is accelerating its…
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CORIGAP-IRRI expands knowledge sharing to Thailand
09.01.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Experts from the Chainat Rice Research Center (CRRC) and the IRRI-CORIGAP Project conducted a joint…
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IRRI Director General’s visit in Burundi underlines the need to foster collaboration between IRRI and Burundi
09.01.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
To strengthen the partnership between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Burundi, …
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IRRI leads capacity activities for CGIAR Seed Equal for rice in Africa
09.01.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with the CGIAR Se…
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Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia: Promoting sustainable and resilient agriculture intensification through regional cooperation
06.01.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
BY ANISHA MOHAN South Asia is one of the regions of the world most vulnerable…
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Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed appointed WorldFish’s new Interim Director General
05.01.22The WorldFish Board of Trustees is pleased to announce Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed as WorldFish’s…
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A tribute to the late Dr. Ferew Lemma
04.01.22-
Nutrition
BY LAWRENCE HADDAD, TON HAVERKORT AND NAMUKOLO COVIC Over the holiday period the nutrition community…
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Can remote sensing identify successful agricultural water management interventions in smallholder farms?
04.01.22-
Environmental health
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Food security
Food security in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries hinges on smallholder farms, most of which are…
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Dr. Gareth Johnstone steps down as WorldFish Director General end of December 2021
04.01.22WorldFish’s Director General, Dr. Gareth Johnstone, advised the Board leadership of his intention …
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Accelerating financial inclusion of women in agri-food systems: What works?
04.01.22-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Avni Mishra, Ranjitha Puskur, Linda Etale One cannot refute the contribution women provide to the…
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Dietary diversity among men and women in rural Sri Lanka
31.12.21-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
BY DEANNA OLNEY,BESS CASWELL, RENUKA SILVA AND MALIKA FERNANDO Poor quality diets are the leading…
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In the Spotlight: Joshua Wesana
31.12.21-
Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Joshua Wesana is a senior fellow in Fish and Food Systems Nutritional Outcomes at the…
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A brighter future: The relationships between cash transfers, mental health, and investments
30.12.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NAUREEN KARACHIWALLA AND SHALINI ROY Mental ill-health is a significant disease …
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