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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-
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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
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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A4NH releases 2018 annual report
03.06.19-
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The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health has published its 2018 annual…
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Strengthening ties to secure farm livelihoods in Niger
31.05.19-
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Niger is among the youngest nations in the world with two-thirds of its population under…
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India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial
30.05.19-
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Will serve up healthier oil with longer shelf life After eight years of collaborative work,…
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FEATURE: Can we grow our way out of the charcoal crisis?
25.05.19-
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Charcoal production in much of Africa is not only a major source of energy but…
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Innovating for change: Interview with Maria Andrade a sweetpotato champion
15.05.19-
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An accomplished sweetpotato breeder and tireless advocate for improving the nutrition and wellbeing …
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An Integrated, Economically-Sustainable Cassava Seed System is Emerging in Nigeria
02.05.19-
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The project “Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS)” c…
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New case study presents nine-year follow-up of pilot project to improve food safety in Bodija market, Nigeria
01.05.19-
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A case study published in the March 2019 issue of the journal Infection Ecology & Epidemiology…
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Ending undernutrition requires a different focus on stunting
26.04.19-
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Anyone following international development is probably familiar with “stunting”—which in nonte…
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Food systems innovations for healthier diets: A conceptual framework
24.04.19-
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The Food Systems for Healthier Diets flagship of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for…
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New study examines drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder peri-urban dairy farms in India
08.04.19-
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A new study published in BMC Public Health (March 2019) examines the community, system and…
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Cobs & Spikes podcast: Striving for higher quality, more nutritious maize
05.04.19-
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According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 800 million people are consi…
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Fighting hidden hunger with agricultural innovation
05.04.19-
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Maize provides 15-16 percent of total calorie intake in Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa,…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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New publications: Biofortification of maize with provitamin A can reduce aflatoxin load
20.03.19-
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Aflatoxins are harmful compounds that are produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which can be f…
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Four Surprising Ways Mode and Gender Can Transform Your Survey Data
19.03.19-
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Mobile data collection technologies are increasingly being used to collect data remotely. However, t…
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International Women’s Day 2019
08.03.19-
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Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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Addressing Mexico's aflatoxin challenge
04.03.19-
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“The increasingly high prevalence of aflatoxins is a growing problem in Mexico,” says Natalia …
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Consumer demand and processed foods in Nigeria: A complex, evolving picture
28.02.19-
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Nigeria faces many of the challenges confronting other low and middle-income countries today. Rapid …
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