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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 to partner with the Nigerian Government on good agricultural policies
28.10.21On 17 September, the House Committee on Agriculture, Colleges and Institutions of the Nigerian Natio…
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IFAD-funded Zero Hunger project trains 116 Nigerian extension agents on good agronomic practices and data management
28.10.21As part of efforts to support Nigeria to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger),…
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AICRRA-Ghana launch: Fostering partnerships for technology development
28.10.21On 14–16 September, the Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa-Ghana Cluster (AI…
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IITA contributes to conserving Nigeria’s rarest endemic bird: Ibadan Malimbe
28.10.21The Ibadan Malimbe, range-restricted and endemic to Ibadan, is an important bird for conservation. I…
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TAAT Cassava Compact establishes two cassava processing factories in Togo
28.10.21The TAAT Cassava Compact, in partnership with the Togo Presidential Initiative on Cassava and the …
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Zero Hunger Project trains extension workers as engine room for Benue State agricultural transformation
28.10.21IITA, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded Value Ch…
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IITA Gender Network plans better strategies to promote gender research in One CGIAR
28.10.21The IITA Gender Science Network (GSN) is a team that comprises social and biophysical scientists, …
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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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