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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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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) 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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Lancet Countdown 2021 report calls for urgent global action to tackle the health impacts of climate change
26.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
The health impacts of climate change are getting worse, exposing communities around the world to…
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The power of small fish to nourish women and children
26.10.21-
Nutrition
The 2021 World Food Prize Laureate shares her vision for locally-led opportunities for women and…
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Rulal Commerce: A boardgame to explore agricultural commercialization and its implications for land governance
26.10.21-
Environmental health
Laos’ upland agriculture system, manifesting in different forms of land contestations among local …
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Integrating grey and green water infrastructure for inclusive sustainable development
25.10.21-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
In 1957, Karl Wittfogel hypothesized that the emergence of human civilization is linked partially, b…
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https://www.worldfishcenter.org/spotlighting-seaweed-global-food-systems-agenda
23.10.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
Seaweed holds enormous potential to transform food systems for improved sustainability, equity and n…
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Using the new IMF Special Drawing Rights for larger purposes: Guaranteeing ‘pandemic recovery bonds’
22.10.21-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA International Monetary Fund (IMF) members and staff must be congratulated f…
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World Food Prize Highlights: Aquatic foods make a splash in Des Moines
22.10.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Shakuntala Thilsted landed in Des Moines, …
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Beans, Beans, and the Power of Genes
22.10.21-
Big data
by Steve Beebe Agriculture is one of the key foundations of human society. Agriculture has…
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Press release: Aquatic foods make a splash at World Food Prize
22.10.21-
Nutrition
WorldFish scientist Shakuntala Thilsted receives award for her influential research on nutrition, fi…
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World Food Prize Laureate champions aquatic foods at CGIAR Anniversary
21.10.21-
Nutrition
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research and innovation network, marked its 50th year anni…
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Tools and training to increase farmer access to quality seed
21.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sweetpotato is a highly productive crop and orange-fleshed varieties are an excellent source of vita…
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