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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25<p>Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that signific…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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Women's advocacy trainings stabilize livelihoods and build inclusive rural communities in southwestern Nigeria
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In many rural areas of Nigeria, women face significant barriers to participation in labor markets…
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From space to soil: Advancing crop mapping and ecosystem insights for smallholder agriculture in Kenya
31.12.24By Zhe Guo, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, and Wei Zhang December 31, 2024 Crop mapping—identifying wha…
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Trust the messenger? The role of AI transparency in policy research communication
31.12.24By Michael Keenan, Jawoo Koo, Christine Mwangi, Naureen Karachiwalla, Clemens Breisinger, and M…
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How does social assistance affect consumption and diets after flooding in Southern Bangladesh?
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The southern coast of Bangladesh is highly susceptible to flooding, with climate change exacerbating…
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The wonder and importance of biological control in farming and agrifood systems
30.12.24Simplemente agotado … how tired!! Sunburned, running low on water and my trousers caked with mud…
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Helping Kenya and other countries achieve NDCs
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The business-as-usual (BAU) scenario of 143 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2-eq) is a mo…
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Revisiting the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration with Nitrogen use efficiency and yield-gap lenses
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In 2006, the Abuja Fertilizer Declaration was created to bring attention to soil fertility and…
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Farmer-centred approaches for turning biodiversity commitments into actions
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Mid this year, a gathering took place in Quebec, Canada, where global leaders, agricultural experts,…
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Strengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutions
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Despite rapidly increasing impacts of climate change, the adoption of irrigation technologies in Uga…
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Integrating nutrition-sensitive agricultural systems into national policy frameworks: Lessons from Vietnam
26.12.24By Tuyen Huynh, Huong Pham, Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT; Thinh Le, Tan Phan, An…
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Borlaug Dialogue side event: Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia
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Food security
The problem of food loss and waste (FLW) undermines global food and nutrition security and makes a…
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Empowering Community Rangeland Health Workers: A Novel Path to Sustainable Ecosystem Management in Ethiopia
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Environmental health
From 30 September to 5 October 2024, twelve Community Rangeland Health Workers (CRHWs) from Ethiopia…
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Fighting nematodes with banana paper: An approach to boost potato yields in Kenya
23.12.24In Kenya, potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), is the second most important staple food crop after maize,…
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Enhancing access to quality seed for farmers in Burundi
23.12.24Lack of quality seeds and difficulties getting essential agricultural inputs have been significant c…
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Addressing micronutrient deficiencies: Insights from the national food survey
23.12.24Ensuring the affordability and accessibility of nutritious food for all individuals is essential for…
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Leveraging social media to drive agricultural research and achieve digital milestones
23.12.24In a world where digital platforms are reshaping communication and knowledge dissemination, IITA–…
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Beijing JingWa to strengthen agricultural innovation with IITA
23.12.24Innovation scaling is critical to advancing agriculture in Africa, with the private sector playing a…
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Celebrating a conservation legend: IITA Forest Center honors A.P. Leventis
23.12.24Since inception, IITA Forest Center has enjoyed the support of esteemed sponsors who appreciate t…
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