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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
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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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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Study highlights environmental and seasonal effects on maize hybrids
20.02.23Maize is a staple cereal across Africa that is also consumed globally. Rich in protein,…
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IITA and partners train African scientists on CRISPR technology to adapt to climate change impacts in agriculture
17.02.23To help reduce food insecurity and malnutrition aggravated by climate change, the International Inst…
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Incoming Director General inspired and energized after first visit to IITA headquarters
14.02.23Incoming IITA–CGIAR Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, has expressed his satisfaction with the st…
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IITA Goodwill Ambassador hosts incoming Director General, reaffirms commitment to African food security
14.02.23IITA Goodwill Ambassador and former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has reaffirmed his…
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Pathology and Mycotoxin/Aflasafe Unit continues outstanding record with multiple BoT awards
14.02.23Since the establishment of the IITA BoT Awards in 2012, the Pathology and Mycotoxin/Aflasafe Unit…
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IITA-supported youth agripreneurs receive World Bank grants in DRC
14.02.23Eight youth agripreneurs from the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
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New project to provide finance and market opportunities to youth agripreneurs
14.02.23IITA–CGIAR, through its partnership with the Dutch government, will link 10,000 youth in Nigeria t…
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CGIAR Centers reiterate commitment to a sustainable partnership with Cameroonian Government
09.02.23After several decades in Cameroon, and despite their significant contribution to agricultural resear…
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Nova Genetic seeks partnership with IITA
09.02.23The research and innovation division of the Nova Alliance Group, Nova Genetic, visited IITA–CGIAR…
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Obasanjo Farms Nigeria adopts IITA SAH Technology
09.02.23Obasanjo Farms Nigeria commissioned a screen house and laboratory-based cassava multiplication facil…
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IITA and NRCRI release new yam varieties
09.02.23IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has released…
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IITA Forest Center joins global 2023 Wetland Restoration Campaign
09.02.23Wetlands make up about 6% of the earth’s surface, but accommodate about 40% of all…
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Remote-sensing models to enhance Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) surveillance in Africa
01.02.23The IITA–CGIAR team has published a method using drones and satellite imager-based remote sens…
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Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria seeks collaboration in digital agriculture and agribusiness
01.02.23The Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, and his team paid a visit…
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One CGIAR launches in Tanzania, fanning expectations for 2023 and beyond
01.02.23IITA–CGIAR, as the One CGIAR Convener for Tanzania, in collaboration with the Tanzania Prime Minis…
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One CGIAR West and Central Africa in collaboration with CORAF hosts Updates and Consultative Workshop
09.01.23One CGIAR West and Central Africa, in collaboration with the West and Central African Council for…
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Stable and high-yielding farmer-preferred “Matooke” cooking banana hybrids registered
09.01.23Millions of people around the world depend on banana and plantain (Musa sp.) as vital food…
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IITA participates in the 2022 Feed Nigeria Summit
09.01.23Representatives from IITA–CGIAR recently participated at the just-concluded Feed Nigeria Summit …
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