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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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Well-designed agroforestry enterprises protect forest land from degradation
11.08.21-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
By Dr. Akmal Akramkhanov, ICARDA Senior Scientist - Sustainable Land Management, and Anastasiya Shyr…
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Fish nutrient data platform revolutionizes fight against malnutrition
11.08.21-
Nutrition
A virtual event was held to celebrate the launch of FishNutrients, a predicative model used…
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G20 Matera Declaration calls for investing more and better in food systems to achieve Zero Hunger
10.08.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ROB VOS Global hunger has been on the rise since 2014,…
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Preventing and protecting against wheat blast
10.08.21-
Big data
Every year, the spores of the wheat blast fungus lie in wait on farms in…
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Interns shape the future of aquaculture in Zambia
10.08.21Aquaculture internship programs help youth to gain experience and fill in industry gaps for win-win…
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Scaling up wastewater aquaculture through public-private partnerships
10.08.21-
Food security
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Health
Throughout history, pond-based aquaculture has been an important source of food and income for many…
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Aquatic foods science and innovation highlighted at Food System Summit
09.08.21Panelists discuss innovative solutions to problems faced by aquatic food systems around the world in…
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Can you help shape the future of plant disease detection?
09.08.21-
Big data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly being applied across a diver…
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A feminist approach to natural resource management
08.08.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
Historically, natural resources such as land, water and forests have been managed as economic resour…
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Research centers call for innovation and stronger partnerships to scale up Africa’s food systems
06.08.21Science, research, and innovation are essential to accelerate the transformation to healthier, more …
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IITA and partner Touton Ltd. consult coffee farmers on diversification strategies
06.08.21The IITA Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Team conducted focus group discussions with more th…
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Mechanical legume planter reduces drudgery for female farmers in Mozambique
06.08.21Mechanization has been recognized as an essential factor in agriculture development efforts to save …
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Building and innovating for food system transformation
06.08.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
Inclusive responses to global challenges in CIP’s Annual Report 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic push…
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Hope for Tanzanian banana farmers with the official release of new “matooke” hybrids
06.08.21Tanzania has officially released four new, improved hybrids of the important staple cooking banana, …
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New crop-livestock technologies to mitigate conflict between crop and livestock farmers in DRC
06.08.21More than 20 farmers from Katogota and Kamanyola in the Ruzizi plain of South Kivu…
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IITA Forest Center prepares trainers for Olokemeji School Conservation Clubs
06.08.21As the Olokemeji reforestation project swings into full gear, the IITA Forest Center held its fir…
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YIIFSWA II hands over project outputs to GoSeed for post-project sustainability
06.08.21The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa Phase II (YIIFSWA II) project has…
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A life-changing experience with I-Youth – Series 1
06.08.21The Innovative Youth in Agriculture (I-Youth) project has completed year 1 activities across vario…
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