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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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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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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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Big data
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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CSAT-Mali to expand its activities with additional funding from the Embassy of the Norwegian Kingdom
08.04.23The Embassy of the Norwegian Kingdom in Mali has granted additional funding to the CSAT-Mali…
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Addressing stereotypes to help women unleash their full potential
08.04.23For a long time, stereotype threat has kept women and girls from unleashing their full…
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EU delegation visits DeSIRA project field experiments in Malawi
08.04.23The EU-DeSIRA Malawi team comprising Program Manager Marco Vacirca and Finance Manager Chapresto Cor…
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Free innovation and scaling course expands capacity with Spanish and French versions
08.04.23CGIAR, in collaboration with Wageningen University, has developed a free online course on innovati…
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Revolutionizing cassava breeding for widespread impact
08.04.23Siraj Ismail Kayondo, a Research scientist at CGIAR–IITA, is making a significant impact in the c…
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Study explores genetic analysis of important micronutrients in tropical maize
04.04.23Malnutrition, especially micronutrient deficiency has been associated with anemia, fatigue, and in s…
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Aflatoxin and conflict: Two sides of threat to food safety
21.03.23The world is presently facing a myriad of challenges including, climate change, COVID-19, natural di…
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Closing the gender gap in science: The role of mentorship
10.03.23Research shows that women are poorly represented in science, accounting for less than 30% of…
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Tanzania’s maize and groundnut farmers get respite from aflatoxin poisoning
06.03.23Maize is one of Tanzania’s most important food crops, and the country is the largest…
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African yam bean: Towards developing adaptive crop varieties
06.03.23To ensure food security globally, CGIAR-IITA, through its African yam bean project at Genetic Resour…
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Celebrating women and girls aspiring to change the world through science
21.02.23Women account for less than 30% of scientists and researchers in the world, partly due…
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Ministry of Forestry commits to reforesting more degraded lands in southwestern Nigeria
20.02.23Following IITA Forest Center’s impactful contributions to forest restoration in Africa, the Ogun …
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IITA Digital Delivery Working Group delivers progress report to Ogun State Commissioner
20.02.23The IITA Digital Delivery Working team led by virologist and Head of the Germplasm Health…
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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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