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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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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
16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Plant health data is critical for effective policy change
10.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
With rising demand for food, it is more critical than ever to address the challenge…
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Zambia officials promote sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers
08.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
For the first time in Zambia, a special Ministry of Agriculture committee has endorsed innovative…
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COP27 can help the world achieve blue prosperity
05.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The transition to a green economy may be fundamental to the survival of people and…
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CIMMYT project helps educate farmers in Zimbabwe on seed practices and improved varieties
26.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is working with its partners to support farmers…
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La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems
17.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Seaweed left an indelible mark during the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and the 2021…
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CIMMYT delivers seed to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
14.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Ambassador of Mexico to Norway, Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez, delivered a deposit from the Interna…
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Podcast: Facing a new normal for agricultural extension in Bicol Region, Philippines
12.10.22-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Climate change means increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather conditions, with farmers some of…
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Is uptake of rust-resistant wheat linked to gender equality?
10.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Farmers, development practitioners and scientists gathered at Tropentag 2022 between September 14-…
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Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health
06.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR research centers involved in the OneCGIAR Plant Health Initiative joined forces at the Interna…
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Wild, Edible, and Nutritious! Research and recipes reveal the benefits of regional Turkish plants
06.10.22-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Visit any of Türkiye’s regions and you will find diverse plants growing in uncultivated areas…
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Aquatic foods’ seat at the table
05.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Where do aquatic foods fit in the ongoing quest to provide essential nutrition to the…
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Integrated approaches needed to address declining freshwater storage
29.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Much more work is needed to better understand and address our planet’s dwindling freshwater storag…
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Strengthening the voices of small-scale fishers for change
27.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Coastal small-scale fisheries provide food, nutrition and a way of life for millions of women…
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Weather data and crop disease simulations can power predictions of wheat blast outbreaks, new study shows
26.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Cutting-edge models for crops and crop diseases, boosted by high-resolution climate datasets, could …
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July-August 2022 Research Journal Roundup
21.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August. This summer,…
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Leveraging the expertise of institutions in East Malaysia for a sustainable aquatic food system
16.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
East Malaysia, separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the South China Sea, comprises the Borneo state…
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Setting a standard: improving field trial data
15.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
“In Afghanistan, wheat is synonymous with food,” says Rajiv K. Sharma, formerly a senior scienti…
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Agroecology is gaining momentum
14.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The triple threat of climate change, Covid, and conflict is revealing the inherent fragility of…
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