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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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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-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Niger State explores agricultural partnership with IITA
25.03.25The Governor of Niger State, H.E. Mohammed Umaru Bago, paid a courtesy visit to the…
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YAS distributes input to FCT farmers as Netherlands reaffirms support for Nigeria’s food security
25.03.25The IITA-Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) Project has distributed input and equipment to another cohort …
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ASEAN workshop advances planet-friendly school meals for a sustainable future
25.03.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Bangkok, Thailand – Experts and policymakers from across Southeast Asia convened on March 6 2025…
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GIZ and IRRI partnership demonstrates a future of sustainable agriculture in Vietnam
25.03.25-
Food security
Can Tho City, Vietnam (March 10, 2025) – A closing conference for the "Green Innovation…
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NL-CGIAR info-session on the Scaling for Impact Program organized by the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP)
24.03.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Hague, Netherlands – March 4, 2025 The CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program aims to…
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Strengthening MELIA: Insights from Cristiano Rossignoli (WorldFish) & Moogdho Mahzab (IFPRI) on CGIAR Evaluations
24.03.25We spoke with Cristiano Rossignoli from WorldFish and who is based in Florence and Mooghdo Mahzab…
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FS4A, RADIO IITA collaborate to tackle food safety challenges in Nigeria’s informal sector
24.03.25The Akinyele Local Government Headquarters in Moniya, Oyo State, recently hosted a critical training…
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How has India’s rice export ban affected African and Asian retail prices?
24.03.25India, the world’s top rice exporter, declared an export ban on non-basmati non-parboiled white ri…
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In parts of South Asia, women are taking the lead in agriculture transformation
24.03.25By Ankita Tiwari and Bushra Humaira Women in South Asia are transforming the landscape of…
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Sustainable Farming: Cultivating a Water-wise Future
22.03.25Water is indispensable in agriculture, accounting for approximately 70% of global freshwater use. It…
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Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria
21.03.25Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in N…
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CGIAR Better Diets and Nutrition Science Program @ Science Week
21.03.25-
Food security
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
Leaders from the CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition (BDN) will actively participate…
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Alliance forges strategic partnership with pan-African meteorological body to strengthen climate information services across the continent
21.03.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) and The Alliance of Biove…
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Rice Sprouts Diet Hold Great Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential: IRRI Scientists Confirm
21.03.25by Rhowell Jr. Tiozon, Erstelle Pasion-Uy, Shem Gempesaw, Joel Tolentino, Alisdair R. Fernie and Nes…
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Women Leading Agricultural Transformation in Makueni and Machakos County Kenya
21.03.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In the drought-prone counties of Machakos and Makueni, Kenya, a small but powerful innovation is…
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Transformative Results: 2024 Progress of Colombia Agroalimentaria Sostenible proyect
21.03.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
On March 18 and 19, 2025, more than 70 representatives from the partner institutions of…
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Water management for food security: How does IRRI contribute?
21.03.25-
Food security
by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Ahmad Salahuddin, Gio Karlo Evangelista, Manoranjan Mondal On World Water D…
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High global phosphate prices pose potential food security risks
20.03.25By Delphine Leconte-Demarsy and Brendan Rice March 20, 2025 Fertilizer prices experienced a signifi…
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