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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
14.05.25<p>Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that signific…
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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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IITA partners with Cornell University and University of Ghana to train on Genome editing
12.02.20“History must not repeat itself” is the mantra behind the thinking and actions of development…
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Projects funded by Germany make a difference to people, trees, ecology
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Grants from BMZ enrich and push boundaries at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Each year, seeking ‘innov…
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Policy seminar: Can trade ensure food security and access to diverse and sustainable nutrition?
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Food security
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Nutrition
The global trade conflicts of the past couple of years have created uncertainty for agriculture,…
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After 10 years, Triple S has brought back sweetpotato to us
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Food security
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Gender equality
1st Amburse Kebele in East Badewacho district was once known as a prolific sweetpotato…
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How identities shape the experiences of women in science
11.02.20Four women working in agricultural science took part in a Thrive discussion on gender and…
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Do not regulate genome-edited crops – IITA woman scientist
11.02.2011 February was the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. IITA joined the rest of…
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Back to where they came from
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Biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has embarked on a project to return…
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Fireflies, food and future systems – scientists share inspiration behind choosing science as a lifestyle
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Gender equality
Plant breeding, genetics, math and software development are all stereotypically male fields. For too…
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India’s 16-point agriculture plan may falter if it doesn’t focus on incentives
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Food security
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Gender equality
One of the great examples that economists give on the power of incentives in Econ…
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Women in Science: Tackling Global Issues
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Gender equality
For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, eleven researchers share how their work addr…
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IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains
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Food security
04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in…
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Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
10.02.20India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …
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After 10 years, Triple S has brought back sweetpotato to us
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Food security
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Gender equality
1st Amburse Kebele in East Badewacho district was once known as a prolific sweetpotato growing…
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Developing groundwater from scratch: Lessons from Laos
07.02.20Also published in Mekong Eye With hotter, less predictable weather on the rise, more countri…
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Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
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Environmental health
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Food security
India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …
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Working together with the Makueni County Government to combat land degradation
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Drylands cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to more…
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Fishing Can Be Profitable for Emerging Economies, but …
07.02.20People who live in developing nations don’t just need income; they also need nourishment Not…
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Aflasafe can reduce exposure to cancer-causing toxins and promote farmer access to premium markets
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Health
“If someone eats this maize, which may contain high aflatoxin levels, they may die and…
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