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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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The National (UAE): Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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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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Lessons on tackling the growing risk of emerging infectious diseases in Africa
08.04.20-
Health
As part of a new blog series on COVID-19, scientists from the International Food Policy…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
08.04.20-
Health
The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of…
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Is COVID19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?
08.04.20-
Food security
by Jean Balié and Harold G. Valera As governments around the world are realizing the…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
08.04.20-
Health
BY BERNARD BETT, DELIA RANDOLPH AND JOHN MCDERMOTT The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to…
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Mapping bacterial wilt in Uganda
07.04.20Bacterial wilt is a serious threat to potato production in Uganda, and throughout Africa. But…
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Crossing boundaries
07.04.20Daily life as we know it has grinded to a halt and crop scientists are…
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What if we need more? Wildling propagation as an alternative for production of tree-planting material
07.04.20A quick search amongst the policies that brought forth the biggest forest restoration projects in…
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Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldwide
07.04.20Los Baños, Philippines, and Cleveland, USA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
06.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DEVESH ROY, RUCHIRA BOSS AND MAMATA PRADHAN COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for Indi…
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Global Food Policy Report 2020: Inclusive food systems can help build resilience to withstand pandemics and other shocks
06.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JOHAN SWINNEN As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
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World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic
06.04.20As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns and shutdowns of economies globally, countr…
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Biocontrol reduces Maruca pod borer population by 85%
06.04.20Scientists based at CGIAR-IITA’s climate change station in Benin are happy with the results of…
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Certified seed fetches twice the market rate: Farmers hitch onto seed production
05.04.20The production of cereals is critical for food security in Mali. Cereals account for around…
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Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting-up efficient seed delivery systems
05.04.20Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interv…
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
05.04.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …
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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition: charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project
05.04.20This compilation of real-life ‘impact’ stories from the Tropical Legumes projects over the past …
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Meet CGIAR-IITA’s women fighting plant pests and diseases
04.04.2011 February was the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. IITA joined the rest of…
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A rich harvest of not just legumes but of changed destinies and better nutrition
03.04.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
Charting the 12 year course of the Tropical Legumes project This compilation of real-life ‘impact…
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