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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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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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“We are receiving a free subsidy from nature, but it will not continue indefinitely” – Louis Verchot
12.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
“Many findings are important for us and for policy makers around the world. The report…
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Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s most favorite fruit
12.08.19-
Biodiversity
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana diseases and …
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Heat-tolerant wild beans tapped to breed commercial beans for hotter climates
09.08.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Using the genetic traits of a wild bean species, CIAT and the Crop Trust are…
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Training an army of giants for the biological control of Fall Armyworm
09.08.19-
Food security
Scouting for natural enemies of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW) in both Asia and…
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New review article tackles the question: Can aflatoxin binders in foods be promoted safely and ethically?
09.08.19-
Health
A new review article finds that there are too many issues with using lactic acid…
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Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows
09.08.19-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Published in Science, the article provides evidence for national policies that block stubble burning…
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Warmer night temperatures reduce wheat yields in Mexico, scientists say
08.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
As many regions worldwide baked under some of the most persistent heatwaves on record, scientists…
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Guiding farmers to safer use of pesticides in Rwanda and Burundi
08.08.19-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
It’s hard to overstate the importance of root, tuber, and banana (RTB crops) for smallholder…
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Can creation of a separate Indian Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries bring fresh momentum in growth?
08.08.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry, dairying, and fisheries for t…
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Preparing Ghanaian cocoa farmers for changing climate conditions
08.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CIAT collaborates with CocoaLink to help young farmers mitigate the negative effects of climate chan…
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Second national aquaculture forum takes place in Timor-Leste
08.08.198 Aug 2019…
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‘One Nation One Ration Card’ can transform lives in India
06.08.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
On June 27, India Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of…
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2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Persistent hunger and obesity increase the global burden of malnutrition
05.08.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
After decades of steady decline, the trend in world hunger—as measured by the prevalence of…
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New CIMMYT pre-commercial hybrids available from Asia maize breeding programs
05.08.19-
Food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is offering a new set of improved…
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Benefits from trees regreen land and livelihoods
05.08.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Smallholders in Ethiopia are set to benefit from development of tree value-chains. Wood-fuel, round …
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Rice Doctor -An innovative technological approach to enhance rice production
05.08.19-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Crop losses due to insect pests and diseases are a major threat to farming communities…
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Protect our food. Fund the seed.
02.08.19-
Food security
“It is the seed that controls the system, not the other way around.” Chef and…
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Transforming sorghum and millet cropping systems through diffusion of quality seed and best bet agronomic practices
02.08.19Eight months of the year was the most farmer Seydou Yolo’s harvest would last to…
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