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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)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
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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 SystemsÂ
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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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Climate change and rising population put pressure on essential crops in low-income regions
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)22.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Crops such as bananas, potatoes, and cassava are essential to food security in the world’s…
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The intersection between climate change, food, and migration
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Today, the global food system finds itself facing major challenges. Mainly, they relate to changing…
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New manual provides quantitative approach to drought stress phenotyping
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)22.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Since 1900, more than two billion people have been affected by drought worldwide, according to the…
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Digging deeper into gender and equity at ANH Academy Week
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)21.07.19-
Nutrition
At this year’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week held in Hyderabad, India in…
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Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)19.07.19-
Food security
Developed at ICRISAT, these lines have been selected by the All India Coordinated Research Project…
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Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)19.07.19-
Food security
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a…
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The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)19.07.19-
Food security
Jean Goita has come a long way since his days as a grain producer in…
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What do you mean the hamburger isn’t American?
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)19.07.19Scientists and graphic designers are joining forces to strengthen the communication power of researc…
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Precision spreader for fertilizer set to change the agriculture scene in Nepal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)19.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Smallholder farmers in Nepal tend to apply fertilizer by hand, spreading it as they walk…
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PIM Newsletter: April – June 2019
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)19.07.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
PIM news and updated from the second quarter of 2019: new research, publications, PIM webinars,…
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Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Developed at ICRISAT, these lines have been selected by the All India Coordinated Research Project…
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The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
Jean Goita has come a long way since his days as a grain producer in…
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Helping groundnut retain its place in Nigeria through the Tropical Legumes Project
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.07.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
Alhaji Sani Usman remembers what being a groundnut farmer in Nigeria’s Kano state entailed a…
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What farmers want
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)19.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has been undertaking participatory mai…
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Effects of rising CO2 on protein, iron, and zinc availability in global diets
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In recent years, the global fight against chronic hunger and undernutrition has focused increasingly…
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How RTB researchers try to develop the potential of RTB seed systems
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)18.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Roots, tubers and bananas share one characteristic that unites them in the CGIAR Research Program…
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Improving dairy production through agroforestry and innovation
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)18.07.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Innovation platforms in Uganda are empowering smallholders to adopt agroforestry to increase dairy p…
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Addressing the effects of climate change on rice productivity: ADB, IRRI convene three-country policy workshops on scaling-up climate-smart practices for sustainable and intensive rice-based farming
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)18.07.19Workshops aimed at developing policy recommendations to promote widespread adoption of climat…
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