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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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IITA among $100,000 Growth Grant finalist for Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
22.11.21The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has announced that IITA is among the Growth Grand finali…
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ENABLE-TAAT facilitating youth access to credit through partnerships
22.11.21Budding youth-led enterprises often find it challenging to raise capital. In many cases, such enterp…
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International, multi-stakeholder alliance continue to tackle banana bunchy top disease in Africa
22.11.21Up to 16 African countries have now experienced the banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), caused…
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C. Woermann Nigeria and IITA-BIP collaborate to launch a showroom of yield-improving agricultural tools
22.11.21On 22 October, C. Woermann Nigeria and STIHL Company in Germany partnered with IITA’s Business In…
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ENABLE-TAAT launches demo fields at 12 NYSC orientation camps
22.11.21To provide agribusiness support to youth, ENABLE-TAAT has established agribusiness demonstration far…
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IITA partners with VOWDA to ensure agricultural transformation among women
22.11.21The Voice of Women in the Development of Agriculture (VOWDA), in collaboration with IITA, organized…
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SWEAN project trains women entrepreneurs in Zaria and Ibadan
22.11.21Support Women Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood sector in Nigeria (SWEAN) has concluded the training …
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Nigerian government grants internet and community radio licenses to IITA
22.11.21The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved two radio licenses for IITA—an Internet radio licen…
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IITA-Tanzania hosts Member of Parliament
22.11.21A Special Seats Member of Parliament, Hon. Neema Lungangira, visited IITA at its Eastern Africa re…
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IITA Forest Center biodiversity watch: The African House Snake
22.11.21One of the vast benefits of the IITA forest reserve is the diversity of creatures the forest…
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IITA chief recognized for achievements by traditional king of Yoruba in Nigeria
15.11.21Ibadan, Nigeria — The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Adeyeye, Ojaja II,…
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CGIAR spells out priority interventions to accelerate research uptake and strengthen Africa’s agriculture
28.10.21CGIAR participated in the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2021 themed: Science and Innovation …
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IITA collaborates with Dutch government to enhance sustainable insect production
28.10.21On 15 September, the Business Incubation Platform (BIP) of IITA hosted the official launch of the …
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Using CSI technologies for food security and rural livelihoods
28.10.21Agriculture is one of Africa’s most important economic activities, providing employment opportunit…
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Response plan against viral pandemics and other cassava diseases in DRC to be operationalized
28.10.21From 24 to 25 August, IITA in partnership with INERA, the Yangambi Faculty of Agricultural Science…
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World Food Day: TAAT wins top international award for digital campaign
28.10.21The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program has won the 2021 Stevie Aw…
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Youth-in-agribusiness initiatives key to solving youth unemployment
28.10.21Despite the introduction of several intervention programs to reduce or eradicate youth unemployment,…
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IITA partners with Releaf for agricultural sustainability
28.10.21On 24 September, Releaf—a team of youth—visited IITA headquarters. Releaf is led by Ikenna Nze…
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