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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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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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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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Vice President Kashim Shettima visits IITA to strengthen collaboration for Nigeria’s agricultural transformation
03.03.25In a landmark move to strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders, contribute to policy design, an…
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Strengthening partnerships for a greener future: Nigerian Breweries Corporate Affairs Director visits Olokemeji Reforestation Project
03.03.25IITA Forest Center had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Sade Morgan, Nigerian Breweries Plc Cor…
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IITA DG explores opportunities for scaling agricultural technologies in Oyo State
03.03.25Agriculture holds the key to unlocking economic prosperity in Nigeria, and partnerships that drive i…
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Vice President of Nigeria visits IITA to strengthen agricultural transformation under the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’
03.03.25As part of efforts to strengthen agricultural transformation in Nigeria, the Vice President of the…
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IITA launches DG’s Talk Webinar Series with inaugural discussion on global agricultural productivity
03.03.25IITA-CGIAR launched a new knowledge-sharing platform, DG’s Talk, a webinar series designed to st…
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Scaling Aflasafe: From lab-based innovation to large-scale aflatoxin mitigation across Africa
24.02.25Aflatoxin contamination remains a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), threatening food and …
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AfDB Director visits Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel, strengthening collaboration for sustainable Agriculture
24.02.25The African Development Bank (AfDB) Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry, Dr Martin Fregene, pa…
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Celebrating women and girls in science, empowering the next generation
24.02.25Over the years, IITA has played a vital role in empowering women and girls, particularly in scienc…
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Strengthening partnerships for agrifood transformation
24.02.25The IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, re…
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Scaling Aflasafe: From lab-based innovation to large-scale aflatoxin mitigation across Africa
24.02.25Aflatoxin contamination remains a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), threatening food and …
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In memory of Dr Kanayo Nwanze: A champion for agriculture and food security in Africa
24.02.25The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) joins the global agricultural and devel…
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A safer future for food storage: How simple bags could be transforming markets in West Africa
17.02.25In the lively markets of Niger and Nigeria, every grain of cowpea tells a story…
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Improving aquaculture in Zambia: A path to poverty alleviation and nutritional security
17.02.25In Zambia, aquaculture is being championed as a solution to pressing challenges like poverty, hunger…
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WATEA host stakeholders during progress review workshop
17.02.25IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the French Government, recently hosted a stakeholders’ worksho…
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IITA, Biotalys, and Nigeria’s Ministry of Environment meet to strengthen biocontrol solutions for food security
17.02.25IITA–CGIAR hosted a three-day visit with scientists from Biotalys and representatives of Niger…
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How I-Youth, Agrihub Nigeria projects are supporting youths to modernize dairy farming in Adamawa State
17.02.25The youth in the agribusiness unit of IITA has provided employment opportunities for 500 youths…
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WATEA stakeholders explore IITA cassava processing technology
17.02.25Cassava, a versatile and nutritious crop, is gaining global recognition for its economic and dietary…
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Harnessing Cowpea and Bambara Groundnut for a resilient future
17.02.25Growing up in Kenya, I looked forward to the occasions—once or twice a month—when meat…
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