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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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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-
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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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Growing mounds of waste offer African women unexpected business opportunities in the bioenergy sector
04.03.19-
Gender equality
This op-ed first appeared on the Green Growth Knowledge Platform. New technologies and smart busines…
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Baffled scientists, boreal forest wipeout and Norway ditches dirty palm oil
04.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Dirty palm oil gets ditched by world’s largest pension fund Norway’s Government Pension Fund Glo…
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Four agricultural innovations putting women ahead
04.03.19How do we ensure vulnerable populations (women, young and displaced people) play an active role…
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Addressing Mexico's aflatoxin challenge
04.03.19-
Health
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Nutrition
“The increasingly high prevalence of aflatoxins is a growing problem in Mexico,” says Natalia …
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CIFOR and Indonesia government renew contract to protect forests
04.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
“Forests and forest resources are crucial for Indonesia and the world fighting climate change,” …
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Africa Environment Day: CCAFS highlights efforts to bridge the agricultural gender gap in Ethiopia, Mali, Rwanda and Senegal
03.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Agricultural livelihoods are the pulse of the African continent, bolstering national economies and d…
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3 takeaways for impact in agriculture and development (Devex)
01.03.19Feb 28, 2019 In the News Food Security 3 takeaways for impact in agriculture and…
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Charting the future of agriculture in Zimbabwe using a ‘Future Search’ event
01.03.19March 1, 2019 Issue Post Charting the future of agriculture in Zimbabwe using a ‘Future…
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A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t on the agenda (Spore)
01.03.19Feb 28, 2019 In the News Gender A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t…
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NEW STUDY: Air pollution from India’s stubble burning leads to USD 30 billion economic losses, poses significant health risk
01.03.19Mar 4, 2019 Press Release Health NEW STUDY: Air pollution from India’s stubble burning leads…
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Healthier and prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
01.03.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, highe…
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‘Good science’: Using sex-disaggregated data in small-scale fisheries research and policy
01.03.19“When we only collect data on men, we miss half the story. If we want…
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IITA initiates STEP to encourage participation of school children in agribusiness
01.03.19-
Food security
At the 2018 Africa Food Prize (AFP) ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, IITA Director General, Dr…
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How smart are climate-smart villages?
01.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A study was conducted to present a framework that will evaluate the Climate-Smart Village (CSV)…
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India's nutrition programme excludes poorest households: Study (DailyHunt)
28.02.19Feb 28, 2019 In the News Gender Social Protection Nutrition India's nutrition programme exclude…
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Modi's $10.6 Billion Bounty Seen Giving Little Relief to Farmers (Bloomberg Quint)
28.02.19Feb 26, 2019 In the News Markets Modi's $10.6 Billion Bounty Seen Giving Little Relief…
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UPDATE: The agriculture secretary is wrong: There is no looming farm crisis (Morningstar)
28.02.19Feb 27, 2019 In the News Markets UPDATE: The agriculture secretary is wrong: There is…
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Consumer demand and processed foods in Nigeria: A complex, evolving picture
28.02.19-
Health
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Nutrition
Nigeria faces many of the challenges confronting other low and middle-income countries today. Rapid …
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