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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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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
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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Sustainable land use systems: A way to help achieve Colombia’s climate change mitigation and peacebuilding goals
12.03.19-
Environmental health
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Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising a…
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Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
11.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris…
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USAID and NASA Harnessing Technology for Development in the Amazon
08.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and…
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MarÃa Elker Montoya, champion creator of the method helping to fight off the Rice Hoja Blanca Virus
06.03.19-
Biodiversity
MarÃa, who started her career as a Research Assistant at the Latin American Fund for…
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On International Women’s Day, let’s think about gender equality
05.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
We interviewed our gender leaders Marlène Elias (M.E.) of Bioversity and Jennifer Twyman (J.T.) of…
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Beyond trees: Land restoration to enhance gender equality in Burkina Faso
05.03.19-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Not all farmers are able to adopt or benefit from landscape restoration practices equally. A…
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Arrivederci – Ann Tutwiler's Farewell Blog
27.02.19-
Biodiversity
As Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International prepares to step down, she reflects on t…
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Biodiversity loss threatens future of food
25.02.19-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The  precious biodiversity that sustain our food systems is in decline, according to first-ever glo…
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Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation
19.02.19-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that…
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Celebrating women in science
08.02.19-
Gender equality
Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! On this…
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The Great Food Transformation
15.01.19-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Launched today, the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems sets out pr…
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A global community seedbank platform
07.01.19-
Biodiversity
Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, Ronnie Vernooy, discusses how Bioversity International and part…
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Untold Tale of the Tepary
14.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Food security
This holiday season, Bioversity International tells the story of the nutritious and resilient, yet…
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Sharing best practices for banana germplasm conservation and exchange
13.12.18-
Biodiversity
Latin American and Caribbean banana collection curators came together for the MusaNet Regional Works…
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Toolkit Launch: Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
10.12.18-
Biodiversity
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Nutrition
The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative shares a new open-access guide that collects less…
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Which are the right crops to enable food security under future climates?
07.12.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
A new paper sets out to determine if crop-specific research investments can be prioritized to…
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Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes
05.12.18-
Biodiversity
The recently released 'Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes'Â features Bioversity Int…
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A food security monitoring and early warning system for Guatemala
03.12.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
Supported by Bioversity International and CCAFS, the Guatemala Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Se…
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