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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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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Illegal forest-zone oil palm in Indonesia
22.01.21-
Environmental health
Researchers have identified oil palms growing where they shouldn’t be. Discussions are underway ab…
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Responding to the effects of COVID-19 on smallholder bean farmers in Kenya and Uganda
22.01.21-
Biodiversity
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing smallholder farmers’ vulnera…
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Forest and landscape restoration: Beyond fixes that fail
19.01.21-
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One of the challenges in managing tree resources is the long delay between planting efforts…
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Nutrition-sensitive approaches from pond to plate in Myanmar
19.01.21-
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Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward dive…
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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia
19.01.21-
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Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns in…
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress
18.01.21-
Biodiversity
UPDATE: The Call for Abstracts is now closed. For the latest information on the 2nd…
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Digital nutrient management tool reduces emissions, improves crop yields and boosts farmers’ profits
15.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
An international team of scientists, led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CI…
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Unleashing the potential of plant health
08.01.21-
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The UN has designated 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. CGIAR Centers have…
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Encouraging entrepreneurship with mobile grinders and seed cleaning machines
29.12.20-
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ICARDA and its national partners in Tunisia are promoting entrepreneurship and rural businesses thro…
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Coming Full Circle with Maize
22.12.20-
Biodiversity
From studying wild cucurbits in Spain to judging the “Largest Maize Ear in the World”…
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Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
18.12.20-
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A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilli…
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New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems
16.12.20-
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A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with…
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Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar
16.12.20-
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A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers w…
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Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development
15.12.20-
Biodiversity
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Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is…
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Is it crunch time for the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus? 3 recommendations to move the needle
10.12.20-
Environmental health
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The concept of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus has gained widespread traction in the last decade…
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Digital groundwater monitoring
08.12.20-
Environmental health
Taken together, digital monitoring and readily available data on the status of groundwater resources…
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Crop breeding and soil management must go hand in hand
08.12.20-
Environmental health
There is a growing crisis beneath our feet. Scientists, soil specialists and policy-makers around th…
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Crop breeding and soil management must go hand in hand
05.12.20-
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Crop breeding is helping farmers in the developing world produce higher yields and better products…
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