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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Bridging knowledge systems: Indigenous practices for sustainable foodways
21.10.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous peoples’ food systems have existed for millennia: far longer than the industrialised fo…
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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-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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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Red de investigación agrícola más grande del mundo lanza iniciativas para beneficiar a millones de personas en Perú
13.10.22Ministra de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego Patricia Ocampo Escalante aplaude el apoyo internacional Lima…
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Initiatives of world’s biggest agricultural research network to benefit millions in Peru
12.10.22The post Initiatives of world’s biggest agricultural research network to benefit millions in Peru …
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Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health
06.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR research centers involved in the OneCGIAR Plant Health Initiative joined forces at the Interna…
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Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
21.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR, in collaboration with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, held country launc…
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Enhancing sustainable intensification for people and the planet
20.09.22As the global population approaches eight billion and climate change threatens farming in varied way…
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Boosting abilities to develop nutritious sweetpotatoes for Central Americans
19.08.22An estimated two billion people suffer undernourishment, or micronutrient deficiencies, which is why…
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Developing and sharing innovations: from the lab to field to scale
13.08.22Potato and sweetpotato are the third and seventh most important food crops globally. Yet most…
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Honduras launches AgriLAC Resiliente, a regional initiative to strengthen food systems in the region
01.07.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
AgriLAC Resiliente is a regional CGIAR initiative that seeks to improve the livelihoods of producers…
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Change agents and better seeds lead to sweetpotato success in Tanzania
27.06.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In any field, change needs leaders – even in agriculture. Mary Samson may appear like…
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Inclusive innovation in agricultural value chains: Lessons from the Participatory Market Chain Approach
16.06.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A recent study from the International Potato Center explores the impact and outcomes of the…
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Gender and variety trait preferences in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique
27.04.22-
Gender equality
To ensure better adoption of vitamin-A rich sweetpotato, it is paramount to develop varieties that…
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School children in Huancavelica excited by the story “The Powerful Potatoes”
25.04.22A true celebration was experienced by schoolchildren from four rural communities in Huancavelica whe…
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Good agronomic practices with sweetpotato are cause for celebration in Uganda
22.04.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Everyone smiled, grasped hands, and shook their heads in wonder. The excitement at Michael Mugabi’…
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Innovating with Roots, Tubers and Bananas
11.04.22-
Biodiversity
We are delighted to announce the publication of the book “Root, Tuber and Banana Food…
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Food for Nourishment, Food for Empowerment
06.04.22One book empowered an entire community. The quest began as a desire to showcase the…
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Smartphone app help farmers control potato and sweetpotato diseases
04.04.22-
Health
Pests and diseases destroy between 20 and 40% of crops globally, and farmers in developing…
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Cameroon learns potato lessons from Kenya
31.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Potato is an important food and nutritional security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. However, a quick…
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On-Farm Trials Thrive with Support from Farmer Groups
28.03.22-
Gender equality
For the past three years, the International Potato Center’s (CIP) SweetGAINS program in Africa has…
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