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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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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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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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The disappearing savannas: Is West Africa trading soil health for farmland?
10.02.25West Africa’s ecosystems are transforming, reshaping its vast savannas into forest islands or arab…
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Cassava seed business changes women farmers’ lives in Tanzania
10.02.25Tanzania is building sustainable cassava-seed systems for high-quality seed through cassava seed ent…
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IITA and partners launch AfPBA CRISPR Class III Training to empower Africa’s Crop Improvement Scientists
10.02.25IITA–CGIAR, a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) in partnership with the Univ…
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BBEST Project train Kinshasa vegetable farmers on organic fertilizer production
10.02.25Vegetable farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are building their capacity in the…
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IITA takes the lead in the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence
10.02.25On 21 January, IITA officially assumed leadership of the Soy Agronomy Center of Excellence, marki…
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IITA Director General visits Uganda station
03.02.25IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, recently v…
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French Ambassador to Nigeria visits IITA, reinforces commitment to agricultural innovation
03.02.25The French Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Marc Fonbaustier, on a courtesy visit to IITA headquarters …
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Empowering smallholder farmers through digital innovations: Lessons from the ICT4BXW Project
03.02.25One critical observation stands out in the evolving landscape of agricultural development especially…
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Research insight on the impact of climate change on household food security in Nigeria’s semi-arid zones
03.02.25Kicking off the IITA Knowledge Café series for 2025, Shakiru Quadri, the IITA Technical Advisor f…
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IITA-CGIAR and Aletheia University to strengthen agricultural innovation in a new economic era
03.02.25On 22 January, the IITA–CGIAR Deputy Director General Partnerships for Delivery (P4D), Dr Kento…
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Equatorial Guinea engages IITA to drive agricultural transformation
29.01.25In line with IITA’s public-private sector engagement agenda to improve the livelihood of millions…
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IITA-Yam breeding program collaborates with farmers to boost seed yam production across Nigerian states
29.01.25Farmers’ access to improved yam varieties is vital for boosting yields and improving livelihoods. …
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Australia and IITA to strengthen partnership for climate-responsive agriculture in Africa
29.01.25Climate resilience and food security are central to Australia’s Regional Development Program for A…
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NAWIA visits IITA to explore the potential of underutilized legumes for product development
29.01.25On 16 January 2025, a 19-member team from the Nigerian Association of Women in Agriculture…
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Empowering women to safeguard aquatic food systems in a changing climate
22.01.25Aquatic foods, sourced from inland and marine fisheries or cultivated through aquaculture, are vital…
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Bridging indigenous and science knowledge in soil systems in cassava farming
22.01.25In the heart of southwestern Nigeria, cassava farming remains a cornerstone of agriculture, supporti…
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FSRP delegation explores IITA’s research innovations to boost agricultural resilience
22.01.25In alignment with IITA’s longstanding vision of transforming agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, th…
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Boosting Africa’s food security: Unlocking the potential of cassava and underutilized legumes for a resilient future
13.01.25The Food and Nutrition Science Laboratory (FNSL) unit of IITA–CGIAR commits to ensuring food and…
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