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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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Making climate finance work for agrifood systems in Asia and the Pacific
13.06.24-
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Mitigation
A recent workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, tackled how to improve climate funding for agriculture…
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Ukama Ustawi field days: Increasing awareness and knowledge sharing on optimal livestock-crop production systems
12.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa—Ukama Ustawi (UU)—recently c…
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Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems
12.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In large parts of sub-humid Africa, including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood…
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Status of negotiations and CGIAR engagement in the UNFCCC COP Presidency and key negotiation tracks
08.06.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
From June 3-13, delegates from 198 nations will convene in Bonn, Germany, to prepare for…
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Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action
07.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Research paradigms suitable for 20th-century challenges, such as the Green Revolution, need to give …
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Five ways science can lead a just transition in agri-food systems
02.06.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
All of us involved in agri-food systems are grappling with a difficult task: to ramp…
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Africa’s opportunity to ramp up the value of food
02.06.24-
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As a global community, we are grappling with a difficult task: to ramp up food…
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"Science of Scaling": Strengthening the network of researchers passionate about innovation for responsible impact at scale
27.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
By Esther Kihoro, ILRI Impact at Scale Program and Wageningen University and Research; Marc Schut,…
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Partners review progress of the MFS initiative in Bangladesh
15.05.24-
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Bangladesh, where agriculture forms the backbone of livelihoods, the One CGIAR initiative on Mixed-F…
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Kenya puts peace and security at the center of climate plans and platforms, adopting CGIAR research recommendations
14.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Written by Marianne Gadeberg Longstanding engagement with Kenya’s ministries of environment and ag…
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Empowering East African Farmers with Weather and Climate Information Services: ECREA's Climate-Smart Strategies for Resilient Agriculture in the Bean Value Chain
09.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The project responds to the urgent need for co-designed Weather and Climate Information Services (WC…
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Priorities for the Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy for improved food production and trade
07.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
As agriculture in Africa is yet to recover from the repercussions of climate change, the…
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Technical staff at African research stations gain crucial trialling and nursery skills, improving continent-wide crop breeding data
06.05.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Ensuring top-notch equipment reaches breeding research stations worldwide is vital, but equally cruc…
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Achieving critical mass for the greening of rice fallows in Odisha
16.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Growing pulses and oilseeds crops in rice fallows provide farmers with additional income, livelihood…
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How crop breeding can benefit the environment
08.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Modern agricultural practices have enabled food production to meet — and even outpace — demands…
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Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative engages partners in strategic planning for sustainable and inclusive delta development
06.03.24-
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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To strengthen its strategy, cooperation, and results management, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-…
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Empowering Marginalized Farming Communities in the Face of Climate Change
27.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project The OIIPCRA project is generously supported by The World Ba…
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Exploring Pastoral Living Landscape in Tunisia's Arid Drylands
26.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In collaboration with national and local partners, ICARDA recently led a participatory workshop unde…
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