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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)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
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
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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 SystemsÂ
CGIAR29.05.25Photo 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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Farm-level cultivation of Golden Rice now at transplanting stage
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.08.22-
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The initial farm-level cultivation of Golden Rice is now taking place on 40 hectares this…
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New genomic tool holds promise for rapid surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.07.22-
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Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute and colleagues have published a new s…
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IRRI and AGRA strengthen partnership to address Africa's food security
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)05.07.22-
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27 June 2022, Nairobi - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Dr. Jean BaliÃ…
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From national to local level: Leveraging SafePORK impacts on food safety in Vietnam
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.06.22-
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Since 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute-led project Market-based approaches to im…
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New study provides the first detailed report on the occurrence of the tick-borne parasite Babesia bovis in cattle in Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)02.06.22-
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Tick-borne diseases pose a significant threat to smallholder livestock keeping in Kenya and the East…
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Banana improvement project meets to celebrate the first new cooking Banana varieties in Tanzania
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)30.05.22-
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Arusha, Tanzania, 23 May 2022. After a two-year lockdown, an international team of banana researche…
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Investigating pathogens in wildlife in Kenya to tackle neglected zoonoses
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)17.05.22-
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Wild animals harbour many pathogens that can infect livestock and people. Because of this, epidemiol…
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ILRI scientist Delia Grace wins 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for research innovation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)05.05.22-
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We congratulate Delia Grace, professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute and…
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Risk-based and One Health approaches for improved food safety in Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)04.05.22-
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Nutrition, health & food security
The rapid evolution of global food safety systems in response to population growth, urbanization, cl…
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New research offers insights on bridging the gap between policy and reality in Kenya’s informal milk sector
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.04.22-
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Effective communication and constructive dialogue on inclusive ways forward between policy-makers an…
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Smartphone app help farmers control potato and sweetpotato diseases
International Potato Center (CIP)04.04.22-
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Pests and diseases destroy between 20 and 40% of crops globally, and farmers in developing…
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WorldFish pilots last-mile feed business models to boost aquaculture in Zambia
WorldFish31.03.22-
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Smallholder fish farmers in Zambia face a myriad of challenges, but one of their biggest…
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A new model of pathogen transmission in developing urban landscapes
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.03.22-
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Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute, the University of Edinburgh, the Uni…
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In the Spotlight: Afrina Choudhury
WorldFish02.03.22-
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Afrina Choudhury is a senior gender specialist and research fellow at WorldFish as well as…
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Using participatory impact pathway methodology to evaluate public–private partnerships in the poultry sector in Ethiopia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.03.22-
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A new case study on the poultry sector in Ethiopia reports on the first use…
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WorldFish spotlights resilient aquatic food systems at the Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum Â
WorldFish01.03.22-
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At last month’s Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum hosted by the Asian Development Bank,…
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The remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)01.03.22-
Health
Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943), a Swiss-French doctor and bacteriologist who made extraordinary contri…
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Building One Health partnerships and research capacity in Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.02.22-
Health
A central focus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)’s One Health work in Afri…
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