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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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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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CIMMYT crop scientist shares strategies for decolonization
07.12.22-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) crop scientist Sieglinde Snapp is working …
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CIMMYT leads innovation sprint to deliver results to farmers rapidly
05.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Smallholder farmers, the backbone of food systems around the world, are already facing negative impa…
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Food systems that work for people and the environment
02.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Alice Ruhweza, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Board Member and Africa Reg…
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CIMMYT scientists rank in top 1% of highly cited papers
30.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Three scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are included in …
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CIMMYT and Join Hope sign partnership agreement
29.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Join Hope have cemented their part…
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CIMMYT at COP27
28.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
COP27, the UN Climate Change Conference for 2022, took place this year in Sharm El-Sheikh,…
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Young CIMMYT scientist receives 2022 Japan Award for global research to combat wheat aphids
24.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
International science to save wheat — a crucial food grain for 2.5 billion of the…
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Govaerts delivers keynote speech to Cereals and Grains 22
21.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is how to balance a healthy…
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Agriculture for Peace platform launches at Borlaug Dialogue
18.11.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Events of the past year have underscored the correlation of food supply chains, and weaknesses…
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Opening the door to commercial fodder production
17.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The paired challenges of population growth and climate change have put smallholder farmers in Zambia…
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Two-wheel tractors transform smallholder farming communities in Masvingo
16.11.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The two-wheel tractor has been a life changer for Ranganai Muzorori. At a recent seed…
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The democratization of innovation
15.11.22-
Big data
When the Norwegian Red Cross hired Kristian Wengen and his consulting firm Tinkr to launch…
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Plant health data is critical for effective policy change
10.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
With rising demand for food, it is more critical than ever to address the challenge…
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Is food security possible without peace?
09.11.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The intersection between agriculture and peace has been brought to the forefront of the news…
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Zambia officials promote sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers
08.11.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
For the first time in Zambia, a special Ministry of Agriculture committee has endorsed innovative…
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From silver bullets to transition science in the CGIAR: reflections on the scalingXchange Call to Action
27.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The origins of the CGIAR, the world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research consortium for…
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CIMMYT project helps educate farmers in Zimbabwe on seed practices and improved varieties
26.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is working with its partners to support farmers…
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From seed to feed
24.10.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Experts at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are working with partners t…
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