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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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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
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Big data
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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Scaling Aflasafe: From lab-based innovation to large-scale aflatoxin mitigation across Africa
24.02.25Aflatoxin contamination remains a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), threatening food and …
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In memory of Dr Kanayo Nwanze: A champion for agriculture and food security in Africa
24.02.25The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) joins the global agricultural and devel…
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A safer future for food storage: How simple bags could be transforming markets in West Africa
17.02.25In the lively markets of Niger and Nigeria, every grain of cowpea tells a story…
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Improving aquaculture in Zambia: A path to poverty alleviation and nutritional security
17.02.25In Zambia, aquaculture is being championed as a solution to pressing challenges like poverty, hunger…
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WATEA host stakeholders during progress review workshop
17.02.25IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the French Government, recently hosted a stakeholders’ worksho…
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IITA, Biotalys, and Nigeria’s Ministry of Environment meet to strengthen biocontrol solutions for food security
17.02.25IITA–CGIAR hosted a three-day visit with scientists from Biotalys and representatives of Niger…
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How I-Youth, Agrihub Nigeria projects are supporting youths to modernize dairy farming in Adamawa State
17.02.25The youth in the agribusiness unit of IITA has provided employment opportunities for 500 youths…
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WATEA stakeholders explore IITA cassava processing technology
17.02.25Cassava, a versatile and nutritious crop, is gaining global recognition for its economic and dietary…
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Harnessing Cowpea and Bambara Groundnut for a resilient future
17.02.25Growing up in Kenya, I looked forward to the occasions—once or twice a month—when meat…
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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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