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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
WorldFish19.09.25Dr. 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
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 Systems
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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Scaling nutrition impact: Schools serve up High-Iron Beans
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Iron-rich beans can be integrated into consumers’ diets to enhance nutrition and cognitive functio…
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Mini-ministers, big impact: empowering children to defend forgotten foods
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Youth
In Niger, children aged 9–12 became 'mini-ministers' in a school government promoting forgotten fo…
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Taste of progress: High-iron bean nutritional formulation draws international acclaim
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)02.07.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
When Samuel Uwihanganye - a passionate advocate for children’s nutrition and community empowerment…
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Planting with Precision: How Weather and Climate Information is Changing Bean Farming in Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)01.07.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Imagine weather information as a GPS for farmers. Without it, the journey becomes uncertain, filled…
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PABRA and Rwanda’s Agriculture Ministry chart new path for bean value chain transformation at ACAT Conference
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Rwanda continues efforts towards eradicating malnutrition, the bean crop continues to be a symbol…
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Investing at 45°C: The Alliance charts Djibouti’s climate-smart path
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)30.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Could the future of dryland agriculture emerge along the shores of the Red Sea? From…
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How Indigenous Vegetables Are Changing Kenya's Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Kenya, like many African countries, has historically relied on a mix of indigenous and introduced…
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Driving Rwanda’s Agricultural Sector Climate Resilience Through Innovative Business
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Rwanda’s agriculture is integral to its economy, and its reliance on rain-fed farming systems make…
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Digital Pathways to Healthier Diets: How Uganda’s Agri-Food MSMEs are Reshaping Food Systems
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)27.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are emerging as powerful drivers of food systems transf…
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A New Tool to Rethink Food Environments for Better Health Outcomes
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)26.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
As food systems transformation gathers pace globally, one question remains central: How do we measur…
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Beyond tools, toward transformation: ACAT 2025 presses for collaborations
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)24.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Over 800 delegates gathered in Kigali Rwanda for ACAT 2025 to explore agri-tech solutions for…
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ECREA Model Farms with Climate Information vs. Farms with Late Planting: Lessons from Rulindo, Rwanda
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)23.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
On April 28th, 2025, a field visit in Rulindo District provided a visual comparison between…
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Planting to learn: When pupils become guardians of tomorrow’s forests
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)20.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In Nkoemvone, a lush village in southern Cameroon, the bell of the public primary school…
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“Les Experts du Cameroun”: How a community nursery took flight with MyFarmTrees
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)18.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the small town of Nanga-Eboko, located in the Haute-Sanaga department at the heart of…
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Op-Ed: Scaling Nature Finance for Sustainable Food Systems—From Capital Convergence for Aligned Impact
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
In the global push to finance and scale nature-positive transitions in food systems, the conversatio…
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Science Week 2025: the Alliance dreams big for impact
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.06.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
From June 9–13, scientists gathered to share ideas and innovations at Science Week: The Alliance…
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How inclusive design is shifting power to farmers and closing the seed adoption gap
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)16.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers from the Alliance’s Artemis project developed mobile AI tools and farmer feedback syst…
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What’s really in our food? A global Look at Food Composition Databases—and the Gaps We Need to Fix
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)13.06.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
To build healthier food systems, we need better food data. A new research shows where…
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