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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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SISCA highlights seed regulation merits in DRC
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.10.23Following the recommendations from previous training on Seed Business, IITA–CGIAR, through its pr…
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“Future of agriculture in good hands” as Gombe State University students tour IITA Kano Station
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.10.23Gombe State University students from the Department of Botany embarked on a field trip to…
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50 extension officers in Togo trained to strengthen the extension system and boost cassava and rice production
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.10.23Attaining Zero Hunger in any country will be a mirage without a strong extension system. IITA–CGI…
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New partners introduced to EiA tools
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.10.23On 21 August, the IITA–CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) team hosted a partner’s interactive …
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Sustainable cassava seed system on show at AGRF 2023
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23On 7 September, IITA–CGIAR convened sixty-eight cassava value chain stakeholders to showcase the…
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Lasting support guaranteed for the conservation of sub-Saharan Africa’s crop diversity
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops, including important legumes was sealed…
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Tanzanian President and IITA to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and other sectors
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23An IITA delegation led by IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and IITA Director Gener…
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Strengthening partnerships for food systems in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23IITA–CGIAR played a key role at the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) hosted in T…
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CGIAR centers and partners showcase innovations at AGRF pre-summit
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23IITA-CGIAR led the organization of a field visit, which hosted about 150 participants for the Afric…
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Excitement as IITA Tanzania receives Director General in first visit
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23On 8 September, the quiet routine of the IITA Eastern Africa Hub office was replaced with lively…
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In sub-Saharan Africa, mineral fertilisation and agroecology are not incompatible
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)05.10.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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Improved cassava varieties are becoming a key ingredient in global food security
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding29.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Little known in most highly developed countries, the root vegetable cassava has been largely ignored…
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Resilient agriculture: A pathway to achieving sustainable food systems
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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IITA and Tokyo University to intensify partnership addressing West African agricultural challenges
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23From 24 to 31 August, IITA accommodated four representatives from the Tokyo University of Agricul…
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Showcasing banana hybrids at the 2023 Tanzania International Agricultural Trade Show
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23IITA, in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AI…
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Central African Republic cassava value chain receives support from IITA-TAAT Cassava Compact
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23IITA and the PADECAS project organized capacity-building workshops in Central African Republic from…
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ATA annual meeting highlights production support in the cassava value chain
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23The government-funded Agricultural Transformation Agenda program in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Exploring promising opportunities between Argentina and IITA
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)19.09.23In a promising step towards collaboration, an IITA delegation visited the Embassy of Argentina in …
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