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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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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
16.05.25-
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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Strengthening Rwanda’s seed sector: Company leaders participate in seed business management training
17.09.24Rwanda’s seed sector is crucial to the country’s agricultural development, food security, and ec…
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Resilient agriculture: IITA empowers stakeholders to build sustainable food systems in Burundi and South Sudan
17.09.24Efforts to enhance agriculture breeding programs in countries, specifically those considered fragile…
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How youth agripreneurs contribute to food security and wealth creation
17.09.24To fulfill the IITA Youth Agripreneurs’ (IYA) mandate to drive youth participation in agricultur…
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Belgian ambassador explores new partnerships to strengthen sustainable agriculture in Africa
17.09.24IITA–CGIAR hosted the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Pieter Leenknegt, accompanied…
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BSF technology introduced to Niger’s women and youth for sustainable agriculture
17.09.24To empower agripreneurs, youth, and women to adopt a sustainable agriculture practice in Niger, the…
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IITA strategizes to tackle agrifood challenges and shape Southern Africa’s agricultural future
17.09.24Over 70 IITA staff met in Malawi to strategize and plan to respond to challenges…
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Empowering IDPs: IITA donates 28 tons of seeds to boost employment and self-reliance
17.09.24The Government of Japan and IITA launched a new project to support self-reliance and provide…
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IITA-CGIAR and China Agriculture University forge new partnership for research, trade, and agricultural development in Africa
17.09.24Chinese delegates from the China Agriculture University (CAU), led by IITA-CGIAR Board member Fan…
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Genetic gains revolutionizing cassava farming: 400 high-quality varieties boost commercialization and product development
17.09.24IITA has developed and released 400 high-quality cassava varieties across Africa for four product pr…
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Global collaboration for banana innovation: IITA and CATAS team up to boost banana sustainability and productivity
17.09.24Banana is one of the most important staple crops worldwide, following rice, wheat, and maize.…
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A Just Transition in the Agrifood System
16.09.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
What is just transition in the context of climate change? A just transition seeks to…
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IWMI and Jordan’s private sector collaborate on solutions for water security
16.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Scaling impactful innovations is crucial for sustainable development in Jordan. With a rapidly growi…
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Limiting deforestation involves complex tradeoffs: Results from a global land-use model
16.09.24-
Big data
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Forests are massive carbon sinks and biodiversity havens. The world’s forests store about 861 giga…
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Meet the women harnessing bean power to fight climate extremes
16.09.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When Christella Ndayishimiye started weaning her baby, she could not find a flour that met…
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“Making the most from the least” by aligning SAPLING’s future phase interventions with National Target Program
16.09.24This blog has been authored by Thinh Nguyen-Thi, ILRI The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal…
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Promoting the adoption of SAPLING’s innovations through village sharing events
16.09.24This blog has been authored by Thinh Nguyen-Thi, ILRI The CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal…
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SAPLING supports implementation of Vietnam’s National Target Program in Mai Son District
16.09.24This blog has been authored by Thinh Nguyen-Thi, ILRI Phase I of the CGIAR Initiative…
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Vietnam’s 1-Million Hectare Rice Program shows promising results
16.09.24-
Food security
Soc Trang Province, Vietnam (September 4, 2024) —The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
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