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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
14.05.25<p>Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that signific…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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STEP’s remarkable impact cultivating future agribusiness leaders
12.08.24A quiet revolution is happening in the heart of Oyo State, Nigeria, transforming how secondary…
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Schools’ Outreach Program inspires the next generation of agricultural innovators
12.08.24The IITA Communication Office recently organized the 4th edition of the Schools’ Outreach Progra…
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Young agro entrepreneurs unveil business plans to spur economic growth
12.08.24Engaging youths in agricultural entrepreneurship is crucial in alleviating the increasingly growing …
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New living lab to combat malnutrition in Africa through food system diversification
12.08.24On 25 July, IITA–CGIAR, under the HealthyDiets4Africa Project, funded by the EU, launched its t…
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Forging partnership to advance agricultural research and education
12.08.24A delegation from Aletheia University, Ago Iwoye in Ogun state paid an exploratory visit to IITA–…
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Revolutionizing animal nutrition and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa with molecular biology
12.08.24Emerging trends in experimental research are proving crucial across various scientific fields, parti…
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Study highlights critical impact of urbanization on avian communities in the Afrotropics
12.08.24Urbanization negatively affects biodiversity worldwide, making associations between urbanization and…
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Scientists highlight best agronomic practices to improve maize yield at radio outreach
12.08.24In a significant step towards enhancing maize farming practices, the RadioIITA Farmers Outreach, i…
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NAFARL to partner with IITA to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria
12.08.24In the wake of the current food crisis in the nation, a state of emergency…
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Empowering women through beekeeping: The Humble Bee’s ambitious approach
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
By Jason Liaw, IFPRI intern. Top photo credit Varun Kashyap. Imagine a world where women…
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Partnerships and innovation drive Viet Nam’s food systems toward climate goals
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Nutrition, health & food security
From July 4-6, 2024, over 50 key stakeholders gathered in Vinh City, Viet Nam, for…
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Can agronomic biofortification boost nutrition in maize?
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Nutrition, health & food security
In a world where maize stands as one of the most vital crops, feeding billions…
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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024: Protecting rights and traditions for both people and the planet
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Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Changing land use and environmental degradation are threatening the voluntary isolation of indigenou…
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Transforming food systems must include Indigenous rights, voices and knowledge
09.08.24By Nicoline de Haan, Director, CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Originally published on Farming First …
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Pixels to Pasture: How AI Can Help Farmers Predict Their Pasture
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Nutrition, health & food security
In 2020, global agricultural emissions were 16 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, accordin…
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Tanzanian women farmers emerge as leaders in quality seed production and higher rice production
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Food security
Good quality seed leads to good yield and produce, but it can also be a…
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Empowering Agri-Food Innovations: AgriLAC Resiliente and the Sustainable Future of Honduras
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Annual AgriLAC Resiliente Meeting brought together efforts to scale agri-food innovations in Eas…
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In the Philippines, a tribal leader guards a forest stronghold
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Environmental health & biodiversity
It was nearly midday when we reached the summit, but the sun had not yet…
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