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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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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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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IITA’s Leading Role in Advancing Fertilizer and Soil Health Initiatives
22.08.24At the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), our dedication to agricultural innova…
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Brazil Africa Institute trains young Africans in cassava management in Bahia
22.08.24From August 19th to 30th, the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) will host the inaugural class…
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CGIAR supports RUFORUM at second Triennial Conference
22.08.24With the growing population across Africa, the race to address critical challenges in human capital…
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Closing the agribusiness information gap: Five years of Radio IITA and a new era with IITA TV
22.08.24Five years ago, the Communication Office of IITA–CGIAR developed a radio station to broadcast va…
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Optimizing Farming Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Savulgu, Northern Ghana
22.08.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Introduction A recent field visit to the Duko and Tindan villages of Savulgu District in…
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Angola to boost smallholder farmers’ productivity with IITA technologies
22.08.24Angolan delegates from the Institute for Agrarian Development (IDA) visited IITA-CGIAR headquarter…
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Hello IITA: DG Ehui highlights progress and innovation on breakfast TV
22.08.24The Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Simeon Ehui…
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Increased investment and partnerships essential for scaling successful agricultural innovations – IITA DG
22.08.24IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, joined…
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Soils4Liberia Project launch amidst partner engagements to empower Liberia’s agriculture
22.08.24IITA-CGIAR Soil Expert Samuel Mesele attended the EU Productivity to Product, Peers to Peers (P2P) …
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Awareness creation meeting on BBTD: presentation of response plan against BBTD
22.08.24Plantain is one of the most important food crops, contributing 16% of farmers’ incomes and…
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Transformative agricultural innovation unveiled at 62nd Chitedze Agricultural Field Day
22.08.24A significant revolution is underway in Malawi with the introduction of the IITA–CGIAR Semi-Auto…
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Cambogreens, the veggie supplement startup making waves in Cambodia
22.08.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Youth
Cambogreens, a Cambodian startup, is on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to everyone…
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Embracing Banana Polyculture in Uganda
22.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The 'Diversity for Resilient Agroforestry Banana Plantations in East Africa (D4RABs)' project seeks …
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Sowing the Drops of Change: Transforming Lives in the Sahel Amidst Climate Adversity
22.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Climate change has been a serious challenge in resource-poor households of the Sahel. The most…
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United for 'Colombia Agroalimentaria Sostenible': First Communicators’ Meeting
22.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
The objective was to thoroughly share the details of the project and discuss the communication…
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator entrepreneur spotlight
21.08.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Beyond the fields: Restoring the lost voices of women in agriculture Gender-responsive scaling is di…
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Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal
21.08.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
By Suresh Chandra Babu, Yogendra Karki, Innocent Pangapanga, Md Sadat Anowar, and Nandita Srivastav…
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Launching a User-Centered Rangeland and Water Monitoring System for Early Warning in Ethiopia's Pastoral Areas
21.08.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Pastoralist communities in Ethiopia have long suffered from climate-induced shocks and stressors, le…
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