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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
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
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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Young Malian researchers gear up for grand challenges with crop modeling
08.01.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
UE-APSAN Mali project trains next generation of modeling experts Budding agricultural researchers ar…
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Agriculture remains preferred occupation in rural Nigeria despite pandemic-related challenges
31.12.20-
Food security
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Health
A survey in rural parts of Northern Nigeria shows that in spite of problems in…
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10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS
24.12.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Market-driven chickpea innovations record many firsts in Africa and Asia. To meet the growing global…
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Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
18.12.20-
Nutrition
A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing…
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Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
18.12.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilli…
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Sorghum and millet grow money for the Mariko family
11.12.20-
Food security
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Health
Use of improved seed triples yields, credit through warrantage system leads to big gains. Access…
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Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
27.11.20-
Food security
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Health
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database…
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Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies
27.11.20-
Environmental health
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Health
Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made …
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Gross Margin Analysis – A tool for better farm management
20.11.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
A training session for farmers in Niger. In order to guide farmers in Niger to…
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Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties
12.11.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum,…
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ICRISAT: innovation broker working with private sector An interview with Ram Dhulipala
06.11.20-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s iHub platform was recently highlighted in the Food & Business Knowledge Platform for…
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Environment Minister launches women-owned food processing unit in Telangana
06.11.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mr Allola Indrakaran Reddy, Minister for Endowment, Law, Forest and Environment, Telangana, recently…
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Aflatoxin rapid detection technology wins Big Data Inspire Challenge 2020
30.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
A little box that can predict the amount of harmful aflatoxin contained in a handful…
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Young people in Niger explore different forms of agriculture for a better future
23.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over 150 rural youth in Niger joined an entrepreneur incubation program, participating in their firs…
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Fodder chopping machines lead to a thriving livestock feed enterprise in rural Niger
23.10.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Fodder chopping machines are proving to be a great help to livestock farmers in rural…
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Diet diversification program for tribal women and children to be scaled up in South India
23.10.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Enthused by positive nutritional outcomes among children and women in its first phase, activities of…
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Indian PM Narendra Modi dedicates two ‘healthy oil’ groundnut varieties on World Food Day
16.10.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Two groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content, developed by ICRISAT together with the Indian…
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Youth or Young mothers? The paradox of transitions in the rural women’s lives
16.10.20-
Gender equality
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Health
Year 2020 is a unique year. We have spent most of it ‘surprised’ by the…
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