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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Coffee is one of the most important smallholder cash crops in Papua New Guinea. It…

Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director General of IITA, and Regional Director for Africa, CGIAR and Dr. Mohamed Anouar Jamali, CEO of OCP Africa at the signing ceremony.

OCP Africa and IITA Sign an Agreement at the Official Opening of the Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health in West Africa and the Sahel

The landmark agreement will support the implementation of the Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil…

Call for Proposals: Research on scaling up soil moisture retention in Sub-Saharan Africa

CGIAR

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

NL-CGIAR Research Council Invites Proposals With the increasing severity of dry spells predicted for…

3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress to be held in China

CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas

Environmental health & biodiversity

Background In the context of the ongoing global food crisis, malnutrition and environmental degradat…

Delta Talks webinar discusses human-centered design in climate services for Mekong Delta farmers

CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

Adaptation
Climate adaptation & mitigation

For the eleventh installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and…

Zimbabwe – Kenya country exchange: A learning opportunity to foster agroecological transitions

CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets

Environmental health & biodiversity

The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology works in eight countries of the Global South. From the…

First training of trainers workshop in Ethiopia

CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation

Nutrition, health & food security

Thirty-one senior staff from government ministries, departments, and agencies, plus universities, NG…

The simple tool bringing clarity to South African water systems

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Environmental health & biodiversity

Photo credit: Groundtruth In South Africa, a simple test using a 'clarity tube' that measures…

Heat-Tolerant Rice Varieties Promises Increased Yields in Bangladesh

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

New heat-tolerant rice varieties developed to combat high night temperatures could save Bangladesh m…

Ups and downs in the world rice market

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

International rice prices have risen substantially. Over the past year, the main factors driving wor…

IITA’s Leena Tripathi elected an African Academy of Sciences fellow

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

IITA is thrilled to announce that IITA Eastern Africa Hub Director and Biotechnology Program Lead…

Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes spawn multi-level prosperity in Burundi

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

In Burundi, a new project is rapidly transforming the agricultural sector, bringing many farmers hop…

L-R: Sector Counsellor, Food and Agriculture, at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Lagos, Ms Sanne Chipeta; Senior Project Manager, Arla Global Dairy Products Limited, Mr Snorri Sigurdsson; and STEP Liaison Officer, Mr Adedayo Adefioye, during a visit by the Danish team to the IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) Office in Ibadan.

Danish envoy and investor encourage more youth participation in Nigerian agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The Sector Counsellor of Food and Agriculture at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Lagos,…

Radio outreach transforming cassava cultivation knowledge

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Cassava farmers participating in the recently concluded Radio IITA Farmers Outreach expressed their …

Cross section of the key note speakers during the seed summit.

IITA and partners convene stakeholders for a seed roadmap in Benin

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Stakeholders from the Republic of Benin and across Africa are organizing a summit to draw…

Study reviews market impacts on value chain actors and small-scale soybean producers in Zambia