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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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IITA Forest Center advances reforestation impacts globally in tree propagation project
01.07.24IITA Forest Center has been making positive headlines in reforestation since 2015. In a recently…
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Nigerien Minister of Agriculture and Livestock explores sustainable BSF technology
01.07.24The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in Niger, ElHadji Mahamane Ousmane, paid an official court…
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Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies
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Food security
By Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos July 1, 2024 After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan …
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New genome editing research framework for Mozambique
01.07.24Mozambique is on the verge of initiating significant research in crops and animals using genome…
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Planting seeds of collaboration: IITA PROSSIVA hosts farmers for prepositional value trials
01.07.24As part of the IITA PROSSIVA initiative, a landmark event was hosted at Field CS7,…
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BSF larvae and frass production facilities delivered to IITA and partners
01.07.24The BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) project team, led by IITA…
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Ethiopia’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan Launch: A Collaborative Path to Resilience
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The launch brought together a diverse group of stakeholders from the National Climate-Smart Agricult…
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Report on Climate Change, Peace, and Security Initiatives in Kenya
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Climate Change Intensifies Extreme Weather and Human Insecurity in Kenya Climate change is a recogni…
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Odisha and IRRI promote sustainable rice production using dhaincha and organic fertilizer
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Food security
IRRI promotes enhanced crop and soil productivity through the balanced use of chemical and organic…
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Why Agriculture and Conservation Must Co-Exist
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Stepping Up for Agriculture and Conservation During the 26th Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technica…
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Chikoka Women’s Group Promoting Healthy Futures in Zambia
30.06.24In Kafue district, Zambia, a group of women has been working tirelessly to combat the…
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Risk of famine remains high in Gaza
28.06.24By Rob Vos, Sara Gustafson, Sediqa Zaki, and Brendan Rice June 28, 2024 Despite some improvements…
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Global villain, local savior? What's the role of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa?
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The livestock question is both complex and highly polarized, said Tara Garnett, the director of TA…
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AVENIR: A Sustainable Vision for Senegalese Agriculture
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Environmental health & biodiversity
During this session, Dr. Issa Ouedraogo - the Alliance's Country Representative for Senegal - presen…
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A Regional Hub for Fertilizers and Soil Health Opens in Ibadan, Nigeria
28.06.24Combining cutting-edge laboratory testing and training facilities with cross-sector experts to suppo…
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Market Intelligence to present GLOMIP at ICAE 2024
28.06.24The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence will be leading the discussion on technological and inst…
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Are dual purpose crops a breeding priority? The case of cassava
28.06.24Jonathan Newby Seed product market segments and consumer market segments The CGIAR Initiative on Mar…
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Revised market segmentation for spring wheat—achieving alignment between ICARDA and CIMMYT
28.06.24Agnes Gitonga, Wuletaw Tadesse, Velu Govindan, Jason Donovan The initial seed product market segment…
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