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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator: A unique six-month program building best practices in African agribusiness

CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa

16.06.24

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Agricultural researchers are working hand in hand with 14 promising agricultural businesses to help …

Unveiling the Costs of Inaction to Control Land Degradation Vs Benefits of Taking Action

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

16.06.24

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health & biodiversity

ICARDA’s innovative Analysis Pack for Economics of Land Degradation (APELD) tool, developed throug…

Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

15.06.24

By Oliver Kiptoo Kirui June 14, 2024 The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in…

A farmer in Gitega Province testified about the role of the storage silos provided by the project, which allow for better crop storage for up to four years without damage.

The Kugwiza Project: Transforming agriculture in Burundi

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

Bujumbura, Burundi –11 June 2024 – The Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative …

IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui with the IITA Management and Soy Excellence teams.

Soy Excellence Center seeks collaborative efforts for food security

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

Intending to explore possible areas of partnership expansion and contribute to food security in Nige…

Successful biological control of mango mealybug in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

In the 1990s and 2000s, the exotic mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens, was effectively controlle…

IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui (m), with some IITA staff and the NFWP team.

IITA Board visits youth agripreneurs office as Vice-President Shettima applauds IYA’s impact

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

At the just-concluded IITA Board meeting in Abuja, the IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) received the …

The NFWP team with members of the IITA Youth Agripreneurs.

IITA and World Bank collaborate on empowering women and youth in Nigeria

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

To advance existing partnership efforts in youth empowerment, capacity development, and food systems…

SAA team at one of IITA’s cassava field trials

IITA and SAA strengthen collaboration to drive agricultural innovation

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

In a strategic effort to strengthen the collaboration between IITA–CGIAR and Sasakawa Africa As…

Cross section of school children participating during a quiz session at the Radio IITA’s Children Day event.

“With science, we can”: Radio IITA celebrates Children’s Day

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

Radio IITA joined the global community in celebrating this year’s Children’s Day event. The day…

Members of government, graduates and guests posing with the 1 million FCFA cheque for personal project startup during EYC agripreneurs graduation on 30 April 2024.

Cameroon program graduates second cohort of ENABLE Youth agripreneurs

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

The ENABLE Youth Cameroon (EYC) program aims to train 1,536 young Cameroonians—targeting 40% femal…

A leap toward modern data management: IITA cowpea breeding program trains in EBS

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

The cowpea breeding program at IITA Kano Station participated in a four-day training on the Enterp…

Shared breeding pipelines improve dryland crops in sub-Saharan Africa

CGIAR

14.06.24

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health & biodiversity

An innovative regional shared breeding approach is improving the cultivation and commercial viabilit…

Diversity Expert and CEO, Aparna Mittal, explaining how racial discrimination manifests and how to handle it.

CGIAR FAIR ERG workshop: Empowerment against racism

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

On 16 May, the CGIAR Forum Against Inequality and Racism (FAIR) Employee-led Resource Group hosted…

Eniosa Cooperative farmers and IITA PROSSIVA representative.

Eniosa-Irepodun Farmers and CICS launch of 15 million naira building fund at fourth-anniversary celebrations

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

The Eniosa-Irepodun Farmers and CICS marked their fourth anniversary with a significant milestone: l…

Participants after the PICAGL symposium in DRC.

PICAGL unveils project results in DRC

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

14.06.24

As an implementing partner in the provinces of Sud-Kivu and Tanganyika in eastern DRC, IITA–CGIAR…

New heat-tolerant wheat varieties prove fruitful for Ethiopia’s irrigated lowlands

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

14.06.24

Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in Africa, accounting for around 65% of the total…

Photo: Groundwater-irrigated paddy fields, Hyderabad, India. Credit: Adrien Selles / Water Alternatives Photos (link to https://www.flickr.com/photos/water_alternatives/52940576016 )

New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

14.06.24

PRESS RELEASE JUNE 14, 2024 Washington DC, June 14, 2024: A study by authors from the…

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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator: A unique six-month program building best practices in African agribusiness

Unveiling the Costs of Inaction to Control Land Degradation Vs Benefits of Taking Action

Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed

The Kugwiza Project: Transforming agriculture in Burundi

Soy Excellence Center seeks collaborative efforts for food security

Successful biological control of mango mealybug in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda

IITA Board visits youth agripreneurs office as Vice-President Shettima applauds IYA’s impact

IITA and World Bank collaborate on empowering women and youth in Nigeria

IITA and SAA strengthen collaboration to drive agricultural innovation

“With science, we can”: Radio IITA celebrates Children’s Day

Cameroon program graduates second cohort of ENABLE Youth agripreneurs

A leap toward modern data management: IITA cowpea breeding program trains in EBS

Shared breeding pipelines improve dryland crops in sub-Saharan Africa

CGIAR FAIR ERG workshop: Empowerment against racism

Eniosa-Irepodun Farmers and CICS launch of 15 million naira building fund at fourth-anniversary celebrations

PICAGL unveils project results in DRC

New heat-tolerant wheat varieties prove fruitful for Ethiopia’s irrigated lowlands

New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security