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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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Biodiversity
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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 SystemsÂ
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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Liberia’s Ministry of Agriculture proposes partnership with IITA to address its agricultural agenda
10.07.24In a country with a population of over 5 million, agriculture serves as the primary…
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Strengthening West and Central Africa stakeholder engagement toward high-impact cassava improvement
10.07.24The IITA-CGIAR Cassava Breeding Program held the first stakeholder engagement meeting across resea…
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ILRI launches forage genetic resources plot in Nigeria
10.07.24As part of activities to commemorate the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI–CGIAR) 
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The Collaborative Breeding Leadership Program: Bridging the skills gap in plant breeding
10.07.24By 2050, our planet will be home to over 10 billion people, with Africa alone…
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Strengthening the soybean variety development and testing network: IITA hosts collaborative training for West African breeders
10.07.24The IITA Soybean program organized a training session for National Agricultural Research Systems (NA…
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Building Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems: How the CRISP tool empowers you to climate-proof your project
10.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Weather and climate are the main drivers of agricultural production and ecosystem services, but thei…
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The Village-Based Advisor approach thrives in Burundi
10.07.24The concept of Farmer Promoters was previously unknown in Burundi, but it is no longer…
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Enhancing soil health in Rwanda: What’s lime got to do with it?
10.07.24Rwanda’s farmers have long struggled to obtain quality lime to improve their soil for better…
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Inclusive water governance for sustainable agriculture in the polders of coastal Bangladesh
10.07.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Mou Rani Sarker, Jayanta Bhattacharya and Manoranjan K. Mondal Bangladesh's Ganges coast is a…
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Improving water management in coastal polders of Bangladesh: Recommendations from the local government officials
10.07.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Polders in Bangladesh's coastal areas safeguard agriculture, a crucial aspect of local livelihoods. …
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Local Insights improve climate-smart mapping for better adaptation planning for coastal agriculture in Bangladesh
10.07.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Patuakhali, Bangladesh, May 23, 2024 — Building on findings from 10 district-level workshops, a se…
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Zambia Launches National Crop Monitor to Enhance Agricultural Resilience Amidst Drought Crisis
10.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Southern Africa is facing an unprecedented climate crisis, with the 2023-2024 drought causing the wo…
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Charting a path to more sustainable livestock value chains with a Rangelands Stewardship Council and a rangelands standard
09.07.24Over 54% of global terrestrial surface could be used as rangelands. However much of this…
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New Digital System Helps Ethiopia’s Pastoralist Communities to Prepare for the Unpredictable
09.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The rangelands covering more than half of Ethiopia’s landmass feed the country’s cattle, providi…
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A Ripple of Change: How One Farm's Success Can Inspire a Community
09.07.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Smallholder farmers in Africa under semi-arid conditions grapple with harsh conditions that undermin…
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From mango kernels to cosmetics: Senegalese entrepreneurs spur sustainable development
09.07.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
June 28, 2024, will be remembered as a landmark day for Baconding, in the Goudomp…
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Launch of a new Global Partnership for the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils initiative
08.07.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Rome/Texcoco, Mexico – An initiative to build resilient agrifood systems grounded in diverse, nutr…
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Bridging capacity gaps for sustainable farming systems in Malawi
08.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Agriculture players in Malawi have described the 2023/24 season as the toughest in a decade,…
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