News
Featured news
-
Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Environmental health
-
Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
Read more -
-
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more -
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…
Read more
Filters
-
IFAD Agrihub project holds a job fair, and experts advise youths to embrace careers in the agricultural sector
14.10.24The IFAD Agrihub project, a key initiative implemented by IITA, played a pivotal role in hosting…
Read more -
Zero Hunger Project launches three seed certification protocols in Togo
14.10.24IITA–CGIAR and the Ministry of Agriculture, Village Water Supply, and Rural Development, Togo, ha…
Read more -
Fighting cassava’s deadliest enemies in western Kenya
14.10.24Cassava production in western Kenya is being threatened by an army of pests and diseases…
Read more -
Rural Women Reviving Forgotten Crops
14.10.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Despite their vital contribution to agriculture, rural women frequently face significant barriers to…
Read more -
-
Breaking the cycle of poverty through Mechanized Farming: The Story of Madhuri Mallick
14.10.24-
Food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
(Photo:) Madhuri was happy using this power reaper as it reduced her drudgery and also…
Read more -
-
Sustainable Homestead Farming for Better Food and Nutrition Security in Bangladesh: Farida Begum’s success story
14.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Bushra Humaira Sadaf This article highlights Mrs. Farida Begum’s success in improving food securit…
Read more -
-
Advancing direct-seeded rice technology in northern Bangladesh through mechanized clustered demonstration
14.10.24-
Food security
Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak, Nuruzzaman, Saidul Islam, and Amaresh Chandel Agriculture is t…
Read more -
-
Five ways crop breeding can benefit rural women
14.10.24-
Gender equality
Five ways crop breeding can benefit rural women Updated version. Originally published in 2021 on…
Read more -
-
Building on Bundelkhand Pilot Success: Uttar Pradesh Officials Explore Expansion Avenues
12.10.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A high-level delegation from the Government of Uttar Pradesh recently visited four villages in the…
Read more -
-
Women's network for environmental advocacy and climate resilience: a model for social innovation
12.10.24Available in Spanish In the current global context of climate change, the IPCC (2023) has…
Read more -
Red de mujeres para la defensa del medio ambiente y la resiliencia climática: un modelo de innovación social
12.10.24Available in English En el contexto mundial actual de cambio climático, el IPCC (2023) ha…
Read more -
Global Food Policy Report 2024: Improving governance to create supportive environments for diet and nutrition policies
11.10.24By Danielle Resnick and Aditi Chugh October 11, 2024 Part of a series on key themes of IFPRI’s…
Read more -
Extreme weather is disrupting lives in southern Africa: New policies are needed to keep the peace
11.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Over the past decades, heavy and more frequent rainfall and dry spells in southern Africa…
Read more -
-
Crisis at the crossroads: Climate, peace, and security in the Sahel
11.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Sahel is at the heart of a crisis exacerbated by extreme climatic conditions, which…
Read more -
-
Growing into Pumpkin Custodians: Women farmers in North Vietnam discover the power of participatory variety selection
11.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
As Typhoon Yagi wreaked havoc across parts of Vietnam in early September 2024 - leaving…
Read more -
-
From Risk to Resilience: How Strategic Government Partnerships Can Enhance Access to Insurance-Linked Credit for Smallholders in Zambia
11.10.24-
Adaptation
-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Martina Mascarenhas, Anne G. Timu, Liangzhi You Smallholder farmers across the globe produce over…
Read more -
-
Sustainable Livestock Farming Practices for Resilience
11.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Livestock farming is a cornerstone of agriculture globally, providing essential food products, livel…
Read more -
-
Shaping the Future of Nigerian Agriculture: ICRISAT Empowers Students Through Educational Excursions
10.10.24The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Country Office in Kan…
Read more