Food security is crucial to global security (Globe and Mail)
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, on the growing links between food systems, economic stability, and national security under rising global pressures.
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Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes?
Are we at the beginning of another period of high food prices? The short answer, in our assessment, is probably not—at least not yet. The conditions that drove prior price spikes are largely absent today, and the Hormuz disruption is a fundamentally different kind of shock than either the 2007-2008 food price crisis or 2022
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Remembering Dr. Joachim Voss and his contributions
With deep respect and sadness, we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Joachim Voss, who served as Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) from 2000 to 2007.
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New Strategies to Adapt Crops to Climate Change
Climate change is reshaping global agriculture, impacting the productivity of key crops.
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From Crisis to Opportunity: How Agricultural Innovation Can Buffer the Global Shock of the Iran War
Opinion piece by Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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Light for the World visits IYA to strengthen disability inclusion
The IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA) hosted a delegation from Light for the World, along with representatives of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), to deepen collaboration and strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the unit’s agribusiness and youth employment initiatives.
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Driving nutrition, growing livelihoods with orange-fleshed sweet potato
The Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) Project, funded by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and implemented by IITA–CGIAR since inception has strengthened the OFSP value chain across production, vine multiplication, processing, marketing, and consumption. Evidence from implementation shows growing adoption of OFSP, with Mother’s Delight emerging as the preferred variety in both states due to its high yield and adaptability.
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Rwanda and IITA strengthen partnership under TAAT Phase II
IITA-CGIAR has reinforced its leadership in Africa’s agricultural transformation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II Addendum. The MoU, signed in Kigali during a high-level Work Planning Meeting held from 23–24 March 2026, marks a significant step toward accelerating the delivery of climate-smart agricultural technologies across six African countries.