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To mark World Veterinary Day 2021, the International Livestock Research Institute joined a number of international organizations in signing an open letter calling on governments and international agencies to invest in animal health and welfare in order to prevent another pandemic. The letter, penned by the Action for Animal Health coalition, calls for an immediate injection of funding to map

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) have announced a strategic collaboration for joint research, knowledge sharing and communications, to further the global effort to develop the future of wheat. Wheat, a cornerstone of the human diet that provides 20% of all calories and protein consumed worldwide, is threatened by climate change-related drought

Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the world’s top 0.1 percent of researchers. The recognition in Clarivate’s 2020 Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list was measured by the number of times other scientists cite his work in their research publications. Allison appeared among fewer than 6,200 researchers from over 60 countries who have made significant

Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researchers found that the El Niño climate cycle can be a reliable substitute for weather data.

This post is the sixth in a series on a research project in Guatemala and Burundi that evaluated how to optimize food assistance programs for maximum impact. Read the first piece here, second here, third here, fourth here, and fifth here. The global health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are decimating livelihoods, threatening food security, and increasing mortality rates. One of the gravest consequences is

A long-time collaborator and partner, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS), honored IITA with the “Service Support Award” for excellent support and collaboration towards the achievements of its mandate. The plaque was given during the passing out ceremony of new NAQS staff on 16 April 2021, at the Regional Post Entry and Diagnostics Centre, Moor Plantation, Ibadan. Dr Vincent Isegbe,

BY SHYAMAL CHOWDHURY, NAHIAN BIN KHALED, KALYANI RAGHUNATHAN, SHAHIDUR RASHID AND HONOR DEARLOVE Bangladesh’s March-May 2020 COVID-19 lockdown has had severe consequences for the incomes and food security of poor households. Public food transfer programs have traditionally been the most common social protection programs in Bangladesh. The largest, the Food Friendly Program (FFP), was favorably evaluated in 2018, but during