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In a significant step to reinforce national agricultural institutions through deeper collaboration with IITA–CGIAR, the Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety (FMAFS), His Excellency Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, paid a working visit to IITA’s headquarters in Ibadan on 30 April. The IITA Director for West Africa Hub and Head of Genetic Resources Centre (GRC), Michael Abberton, outlined the

IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, has co-authored a pivotal article in the Brookings Institution’s Foresight Africa 2025–2030 report with Dr Khuloud Odeh, CGIAR Global Director for Digital and Data. The article spotlights the transformative potential of digital agricultural innovations for smallholder farmers across the continent. In the article “Digital solutions in agriculture drive meaningful livelihood improvements for African smallholder

At the dissemination workshop for Malawi’s roots and tuber crops markets, the Malawi government has asked producers and processors to take advantage of the import ban directive on some products to produce more to meet the domestic market demand. The order prohibits the importation of products, including potato tubers, maize meal, rice, fresh milk, and peanut butter. IITA-CGIAR, under the

The U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently convened the first in a series of four information-gathering workshops to shape the roadmap for transformative action to achieve health for all at net-zero emissions. Titled “The ‘what’ of systems transformation: Anchoring climate action in health,” the two-day event brought together global experts to explore how health can serve as both a foundation and a

Originally published by World Vegetable Center Growing vegetables in a garden to enhance a family meal, with surpluses shared with neighbors or sold, is an age-old practice common everywhere. Its contribution to people’s diets varies by location and season, but is likely to be substantial. Gardening in cities is also common, with many city folk finding unusual spaces to grow—on

This op-ed by Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, was first published by the World Economic Forum. Recent reductions in development funding from the US and Europe have intensified scrutiny of aid and assistance worldwide. More than 700 million people continue to go hungry every day – a crisis compounded by climate change, economic volatility and geopolitical shocks. Governments,

China is well positioned to conserve underutilized crops, according to the findings of the Agrobiodiversity Index. Significant progress has been made throughout the years that involve supporting local seed systems, in-situ conservation, and access and benefit sharing – providing evidence to create robust policies and strategies. Balancing development while conserving rich biodiversity resources is a challenge faced by many countries

On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than diplomatic chatter. Instead, the air crackled with ideas that could shape the future of farming in the Global South. Scientists, software engineers, and agricultural innovators from across the globe gathered for CGIAR’s Science Week side event titled “AI-Powered Innovation: Accelerating Research for Agri-Food System Transformation.”