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At this time of transformational change, CGIAR requires independent and evidence-based advice more than ever. The Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) and the CGIAR Advisory Services (CAS) Evaluation function (CAS/Evaluation) have worked in a complementary fashion to provide external, impartial, and expert advice that is especially relevant during this moment of change. Independent science advisory bodies serve many public

Authored by CGIAR and the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) A five-year partnership being launched by the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI)—a non-profit founded by Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna—and CGIAR, the world’s largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership, will harness the power of science to help millions of people overcome poverty, hunger and malnutrition. One in four people globally, and rising, are unable

Nature Reports published an open-access paper on a big plant-genome sequencing study conducted by ICARDA and ICRISAT scientists which will facilitate the breeding of more climate-smart, disease-tolerant chickpea crop varieties for better food security. Food legumes are essential for nutrition security. Chickpea, ICARDA staple crop and the third most-produced food legume worldwide, especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, is

The most visible and tangible signs of climate change tend to be above water, from parched land and burning forests to failed harvests. Yet climate change is also having a significant impact on life below the surface, leading to rising temperatures, ocean acidification, and the migration of fish in search of optimal conditions. Read more

One of the vast benefits of the IITA forest reserve is the diversity of creatures the forest supports and protects from poaching and extinction. The IITA Forest Center carries out biodiversity monitoring, tree propagation, and other environmental protection activities. The Forest Center staff observe and record plant phenology and animals during occasional walks and regular scientific data collection. During one of the recent biodiversity

A Special Seats Member of Parliament, Hon. Neema Lungangira, visited IITA at its Eastern Africa regional headquarters in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, on 26 September, at the invitation of Leena Tripathi, the Eastern Africa Hub Director. The Honorable MP was received by Tripathi and senior members of IITA staff and Amos Omore, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) representative for Eastern and Southern

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved two radio licenses for IITA—an Internet radio license and a community radio broadcast license for Radio IITA in the past three months. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) disclosed the approval of the community radio license in a press release from the NBC Director-General Balarabe Shehu Ilelah. Radio IITA received the license to operate

Support Women Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood sector in Nigeria (SWEAN) has concluded the training of 293 women in Ibadan, Oyo State and Zaria, Kaduna State, to help address the gender imbalance in the agro-food processing sector in Nigeria. The training aimed to develop the skills of women agripreneurs and increase their access to local and international markets. The expertise of