World Cassava Day 2025: Propelling Nigeria and Africa towards agricultural transformation
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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CGIAR EMD Ismahane Elouafi discusses food security and climate solutions on Agro América
04.10.24Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR's Executive Managing Director, joins Gabriel Estrela on this week’s episod…
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Food security leader calls for women's voices in convenings
04.10.24From aspiring fighter pilot to a powerful food systems leader, Ismahane Elouafi impacts the globe…
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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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Unleashing Africa’s Agricultural Potential is Key to Food Security
30.11.22-
Food security
Africa is in a race against time on food security and the stakes could not…
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Claudia Sadoff on Transforming Food Systems - Devex COPcast
18.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As part of a series of COP27 podcasts, CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Claudia Sadoff, sat down…
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What is needed to successfully implement Colombia’s first public policy for sustainable cattle farming?
04.03.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
In recent years, the Colombian cattle sector has faced significant challenges in transforming its tr…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima visits IITA to strengthen collaboration for Nigeria’s agricultural transformation
03.03.25In a landmark move to strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders, contribute to policy design, an…
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Vice President of Nigeria visits IITA to strengthen agricultural transformation under the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’
03.03.25As part of efforts to strengthen agricultural transformation in Nigeria, the Vice President of the…
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IITA launches DG’s Talk Webinar Series with inaugural discussion on global agricultural productivity
03.03.25IITA-CGIAR launched a new knowledge-sharing platform, DG’s Talk, a webinar series designed to st…
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Study reveals Africa will reach 1.5°C climate change threshold by 2040 even under low emission scenarios
28.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
New research highlighted in CABI Reviews suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach…
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Senegal's climate commitments put agriculture and forestry in the spotlight
28.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, in collaboration with Tree Aid, played a key…
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International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating Rights, Equality, and Empowerment for All Women and Girls
27.02.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
Every year on March 8, the world comes together to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD),…
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Lunch Matters: How school meals enhance nutrition, education and agrobiodiversity in Africa
27.02.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
According to the latest estimates, 45 million children under the age of five suffer from…
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Integrating gender and intersectionality in post-harvest loss research helps reduce negative economic and social impacts
27.02.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Women can reduce post-harvest losses, but are not responsible for all post-harvest processes Post-ha…
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From sweetpotato to success
26.02.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
The region of Behara, located in the district of Amboasary Sud, faces considerable challenges due…
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From Rice Paddies to Policy: Lessons on Agricultural Innovation Adoption in Vietnam
26.02.25Why do some agricultural innovations thrive while others fail to take root? Even though agricultura…
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With Science, We Can: Degraded Lands Transform into Productive Farms in Latur, India
26.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
For decades, Latur has struggled with erratic rainfall, groundwater depletion, and soil degradation.…
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Experts Gathered in Cairo for the Consultation Workshop on the Digitalization of Egypt’s Food Crop Value Chains
26.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
On 27 January 2025 in Cairo, in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land…
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Transforming Nigerian Women Participation in Coastal Aquaculture Through AABS-IMTA Intervention
26.02.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
Going out sea to fish has traditionally been a man’s occupation in Nigeria. However, there…
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Assessing Fish Loss and Waste Through a Gender-Responsive Lens
26.02.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
In December 2024, a leading-edge study by WorldFish and partners began uncovering how gender dynamic…
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Empowering Women Through Smart Food Training in Balleyara, Niger
26.02.25-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
In the rural community of Balleyara, Niger, thirty women are now equipped with transformative skills…
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Transforming farming and gender equality in Nakuru County through Socio-Technical Innovation Bundling
25.02.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Since 2022, the implementation of STIBs in Nakuru county through collaboration between CGIAR initiat…
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Growing Nutrition: How Quality Beans Are Transforming School Meals in Rwanda
25.02.25Since 2002, the Rwandan government, with support from partners like the World Food Program (WFP),…
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