The Rice Dilemma: Can Sub-Saharan Africa Grow Enough to Feed Itself?
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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
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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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Preserving Africa’s glaciers is protecting our future
26.03.25Africa’s glaciers hold the future of water for millions, and we must act on World…
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Peeling away malnutrition and enhancing climate resilience through fruit cultivation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Embarking on its mission to champion the cultivation of fruit trees toward improving nutrition, live…
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ISDC 101: The Nuts & Bolts of the CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council
26.03.25CGIAR is a vast and complex organization and understanding its different bodies can sometimes feel…
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Mapping food environments and associated sustainability and nutritional sensitivity of underutilized nutrient-dense food value chains in Uganda
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Nutrition, health & food security
The pivotal role of mapping and understanding the food environments cannot be overstated. By discern…
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KolFACI initiative representatives present advances in bean research
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Nutrition, health & food security
From March 3-7, the Palmira campus of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in…
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Bridging the gender gap in maize breeding: A call for inclusive agricultural research in Nigeria
25.03.25Maize is crucial to food security and economic sustainability in Nigeria and Africa. While improved…
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Niger State explores agricultural partnership with IITA
25.03.25The Governor of Niger State, H.E. Mohammed Umaru Bago, paid a courtesy visit to the…
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YAS distributes input to FCT farmers as Netherlands reaffirms support for Nigeria’s food security
25.03.25The IITA-Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) Project has distributed input and equipment to another cohort …
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ASEAN workshop advances planet-friendly school meals for a sustainable future
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Nutrition, health & food security
Bangkok, Thailand – Experts and policymakers from across Southeast Asia convened on March 6 2025…
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How has India’s rice export ban affected African and Asian retail prices?
24.03.25India, the world’s top rice exporter, declared an export ban on non-basmati non-parboiled white ri…
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CGIAR and ICRISAT Drive Gender Equality in South-South Training Program
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Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
A two-week international training program on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Research for De…
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Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria
21.03.25Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in N…
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Alliance forges strategic partnership with pan-African meteorological body to strengthen climate information services across the continent
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) and The Alliance of Biove…
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Rice Sprouts Diet Hold Great Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential: IRRI Scientists Confirm
21.03.25by Rhowell Jr. Tiozon, Erstelle Pasion-Uy, Shem Gempesaw, Joel Tolentino, Alisdair R. Fernie and Nes…
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Women Leading Agricultural Transformation in Makueni and Machakos County Kenya
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In the drought-prone counties of Machakos and Makueni, Kenya, a small but powerful innovation is…
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High global phosphate prices pose potential food security risks
20.03.25By Delphine Leconte-Demarsy and Brendan Rice March 20, 2025 Fertilizer prices experienced a signifi…
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Climate-smart villages transforming the Sahel’s agricultural landscape
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In a region aced with droughts, land degradation, and irregular rainfall, the TARSPro project has…
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Transforming Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Learnings from the IDEAS 2025 Conference
20.03.25The 2025 IDEAS/NDB Evaluation Conference brought together evaluation professionals to explore the ev…
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