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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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IITA revolutionizes yam production: New varieties and training programs boost agricultural innovation in Nigeria
30.09.24In less than six years, IITA–CGIAR has developed and released 26 high-quality yam varieties acro…
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LAPO and IITA-CGIAR commence the tree planting project for economic and environmental sustainability
30.09.24Following LAPO Microfinance Bank‘s previous visit to IITA-CGIAR to seek ways to enhance its Cor…
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ABUAD and IITA explore areas of collaboration
30.09.24Recently, a delegation from IITA visited Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), to strengthe…
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Enhancing agricultural research with FAO’s AGRIS and AGROVOC programs: A conversation with IITA knowledge management team
18.09.24In a recent series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Sara Jani and Valentina…
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CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy launches groundbreaking open learning portal for global agronomy education
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Innovative platform provides agronomy-focused courses and resources to empower learners and drive ag…
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Strengthening Rwanda’s seed sector: Company leaders participate in seed business management training
17.09.24Rwanda’s seed sector is crucial to the country’s agricultural development, food security, and ec…
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Resilient agriculture: IITA empowers stakeholders to build sustainable food systems in Burundi and South Sudan
17.09.24Efforts to enhance agriculture breeding programs in countries, specifically those considered fragile…
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How youth agripreneurs contribute to food security and wealth creation
17.09.24To fulfill the IITA Youth Agripreneurs’ (IYA) mandate to drive youth participation in agricultur…
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Belgian ambassador explores new partnerships to strengthen sustainable agriculture in Africa
17.09.24IITA–CGIAR hosted the Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Pieter Leenknegt, accompanied…
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BSF technology introduced to Niger’s women and youth for sustainable agriculture
17.09.24To empower agripreneurs, youth, and women to adopt a sustainable agriculture practice in Niger, the…
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IITA strategizes to tackle agrifood challenges and shape Southern Africa’s agricultural future
17.09.24Over 70 IITA staff met in Malawi to strategize and plan to respond to challenges…
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Empowering IDPs: IITA donates 28 tons of seeds to boost employment and self-reliance
17.09.24The Government of Japan and IITA launched a new project to support self-reliance and provide…
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IITA-CGIAR and China Agriculture University forge new partnership for research, trade, and agricultural development in Africa
17.09.24Chinese delegates from the China Agriculture University (CAU), led by IITA-CGIAR Board member Fan…
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Genetic gains revolutionizing cassava farming: 400 high-quality varieties boost commercialization and product development
17.09.24IITA has developed and released 400 high-quality cassava varieties across Africa for four product pr…
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Global collaboration for banana innovation: IITA and CATAS team up to boost banana sustainability and productivity
17.09.24Banana is one of the most important staple crops worldwide, following rice, wheat, and maize.…
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Transforming Soil Health in West Africa: A New Fertilizer and Soil Health Hub Takes Root in West Africa
13.09.24by Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA and Regional Director, Africa, CGIAR and Bernard Vanlauwe, De…
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Adopting knowledge management for sustainable agricultural development
09.09.24The second edition of the Science and Partnership for Agriculture Conference (SPAC2024), held from 2…
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Kigali Hosts Pivotal Roundtable on Implementing Africa’s Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan
09.09.24On Monday 2 September 2024, Kigali became the epicenter of Africa’s agricultural transformation as…
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