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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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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Tanzanian President and IITA to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and other sectors
05.10.23An IITA delegation led by IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and IITA Director Gener…
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Strengthening partnerships for food systems in Africa
05.10.23IITA–CGIAR played a key role at the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) hosted in T…
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CGIAR centers and partners showcase innovations at AGRF pre-summit
05.10.23IITA-CGIAR led the organization of a field visit, which hosted about 150 participants for the Afric…
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Excitement as IITA Tanzania receives Director General in first visit
05.10.23On 8 September, the quiet routine of the IITA Eastern Africa Hub office was replaced with lively…
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In sub-Saharan Africa, mineral fertilisation and agroecology are not incompatible
05.10.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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Improved cassava varieties are becoming a key ingredient in global food security
29.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Little known in most highly developed countries, the root vegetable cassava has been largely ignored…
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Resilient agriculture: A pathway to achieving sustainable food systems
19.09.23The world has been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change such…
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IITA and Tokyo University to intensify partnership addressing West African agricultural challenges
19.09.23From 24 to 31 August, IITA accommodated four representatives from the Tokyo University of Agricul…
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Showcasing banana hybrids at the 2023 Tanzania International Agricultural Trade Show
19.09.23IITA, in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AI…
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Central African Republic cassava value chain receives support from IITA-TAAT Cassava Compact
19.09.23IITA and the PADECAS project organized capacity-building workshops in Central African Republic from…
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ATA annual meeting highlights production support in the cassava value chain
19.09.23The government-funded Agricultural Transformation Agenda program in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Exploring promising opportunities between Argentina and IITA
19.09.23In a promising step towards collaboration, an IITA delegation visited the Embassy of Argentina in …
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Promising yam bacteria can enhance African food security
11.09.23In a collaborative effort, IITA–CGIAR and the Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI) sc…
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Count on me for youth in agribusiness revolution – Chief Obasanjo
11.09.23The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Oluseg…
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Farmers sensitized on sustainable seed yam production
11.09.23IITA and its partner, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), are advocating the applicati…
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IITA presents cross-cutting innovations at Malawi agriculture fair
11.09.23“I particularly came to seek more information on how to venture into soybean farming, for…
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IITA, Exchange VZW, and HORTINET collaborate on banana clean seed production toward import reduction in Malawi
11.09.23With an estimated annual consumption of 453,000 metric tons, bananas are important to Malawi. Theref…
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President Bio appoints IITA alum Dr Henry Musa Kpaka to lead Sierra Leone’s agricultural transformation
11.09.23IITA alumnus Dr Henry Musa Kpaka has been appointed by President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra…
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