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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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Lasting support guaranteed for the conservation of sub-Saharan Africa’s crop diversity
11.09.23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 September 2023 – The future of some of Africa’s most beloved…
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From politician to climate-smart coffee farmer: The Kate Nakimuli story
11.09.23Meet Kate Nakimuli, a determined widow in Luweero District who used to be a sub-county…
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IITA-BBEST project to integrate digital technology in scaling innovation
04.09.23The Accra office of the IITA-led “Black Soldier Fly (BSF) for Bio Circular Economy and Environmen…
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IITA advances innovation in the EBS Maize Breeding Program to enhance food-secure solutions
04.09.23The Enterprise Breeding System (EBS)—launched in April 2022 at IITA—is an open-source breeding i…
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YABIC of Mfou providing digital solutions for youths
04.09.23As part of efforts to bridge the digital divide experienced by start-ups and provide high-quality…
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RadioIITA launches soybean empowerment farmer outreach
04.09.23RadioIITA, launched in 2019 as an internet and community radio, aims to become a center…
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Enhanced production for Cameroon seed producers after SISCA training
04.09.23To improve smallholder farmers’ sustainable access to quality maize and cassava seeds, the SISCA p…
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World Bank seeks to scale IITA’s innovations
29.08.23The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Dr Shubham Chaudhuri, paid a courtesy visit to IITA…
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AALI champions youth action towards economic development in agriculture
29.08.23The African Agricultural Leadership Institute (AALI) is an independent, non-profit international i…
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Young people can achieve a sustainable world with green skills
29.08.23A conference recently organized by the IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) Unit has highlighted the i…
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The “Maison du Champignon” enterprise producing fresh mushrooms at YABIC Zamengoue
29.08.23The “Maison du Champignon” is one of the pilot enterprises set up under the ENABLE…
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Capacity building for DR Congo seed business actors
29.08.23A group of SMEs, cooperatives, and seed producers were trained in basic seed production, quality…
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Kano farmers trained on the use of seed planters to reduce drudgery
22.08.23Mechanization has been recognized as an essential factor in agriculture development efforts to save …
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YABIC Mbalmayo commences pork sausage production
22.08.23The sausage production pilot enterprise of YABIC Mbalmayo is one of the 30 pilot enterprises…
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AFR100 reforestation sponsor commends IITA Forest Center’s reforestation expertise
22.08.23IITA Forest Center emerged one of the first 100 cohort members of the African Forest Landscape Res…
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IITA and CIP provide Eastern DRC relief efforts with RTB planting materials
16.08.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Access to quality planting materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of…
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CGIAR’s Africa-based leaders meet in Ibadan, Nigeria, to discuss solutions to the region’s food security challenges
15.08.23In a historic first, Dr Simeon Ehui, IITA Director General (DG) and CGIAR Continental Director…
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Nigerian government to support IITA-CGIAR’s agriculture transformation agenda
15.08.23Following his assumption of office, IITA Director General and CGIAR Continental Director for Africa,…
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