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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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IITA’s new Director General to support NFWP-SU project to improve women’s livelihood
15.08.23As part of the strategies to position women as catalysts in the areas of technology…
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Beekeeping’s economic and conservation benefits showcased at Olokemeji training
15.08.23The recent focus on aspartame has created a global controversy around one of the industrial…
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Capacity development in plant virus diagnostics impacting the next generation of scientists
15.08.23As part of efforts to strengthen the capacities of young graduates, IITA–CGIAR Virology and Mole…
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Investigating and addressing low agricultural productivity for women
15.08.23Despite the growing recognition of the vital contribution of women to agricultural production in low…
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Leading the way to import substitution through rice value addition
15.08.23Nigeria is Africa’s leading rice producer and produces over 46 percent of West Africa’s harvest.…
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Ebonyi renews commitment to achieving zero hunger
10.08.23The Ebonyi State Government has renewed its commitment to achieving zero hunger in the southeastern…
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Banana farmers receive free TARIBAN plantlets for adoption and scaling
10.08.23After great effort put into the official release in 2021 and multiplication of the four new, impro…
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IITA welcomes Dr Simeon Ehui, new Director General and CGIAR Director for Africa
10.08.23IITA warmly welcomes our new Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui, who is also the CGIAR Director for…
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IITA and French Embassy explore collaboration opportunities in Ghana
10.08.23IITA–CGIAR Ghana received France’s Regional Agriculture Counsellor to Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, N…
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Enset root mealybugs: Are they a threat to bananas?
04.08.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
What are enset root mealybugs? Enset root mealybugs are an important pest affecting the cultivation…
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Aflasafe: A natural product that safeguards food for Africans now available
01.08.23A natural product that protects crops in farmers’ fields from toxic compounds such as aflatoxin…
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Aspiring agripreneurs progressing under ENABLE Youth Cameroon
01.08.23From April 18, 2023, about 490 aspiring agripreneurs have been incubating under the second cohort…
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Angola government to restructure agricultural sector with IITA partnership
01.08.23Delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Angola—the Director General of Institute for Agrarian …
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Japanese Emperor decorates Sanginga with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
01.08.23In recognition of his immense contribution to research, food security, and bilateral cooperation in …
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NASC seeks to reinforce collaborative efforts with IITA
01.08.23A strategy meeting of BASICS-II was held at the IITA Ibadan campus to discuss the…
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Out with old, in with new: Climate-smart seed varieties improve maize production in Ghana
26.07.23Climate-smart maize varieties are boosting yields for farmers by up to 62% in five regions…
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HER+ research on norms limiting women’s resilience to climate change
24.07.23-
Gender equality
In the recently concluded 2023 Development Studies Association (DSA) annual conference, IITA Pos…
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Impact of CGIAR research programs highlighted in ag fair
24.07.23To showcase CGIAR’s research impact in addressing food and nutrition insecurity, climate change, …
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