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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 hungerÂ
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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IITA Forest Center nurturing secondary school students to become environment advocates
26.06.23Every 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated to sensitize and propose practical actions…
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IITA and partners announce first Fusarium wilt-resistant Mchare cooking banana in Tanzania
26.06.23To address the threat of Fusarium Wilt (FW) to banana production in Tanzania, IITA–CGIAR and c…
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CGIAR, IFDC, and APNI agree to complement institutional interests
19.06.23With the increasing interest in developing and delivering Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM…
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Integrated plant health management: A pathway to food security
19.06.23Numerous challenges across the African continent threaten the race to achieve food security. Top on…
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IITA nutrition team reveals ways to address unhealthy diets with HQCF
19.06.23Over time, the fast-paced eating pattern adopted by the world’s population has resulted in unhealt…
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IITA, NASC sign MoU on seed development in Northeast Nigeria
19.06.23IITA–CGIAR and Nigeria’s National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) have signed a Memorandum of …
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Agripreneurs emerge in Benue State after Zero Hunger value-addition training
19.06.23A group of women and youth in Benue State are using the knowledge gained on…
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Researchers to enhance breeding programs through proper costing technique
14.06.23Over the years, breeders have faced the challenge of either undervaluing or overvaluing breeding pro…
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Rare white-faced whistling duck spotted in IITA’s forest reserve
14.06.23The IITA Forest Center is renowned for utilizing forest resources for conservation, research, edu…
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Increased varietal identification capacity among extension officers to boost zero hunger achievement in Benue
14.06.23Varietal identification is a precursor to scaling improved cassava seed to smallholder farmers throu…
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EiA: Scaling climate-resilient and resource efficient farming systems in Africa
14.06.23The CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative, working to synchronize partner organizations 
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Enhanced rice harvesting technologies to boost zero hunger goal achievement
05.06.23In a bid to promote technological advancements in the agricultural sector and improve rice harvestin…
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Unprecedented stopover of national symbol, Uhuru torch, highlights IITA’s accomplishments in Tanzania
05.06.23IITAÂ Tanzania management team was privileged to host the national Uhuru torch for the first time…
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New project to increase production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato among smallholder farmers in Benue and Oyo states
05.06.23To facilitate agricultural solutions to overcome malnutrition, IITA–CGIAR, through funding from …
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Enhancing yam breeding through market intelligence and collaborative initiatives
05.06.23During a 3-day inaugural meeting organized recently by the CGIAR Market Intelligence Initiative Wo…
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Senior USAID officials witness AID-I GLR progress in Rwanda
05.06.23It has only been six months since the USAID-funded project—Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Deli…
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Increased youth participation in agribusiness, a catalyst for economic growth
30.05.23Youth engagement in agriculture has increased in priority on the development agenda, as there is…
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Nigeria Library Association seeks to strengthen collaboration with IITA Knowledge Center
30.05.23Members of the Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Library Association (NLA)—the national union of…
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