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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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IRRI joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative
12.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
IRRI is committed to the UN Global Compact initiative’s pursuit of a sustainable future. The…
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Challenging barriers to capturing accurate data on food intake in Kenyan populations
12.09.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Do you think you will be able to remember everything you ate and drank in…
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How far has the talk walked? Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use
12.09.22Experts agree there has been “some movement” but inclusivity, political goodwill and resources a…
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Asking the right questions to the right people
12.09.22Improving governance of water and energy requires a better understanding of how these resources are…
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Experts call for cross-sectoral collaboration to tackle disease risks in changing food systems
12.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The rapid transformation of food systems is creating unintentional infectious disease risks that wil…
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IITA Zero Hunger Project equips nutrition and agripreneurship trainers in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
11.09.22Twenty-nine farmers, extension agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs participated in a tra…
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IITA’s strategic role highlighted during new agricultural season launch
11.09.22The official launch of the 2022 ̶2023 agricultural season A in South Kivu took place…
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IFAD Country Director seeks stronger ties with IITA
11.09.22A five-member delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by the…
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Agric Commissioner reiterates government’s commitment to ensuring zero hunger in Benue State
11.09.22Benue State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Kester Kyenge, has applauded the…
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Stakeholders discuss solutions to aflatoxin scourge on Nigeria’s export market
09.09.22The Reducing Post-harvest loss across Vitamin A Maize and Cassava Value Chain project of IITA–CGI…
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IITA to partner with NIHORT to improve livelihoods through horticulture
09.09.22IITA collaborates with private and government institutions to ensure sustainable agricultural devel…
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Positive feedback as IITA-led Zero Hunger Project team visit demonstration plots and cassava processing center in Kwande and Gwer East LGAs of Benue
09.09.22“I am very happy because I know my harvest will be plenty this year. You…
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Researchers reveal agribusiness programs as a solution to poverty among youth in Nigeria
09.09.22In developing countries, youth unemployment has received increasing attention in policy dialogue. …
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Stakeholders validate Zero Hunger project baseline study report for Benue and Ebonyi states
09.09.22Lead farmers and extension agents in Nigeria’s Benue (cassava farmers) and Ebonyi (rice farmers) s…
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Interview with former President Obasanjo: Importance of research & innovation
09.09.22How do you plan to mobilize African heads of state and development partners in transforming…
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Increased private sector participation bodes well for agricultural transformation in DRC
09.09.22Within the IITA–CGIAR technical assistance framework in implementing the ATA-DRC program under t…
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ATA-DRC creating wealth and food security in DRC—Obasanjo
09.09.22Before the end of his mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), former Nigerian…
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Security issues in DRC may impact agric sector results
09.09.22During his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), IITA’s Goodwill Ambassador, for…
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