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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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DRC President seeks IITA’s support to transform country’s agriculture sector
11.04.22Under the patronage of President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, IITA organ…
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Study finds diverse microbial communities across agroecologies enhance plantain productivity
11.04.22Plantain (Musa spp.) is a staple food crop and a key source of income supporting the…
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IITA breeders to develop cowpea varieties with enhanced productivity through modern breeding approaches
11.04.22Cowpea is one of IITA‘s mandate crops, produced to reduce hunger and malnutrition in Africa, wher…
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Youth boost maize production in Benin through the TAAT project
11.04.22Maize is the most important cereal crop globally in terms of quantity and area, ahead…
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Meet the Zambian women changing the frontiers of aquaculture
09.04.22-
Food security
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Gender equality
While aquaculture in Zambia is still in its infancy, it is gradually transforming the economic…
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Sustaining aquaculture development in Egypt and the Middle East through partnerships with US Soy Export Council
08.04.22-
Food security
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Nutrition
WorldFish’s Fish for Africa Innovation Hub (FAIH) in Abbassa, Egypt has been mobilizing regional a…
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Improved crop varieties can help mitigate rising grain prices
08.04.22As the supply of grains rapidly drops across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East due…
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New study shows impact of systematizing crop breeding schemes
07.04.22A new study finds tremendous potential for continuous improvement and mathematical methods to improv…
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IITA wins prestigious Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Award for supporting agribusiness
07.04.22The Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Awards (NFAA) has recognized IITA as the Best Agribusiness Su…
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IITA celebrates women as it works towards a gender-balanced environment
07.04.22International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated globally every 8 March, recognizes and appreciates wom…
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WIRES highlights women’s career development and workplace relationship
07.04.22Women In Research And Science (WIRES), an Employee-Led Resource Group, held a webinar session on …
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IITA partners with NASENI to develop technologies for agricultural solutions
07.04.22A team of scientists, engineers, and administrators from the National Agency for Science and Enginee…
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems
06.04.22-
Food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world's…
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Food for Nourishment, Food for Empowerment
06.04.22-
Biodiversity
One book empowered an entire community. The quest began as a desire to showcase the…
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems
06.04.22-
Food security
BY CLEMENS BREISINGER, OLIVER KIRUI, PAUL DOROSH, JOSEPH GLAUBER AND DAVID LABORDE Russia's invasion…
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Diversity is the fundamental principle to use
06.04.22-
Food security
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Gender equality
Aquatic foods and food systems have long lived in the shadow in agricultural research. Last…
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New multi-stakeholder platform to promote strategic approaches in climate-smart agriculture in Kenya
06.04.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
One of the biggest challenges in taking effective and sustainable climate action is the lack…
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Gender-inclusive innovations for aquatic food systems transformation
05.04.22-
Gender equality
Growing evidence points to gender equality playing a key role in aquatic food systems’ contributio…
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