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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-supported youth agripreneurs receive World Bank grants in DRC
14.02.23Eight youth agripreneurs from the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
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New project to provide finance and market opportunities to youth agripreneurs
14.02.23IITA–CGIAR, through its partnership with the Dutch government, will link 10,000 youth in Nigeria t…
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CGIAR Centers reiterate commitment to a sustainable partnership with Cameroonian Government
09.02.23After several decades in Cameroon, and despite their significant contribution to agricultural resear…
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Nova Genetic seeks partnership with IITA
09.02.23The research and innovation division of the Nova Alliance Group, Nova Genetic, visited IITA–CGIAR…
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Obasanjo Farms Nigeria adopts IITA SAH Technology
09.02.23Obasanjo Farms Nigeria commissioned a screen house and laboratory-based cassava multiplication facil…
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IITA and NRCRI release new yam varieties
09.02.23IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has released…
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IITA Forest Center joins global 2023 Wetland Restoration Campaign
09.02.23Wetlands make up about 6% of the earth’s surface, but accommodate about 40% of all…
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Remote-sensing models to enhance Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) surveillance in Africa
01.02.23The IITA–CGIAR team has published a method using drones and satellite imager-based remote sens…
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Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria seeks collaboration in digital agriculture and agribusiness
01.02.23The Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, and his team paid a visit…
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One CGIAR launches in Tanzania, fanning expectations for 2023 and beyond
01.02.23IITA–CGIAR, as the One CGIAR Convener for Tanzania, in collaboration with the Tanzania Prime Minis…
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One CGIAR West and Central Africa in collaboration with CORAF hosts Updates and Consultative Workshop
09.01.23One CGIAR West and Central Africa, in collaboration with the West and Central African Council for…
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Stable and high-yielding farmer-preferred “Matooke” cooking banana hybrids registered
09.01.23Millions of people around the world depend on banana and plantain (Musa sp.) as vital food…
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IITA participates in the 2022 Feed Nigeria Summit
09.01.23Representatives from IITA–CGIAR recently participated at the just-concluded Feed Nigeria Summit …
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IITA partners with Inqaba Biotec and Redclay to mitigate climate crisis in new tree genome sequencing initiative
09.01.23As the world consistently commits to halting the downward trend of biodiversity loss through constan…
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Zero Hunger Project-trained fabricators now making money from hammer mills and cassava press
09.01.23To achieve sustained technology transfer, IITA–CGIAR, under the IFAD-funded Zero Hunger Initiativ…
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Bambara groundnut: Africa’s key to food and nutrition security
03.01.23Food and nutrition insecurity is a major challenge facing the global community. To fill the…
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IITA-VCDF OGSTEP to strengthen private sector-led agri-food value chains in Ijebu-Ode
03.01.23The Value Chain Development Firm (VCDF) of IITA–CGIAR hosted the Ogun State Economic Transformat…
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Reducing Postharvest loss project donates equipment to set up mycotoxin testing hubs in Nigeria
03.01.23In a ceremony held on 29 November at IITA-Abuja, IITA Associate Scientist Titilayo Falade and Act…
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