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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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Mechanical legume planter reduces drudgery for female farmers in Mozambique
06.08.21Mechanization has been recognized as an essential factor in agriculture development efforts to save …
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Hope for Tanzanian banana farmers with the official release of new “matooke” hybrids
06.08.21Tanzania has officially released four new, improved hybrids of the important staple cooking banana, …
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New crop-livestock technologies to mitigate conflict between crop and livestock farmers in DRC
06.08.21More than 20 farmers from Katogota and Kamanyola in the Ruzizi plain of South Kivu…
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IITA Forest Center prepares trainers for Olokemeji School Conservation Clubs
06.08.21As the Olokemeji reforestation project swings into full gear, the IITA Forest Center held its fir…
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YIIFSWA II hands over project outputs to GoSeed for post-project sustainability
06.08.21The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa Phase II (YIIFSWA II) project has…
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A life-changing experience with I-Youth – Series 1
06.08.21The Innovative Youth in Agriculture (I-Youth) project has completed year 1 activities across vario…
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IITA and partners organize seed fair in Kano and Jigawa
06.08.21From 10 to 15 June, IITA and partners organized a joint seed fair in the northern Nigerian…
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AGRA Board chair, former Ethiopia PM, and Tanzania President tour IITA-Tanzania
19.07.21IITA-Tanzania recently hosted the Board Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa…
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IITA DG encourages teachers to create agribusiness enterprises
19.07.21The impact of the IITA youth program Start Them Early Program (STEP) is far reaching; it goes…
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I want to become a classy farmer - STEP club member
19.07.21Oluwadamilare Opadotun is the secretary of the Start Them Early Program (STEP) club at Vetland Sen…
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Study identifies new sources of resistance to Black Sigatoka in banana
19.07.21A study looking for additional sources of resistance to the deadly fungal disease of banana,…
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Farmers prefer locally bred CBSD-resistant cassava clones in DRC
14.07.21The USAID-funded Action to Control Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) in the Democratic Republic of…
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IITA to strengthen collaboration with BUK
14.07.21An IITA-Kano delegation led by Station Head Alpha Kamara visited the Vice-Chancellor Bayero Universi…
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Improved eating: Healthy benefits of fortified snacks
14.07.21Eating healthy snacks is one way to combat poor nutrition, while legumes can replace animal-based…
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ENABLE-TAAT provides youth networking platform at Tanzania open day
14.07.21ENABLE-TAAT has held the Tanzanian edition of its open day to increase youth inclusion and…
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ENABLE-TAAT partners with banks to provide business credit to trained African youth
12.07.21ENABLE-TAAT is supporting its beneficiaries by linking them to financial institutions that can help …
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Researchers give decision-makers tools for better SAI interventions
12.07.21Africa is a major producer of several kinds of cereals like sorghum, millet, wheat, maize,…
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Youth to contribute innovative solutions to world hunger
12.07.21The World Food Forum has called for the massive involvement of youth in developing sustainable…
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