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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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Reading between the gender lines among coffee farming households in Uganda
02.07.18-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
How can gender be approached in Uganda's coffee value chain? Coffee in Uganda is traditionally…
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AfDB to invest $120 million to boost cassava and others
21.06.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) today said it will invest $120 million in the next…
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GYF and IITA partner to promote relevant cross cultural environmental education in Nigeria
01.06.18-
Environmental health
Atlanta, GA - Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) and the International Institute of Tropical Agricultur…
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New pest identified in West and Central Africa!
22.05.18-
Food security
A second armyworm from the Americas introduced into tropical Africa A new pest—southern armyworm, …
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Banana Breeders Challenged to Breed for Weevils and Nematodes
29.03.18-
Biodiversity
Banana researchers from across the globe are congregating in Kampala, Uganda from 27 to 29…
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Seeds of Renaissance: Changing lives in Borno
22.03.18Reports of a positive impact are being received from recipients of the seeds donated exactly…
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Pressing for progress: IITA celebrates Women’s Day 2018
14.03.18IITA celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March with a seminar held at the…
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Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum suggests actions to end hunger and create wealth
14.03.18Coming from its third quarterly meeting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Nigeria Zero…
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Harvest time Nigeria! Aflasafe moves from research to nationwide commercialisation to protect food from deadly aflatoxin
12.03.18-
Health
Today, Africa’s most populous nation – Nigeria – takes a giant stride forward in the…
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IITA, icipe, CABI: Developing a strategy to combat invasive species in Africa
08.03.18-
Biodiversity
IITA, together with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Centre…
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Women in agriculture: The extra value we bring
08.03.18-
Gender equality
The women of IITA join millions around the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day…
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates 10 years
28.02.18The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 10th anniversary on 26 February by receiving shipments…
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New CRP (GLDC) focuses on strengthening whole value chains
28.02.18-
Food security
Over 130 participants from 25 countries met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to confirm partners and…
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Researchers use DNA prediction models to speed up banana breeding
21.02.18An international team of scientists have for the first time demonstrated that it is possible…
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IITA and Liberia explore partnership on youth program
18.02.18-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, led an IITA team to meet the…
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NextGen Cassava gets more support for cassava development
16.02.18Cassava is vital to the food security of millions of Africans who eat some form…
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The first factor for a successful application is obviously that farmers can access and use it,” James Legg tells SciDev.Net
09.02.18James Legg, a Tanzania-based plant virologist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture…
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TAAT launch signifies new day for African agriculture
09.02.18IITA hosted scientists, technologists, economists, development partners, and program specialists fro…
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