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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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Young STEM scientists from IITA featured in the DW News documentary
08.10.23DW News program, “The 77 Percent,” recently featured young scientists from the IITA–CGIAR Ke…
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GAIN applauds IITA for improved farmer knowledge of orange-fleshed sweet potato
08.10.23A Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) team recently visited a farmer-led demonstration p…
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Introducing women to new seed propagation method in yam farming
08.10.23In rural Nigeria, where yam farming is a way of life, a group of women…
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SISCA highlights seed regulation merits in DRC
08.10.23Following the recommendations from previous training on Seed Business, IITA–CGIAR, through its pr…
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“Future of agriculture in good hands” as Gombe State University students tour IITA Kano Station
08.10.23Gombe State University students from the Department of Botany embarked on a field trip to…
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50 extension officers in Togo trained to strengthen the extension system and boost cassava and rice production
08.10.23Attaining Zero Hunger in any country will be a mirage without a strong extension system. IITA–CGI…
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New partners introduced to EiA tools
08.10.23On 21 August, the IITA–CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) team hosted a partner’s interactive …
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ICARDA's ongoing 2030 Strategic Plan Review - In Lebanon with National Partners and the ICARDA Board
08.10.23The updated ICARDA 2030 strategic plan is set to launch early next year. Having progressed…
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Mitigate+ at GLF Nairobi 2023: A focus on promising pathways and incentives toward low-emission food systems
07.10.23-
Mitigation
What are some of the low-cost, accessible and straightforward options that will allow countries in…
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Hon'ble President of India to Inaugurate International Conference on Just and Resilient Agri-Food Systems
06.10.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Hon'ble President of India, Her Excellency Smt. Droupadi Murmu, will inaugurate the international re…
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Survey Watch: Actionable Research to Inform Rehabilitation and Rebuilding of Livelihoods in Conflict Affected Communities in Ethiopia
05.10.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
The recent conflicts in Ethiopia have caused massive displacements, loss of lives and livelihoods. I…
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Sustainable cassava seed system on show at AGRF 2023
05.10.23On 7 September, IITA–CGIAR convened sixty-eight cassava value chain stakeholders to showcase the…
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Lasting support guaranteed for the conservation of sub-Saharan Africa’s crop diversity
05.10.23The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops, including important legumes was sealed…
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Tanzanian President and IITA to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and other sectors
05.10.23An IITA delegation led by IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and IITA Director Gener…
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Strengthening partnerships for food systems in Africa
05.10.23IITA–CGIAR played a key role at the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) hosted in T…
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CGIAR centers and partners showcase innovations at AGRF pre-summit
05.10.23IITA-CGIAR led the organization of a field visit, which hosted about 150 participants for the Afric…
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Excitement as IITA Tanzania receives Director General in first visit
05.10.23On 8 September, the quiet routine of the IITA Eastern Africa Hub office was replaced with lively…
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Generous contribution by GIZ-BMZ empowers smallholder farmers through crop breeding modernization grants
05.10.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
In a stride towards enhancing breeding modernization and supporting smallholder farmers, the Federa…
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