News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Science Week 2025 is Now
07.04.25The inaugural CGIAR Science Week gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya. From 7 to 12 April,…
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What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets
03.04.25By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy April 3, 2025 What do children and teens see when they…
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This isn’t just another report. It’s a survival guide.
01.04.25The climate is shifting, food systems are cracking under pressure, and decision-makers are being ask…
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CGIAR System Board Chair Messages
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Message from the CGIAR System Board Chair: Travel and meeting highlights, and dialogue with the Executive Managing Director
09.01.24Greetings to the CGIAR family. I'm here to give you an update on what has…
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CGIAR Board Chair Travel and Meetings Update
15.12.23Warm greetings to the CGIAR community. I’ll open this edition of my blog by commending the…
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Catching up with CGIAR Board Chair at WorldVeg
15.12.23Greetings to the One CGIAR family. For this edition of my blog, I'm speaking to…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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CIP’s Campos Honored for leadership in Roots, Tubers, and Bananas: Advancing Food Security Across Africa and beyond
16.04.25Nairobi, Kenya – March 26, 2025 – Dr. Hugo Campos from the International Potato Center…
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Fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing in digital agriculture
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Food security
Stronger institutional partnerships and knowledge co-creation will accelerate the digital agricultur…
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Unlocking the future of crop improvement: IITA champions genome editing for African agriculture
16.04.25In transforming African agriculture, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is t…
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Former Nigerian President calls for scaled-up research partnerships at CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi
16.04.25The session, moderated by IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa…
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Unlocking the future of hybrid maize seed production: Rwandan seed companies visit IITA maize breeding research and Nigerian seed companies
16.04.25A group of production managers from Rwandan seed companies recently embarked on a transformative jou…
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‘Tilapia Farming Is More Lucrative Than Catfish’ - Inside Nigeria’s Aquaculture Shift
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Environmental health & biodiversity
WorldFish is transforming Nigeria’s aquaculture sector by decentralizing the supply of Genetically…
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