News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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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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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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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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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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Nigeria’s first multiple-stress resilient maize hybrid combining tolerance to fall armyworm and drought, with resistance to Striga hermonthica
05.05.25In collaboration with Nigeria’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), the International Insti…
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Bayelsa State Governor visits IITA, express commitment to youth and agricultural development
05.05.25IITA–CGIAR welcomed Bayelsa State’s Executive Governor, His Excellency Douye Diri, to its hea…
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Strengthening Rwanda’s seed traceability and certification processes: IITA and partners build seed inspectors’ capacities
05.05.25Delegates from Côte d’Ivoire’s Council of Coffee and Cocoa (CCC) and the Centre National de …
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IITA and Bread for the World explore strategic partnership to tackle global food insecurity and malnutrition
05.05.25Esq. Abiola Afolayan, the Bread for the World Director Policy and Research Institute, embarked on…
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CGIAR and AARIEIs launch strategic partnership framework to drive agricultural transformation in Africa
05.05.25At a pivotal side event titled “Strengthening CGIAR Engagement with African Agricultural Researc…
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Advancing bio-fortification for global nutrition – A collaborative dialogue
05.05.25Poor-quality diets remain the leading cause of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases globally. …
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