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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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An open letter to scientists: What policymakers need from you
08.05.25CGIAR’s new Insight to Impact Policy Champions Network recently met to deliberate on what needs…
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What to expect from Breeding for Tomorrow
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR launches a new Science Program to develop and deliver climate-resilient, market-preferred, and…
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Applying the Women’s Empowerment Metric in National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) to build gender equity
07.05.25By Emily Myers, Jessica Heckert, Hazel Malapit, Agnes Quisumbing, Flor Paz, Chiara Brunelli, an…
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Tanzanian farmers spotlight climate-resilient beans at Hanang Field Day
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Farmers in Hanang, Tanzania, explored climate-resilient bean varieties during a field day hosted by …
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New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa?
06.05.25By Valeria Piñeiro, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, Fousseini Traoré, and Joseph Glauber May 6, 2025 T…
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The world is nowhere near the goal of zero hunger by 2030 amid uncertain global development financing. What now?
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Food security
By James Allen IV May 5, 2025 In the wake of a series of recent crises…
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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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Research and partnership key to agricultural transformation: Highlights from CGIAR Science Week side event
05.05.25During the first Side Event at the recent CGIAR Science Week held in Nairobi, Kenya, thought leade…
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SAAF session at CGIAR Science Week reimagines the transformation of animal and aquatic food systems for a sustainable future
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Event summary On 9 April 2025, during the CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, the Sustainable…
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Climate, Conflict, and Resilience in Ethiopia: Reflections on the Climate Security Stakeholder Workshop
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Given that a significant population of Ethiopia relies on subsistence agriculture, climate impacts a…
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Forging new ground to strengthen bean research in Kenya through partnerships
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Kenya is transforming bean research through a KALRO-Alliance partnership focused on breeding climate…
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Transforming Food Systems for Healthier Lives: Launch of the CGIAR Better Diets and Nutrition Science Program
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
In a world where nearly three billion people still cannot afford a healthy diet, transforming…
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ICRISAT Welcomes New Board Chair Ms Cathy Reade and Pays Tribute to the Transformative Leadership of Prof. Prabhu Pingali
02.05.25The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is honored to announc…
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