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IRRI spotlights innovative partnership in strengthening African seed systems at CGIAR Science Week 2025
11.04.25-
Food security
On the second day of CGIAR Science Week 2025, IRRI continues to highlight its leadership…
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CGIAR and AGRA Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Agricultural Innovation in Africa
10.04.25CGIAR has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AGRA during the inaugural CGIAR…
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Biodiversity bites: A culinary celebration of science and innovation in Africa
10.04.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Bringing together funders, policymakers, scientists, private sector partners, media, and food influe…
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From Eviction to Empowerment: How beekeeping helps Ogiek youth reclaim their agency and land rights in Kenya
31.03.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Nyang’ori Ohenjo and Amina Yusuf Maalim, Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) Kibe…
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Transforming agrifood systems in East and Southern Africa: Shaping the 2025–2030 Agenda
13.03.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR, through its Regional Integrated Initiatives (RIIs), has been working on scaling affordable, c…
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Strengthening wastewater management to improve the environment and public health in Africa
13.03.25-
Environmental health
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Health
Innovative wastewater management, an often-overlooked aspect of public and environmental health, cou…
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Empowering women in livestock: addressing gender barriers in Uganda’s pig sector
06.03.25-
Gender equality
Livestock is a key sector in Uganda, contributing approximately 4.3% of the country’s gross domest…
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Study reveals Africa will reach 1.5°C climate change threshold by 2040 even under low emission scenarios
28.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
New research highlighted in CABI Reviews suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach…
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New climate data toolkit for agroecology developed with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, backed by McKnight Foundation
21.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is developing a new climate data toolkit with…
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NATURE+ in Kenya: Country report 2022-2024
20.02.25-
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
CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative achieved wide-ranging and comprehensive results in Ke…
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Boosting livestock productivity and sustainability in East Africa: The role of forage seed systems
13.02.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Livestock farming plays a critical role in the economies of East African countries, with millions…
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NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa
06.02.25-
Food security
A photo-op of participants at the 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting, with over 90 participan…
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Bean breeders unite to cultivate solutions for Africa’s bean production
04.02.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
In Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 11 to 15, 2024, bean breeders from 31 countries…
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Using a share fair approach to unravel what needs to change to drive agricultural transformation in Ethiopia
29.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Driving innovation in the Ethiopian agriculture sector is critical if we are to ensure improved…
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Revolutionizing Livestock Feeding: The Future of Feed Databases
29.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As global challenges such as climate change and food security require increasingly urgent action, su…
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A new project launched to strengthen evidence use for African agriculture adaptation
29.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Robust data and frameworks for measuring climate adaptation are urgently needed to guide investments…
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Meet Benin’s nutrition ambassador: Sam Bodjrenou
29.01.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
Communities in the sub-Sahara African country of Benin face widespread malnutrition. But Benin-born …
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Telling the NATURE+ stories, hundreds of photographs at a time
27.01.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Community commitment and action are vital to the successful adoption of nature-positive solutions. T…
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