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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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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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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
13.07.20Photo: Mr Fousseyni Mariko, seed producer, President of the Cooperative Djiguifa in Solabougouda wit…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
13.07.20Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or ch…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
13.07.20Photo: Mrs. Aminata Diawara and her daughter showing samples of their sorghum produce. (ICRISAT) Far…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
13.07.20Photo: A chickpea crop in fruit at a demonstration field in Phalombe district (ICRISAT) Three…
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Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods a…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
10.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality see…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
10.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important cro…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
10.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for…
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Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it.
06.07.20-
Food security
Photo: Pearl millet harvest from a field in Mali. Photo: Agathe Diama, ICRISAT "Seed demand…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
06.07.20Photo: Farmers like Elinati Mbewe from Dedza will see their sorghum productivity increase, as a…
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We have talented farmers!
06.07.20Photo: Oumar Koné took advantage of USAID funded training in microdosing to create his own…
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New highly productive sorghum varieties released
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Biodiversity
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Health
Three improved sorghum varieties with a yield potential of approximately 4 tons per hectare and…
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Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
26.06.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids…
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Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
22.06.20Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea…
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Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?
22.06.20With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of…
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Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
19.06.20-
Food security
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Health
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and…
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How dryland crops are helping Telangana’s tribal households meet nutritional requirements during lockdown
08.06.20-
Health
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Nutrition
To ensure nutrition sufficiency in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers of tribal communit…
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