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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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How Kenya’s plant breeding stations are investing in women in science
04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Also published in Farmers Review Africa, Smart Farmer Kenya, and included in Peoples' Daily, "Challe…
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Women farmers turn the tide on soybean production
04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
From the rich plateau landscapes of Angonia district in the Tete province of Mozambique…
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Farmers Empowered: Accra Workshop Tackles Climate Challenges with Crop-Climate Modeling
29.02.24-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In a week-long intensive workshop, researchers, agricultural stakeholders, and early-career scientis…
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Product Design Teams (PDTs): A client-oriented approach to defining market segments and target product profiles
29.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Seed product market segmentation (SPMS) and target product profiles (TPPs) are the backbone f…
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Reaching farmers in Zambia
16.02.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
It is challenging to disseminate information across far-flung areas of rural Zambia as extension off…
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Preservation of agrobiodiversity in Colombia: CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative trains smallholder farmers in the conservation of Colombian native maize seeds
15.02.24-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health & biodiversity
By Sylvanus Odjo and Jessica González Regalado, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Co…
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Heat tolerant maize hybrids: a pursuit to strengthen food security in South Asia
02.02.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
After a decade of rigorous effort, CIMMYT, along with public-sector maize research institutes and pr…
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Wheat blast spread globally under climate change modeled for the first time
01.02.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Climate change poses a threat to yields and food security worldwide, with plant diseases…
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Soybean rust threatens soybean production in Malawi and Zambia
25.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Soybeans are a significant source of oil and protein, and soybean demand has been…
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Tackling fall armyworm with sustainable control practices
25.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Typically looking like a small caterpillar growing up to 5 cms in length, the…
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Examining how insects spread toxic fungi
23.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10% of the global population suffers from food…
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CIMMYT scientists recognized for significant research impact
18.01.24-
Social inclusion
CIMMYT applies high quality science to develop more resilient agrifood systems. This year three scie…
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Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
17.01.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
In Zambia, smallholder farmers obtain their seed from a variety of sources. Over 75…
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Every drop of water matters: Leading global research institutes ally to aid farmers in dry and saline ecosystems
10.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
An award-winning not-for-profit agricultural research center recognized for its work on susta…
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Transforming rural agriculture with improved seed and mechanization
09.01.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
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Social inclusion
More than 1,300 smallholder farmers, across the Mwenezi and Masvingo districts of Zimbabwe, braved t…
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Combatting maize lethal necrosis in Zimbabwe
08.01.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Maize is a staple crop in Zimbabwe, playing a vital role in the country’s agricultural…
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Sowing seeds of change: CIMMYT leads crop diversification efforts in South Asia
04.01.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Rapid urbanization, globalization, economic development, technological advancement, and changing agr…
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Delivering the best seeds to farmers in Zambia
03.01.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
To bring together farmers with seed distributors and other stakeholders, the Accelerated Inno…
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