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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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Gift supports Cornell’s Tanzanian cassava efforts
04.02.21An anonymous gift of $2.65 million to support Cornell and partner research in Tanzania will…
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IITA strategically positioned to contribute to the One-CGIAR agenda in sub-Saharan Africa
04.02.21IITA embraced the One-CGIAR initiative in the past year because a unified CGIAR will be a more …
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Ugandan coffee farmers enjoy increased yields through CSA technologies despite COVID-19 pandemic
04.02.21The IITA Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Program supports the Ugandan Government in its com…
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Researchers reveal factors responsible for Tilapia consumption preferences of low-income consumers in Egypt
04.02.21Egypt is among the top aquaculture producers globally, and tilapia alone accounts for 47.7% of…
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Scientists reveal the hybrid origin of the white Guinea yam
18.12.20An international team of scientists has revealed the origin of the most popular food staple…
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Novel and effective technique to control Banana Xanthomonas wilt is suitable for Rwandan agroecology
15.12.20Banana is a major commodity in Rwanda, used as both a cash and (staple) food…
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40,000 young people in Nigeria to benefit from Young Africa Works-IITA project training program
23.11.20Lagos, Nigeria, November 23, 2020 – In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical…
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Tanzania Agriculture PS acknowledges and lauds IITA research work
21.11.20The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania, has recognized the importance of r…
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CGIAR Germplasm Health Units organize Phytosanitary Awareness Week
11.11.20As part of measures to address the inadvertent spread of pests experienced with germplasm distributi…
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Banana hybrids can more than double the yield of best parents
10.11.20Hybrid crops are expected to have higher edible yields than their parents, but by how…
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IITA paper on genome editing among most read Open Access journal
07.11.20A paper by an IITA Principal Scientist, Leena Tripathi, on ‘CRISPR/Cas9 editing of endogenous b…
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Stakeholders meet virtually to discuss shared plans for One Health Challenge
07.11.20The CGIAR Two Degree Initiative for Food and Agriculture recently organized an online stakeholder co…
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The rural woman – a powerful force that can drive global progress
17.10.20IITA joins the rest of the world to spotlight the people who feed the world—women.…
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A new digital hub to consolidate learnings from global food legume initiatives
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To enable crop researchers and policymakers access information on the three Tropical Legumes project…
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Hundreds of sustainable and profitable agribusiness opportunities available in Nigeria – IITA DDG
01.10.20CGIAR-IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, has encouraged Nig…
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Talking about food loss and food waste with Dr Christopher Mutungi, IITA Food Technology Specialist
01.10.20By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to increase to 9 billion people. To feed…
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Nigeria approves new names for top performing cassava varieties
26.09.20The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday evening approved new names for 10 improved cassava…
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IITA and CIMMYT collaborate to enhance adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa
19.09.20Lilongwe, Malawi. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International …
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