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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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Less Is More in India’s Upcoming Rice Breeding Strategy
04.11.25-
Food security
Hyderabad, India (25 October 2025)—India is redefining how rice breeding responds to consumer and …
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The Impact of IRRI’s Regional Crop Improvement Hub on Regional Food Security in Africa
03.11.25-
Food security
by Melanie Connor, Alexis Ndayiragije, Joseph Bigirimana The Republic of Burundi lies in the center…
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Xi Cao appointed head of ADB-CGIAR Clearing House Facility to accelerate agri-innovation and investment
30.10.25Los Baños, Philippines (24 October 2025) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has a…
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Positioning healthier rice varieties in Odisha for market demand and farmer income
28.10.25In western Odisha, farmer groups and women’s self-help groups are taking the lead in bringing…
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Challenges and opportunities for low-carbon rice production systems in Bangladesh
27.10.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari Rice covers 11% of the world’s arable land and is…
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How rice + seaweed can transform food and sustainability efforts
20.10.25By Glenn Concepcion Image is AI-generated In a world grappling with a rising population, climate…
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The (social) science of climate action: What equitable climate adaptation looks like in the Global South
17.10.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A collection of studies from the front lines of the climate crisis reveals that tackling…
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Saving seeds, securing staples: How women are leading seed security in Nepal
15.10.25-
Food security
By Danica Louise C. Sembrano In Nepal, where agriculture supports more than half of the…
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New insights on how rainfall patterns influence arsenic in rice
14.10.25-
Nutrition
By Bushra Humaira Sadaf Arsenic in rice has long been linked to contaminated irrigation water,…
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How communities are transforming rice-based irrigation systems in Mozambique
13.10.25-
Food security
By Libere Nkurunziza, Arlindo Matsinhe, and Myrtel Anne Valenzuela Mozambique’s irrigation syste…
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Seed and varietal choices of farmers: Does gender matter?
10.10.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
by Afreen Khan1, Mamatha Goundla2, Ranjitha Puskur1 1 International Rice Research Institute 2Centre …
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BLOG: Emboldening equitable climate adaptation: A handbook for field research leaders
08.10.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Patti Petesch, Eleanor Fisher, Jon Hellin and Chona Echavez Our social world appears to…
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Leveraging Satellite Technology in Senegal’s Rice Regions for National Food and Economic Security
06.10.25-
Food security
In the Senegal River Valley (SRV) region, rice is primarily cultivated by smallholder farmers under…
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A revolution for all? Weighing the promises and pitfalls of Agriculture 4.0
06.10.25(Image generated by AI) By Varunseelan Murugaiyan and Glenn Concepcion The global food system is…
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A new blueprint for crop breeding: IRRI’s OneRice Framework forges a faster, more efficient path to global food security
01.10.25By Sankalp Bhosale, Suresh Kadaru, and Glenn Concepcion The Rice Breeding Innovations (RBI) Demo p…
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AgriLLM writeshops: Co-creating the future of agricultural intelligence
26.09.25AgriLLM is a pioneering initiative that harnesses the power of large language models (LLMs) to…
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Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice
26.09.25Government-led policies are propelling Odisha’s journey toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture E…
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Safeguarding harvests: How eco-friendly pest lures can help create next-generation rice storage solutions
24.09.25-
Food security
By Carlito Balingbing and Glenn Concepcion In a significant stride towards safeguarding global food …
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