From Awareness to Markets in the Sorghum Value Chain
23 April 2026, Zimbabwe: The Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission Pillar 3 (FARM P3), funded by IFAD and implemented by CIMMYT, promotes
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Beyond Fertilizers: The Urgency of Building Resilient Agricultural Systems
23 April 2026, Mexico: Rising agricultural input costs are reshaping how food is produced. While the effects are not always immediately
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Africa’s Forgotten Crops Could Be The Future Of Food Security
23 April 2026, Africa: For decades, the world has fed itself on three crops: maize, rice, and wheat. Together, they account
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New Hope for Drylands as Pearl Millet Flourishes in Kiboko Fields
22 April 2026, Kenya: At CIMMYT’s Kiboko research station in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, a quiet but significant transformation is
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ICRISAT and IFPRI Launch CGIAR India Policy Innovation Hub
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), launched
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SAAF names three winners of its 2026 Innovation Challenge
21 April 2026, Africa: From a single skin biopsy, it may soon be possible to rebuild an entire African chicken breed
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IITA and Bayer Launch Groundbreaking Research Collaboration to Transform African Agriculture
21 April 2026, Nigeria: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Bayer today announced a comprehensive research collaboration agreement focused
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“Second Wave” of Artificial Intelligence Set to Be Decisive for Agribusiness, Expert Says
21 April 2026, Barcelona: Artificial intelligence is rapidly shedding its identity as a tool exclusive to the tech industry and emerging
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IRRI, DCCE Explore Strategic Collaboration to Advance Thailand’s rice GHG Inventory And Reporting
17 April 2026, Thailand: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Thailand Office, represented by Dr. Bjoern Ole Sander, IRRI Thailand Country
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Success of Fertilize Right Pilot in Vietnam’s 1M-Hectare Rice Program Show Better Yields And Incomes
17 April 2026, Vietnam: An additional yield of nearly 0.9 t/ha and a 24% increase in farmer incomes emerged from the
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