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    U.S. Supreme Court Does Not Go Far Enough in Determining When Government Officials Are...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). After several years of litigation across the federal appellate courts, the U.S. Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion has finally crafted...

    Restricting Flipper is a Zero Accountability Approach to Security: Canadian Government Response to Car...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). On February 8, François-Philippe Champagne, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced Canada would ban devices used in keyless...

    Head of Science Team in the IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit — IPCC

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is filling the position of Head of Science Team in...
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    Science Officer in the IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit (Ref. SCO002) — IPCC

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is filling the position of Science Officer in the Technical Support...
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    Science Officer in the IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit (Ref. SCO001) — IPCC

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is filling the position of Science Officer in the Technical Support...

    Rwanda to Host the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 and Calls for Radical Transformation...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kigali, Rwanda – March 26th, 2024 – Rt. Hon Dr Èdouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, has this...

    EFF Asks Oregon Supreme Court Not to Limit Fourth Amendment Rights Based on Terms...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This post was drafted by EFF legal intern Alissa Johnson. EFF signed on to an amicus brief drafted by the National Association...

    tenfold increase in ten years – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In less than a decade, potato minituber production increased ten-fold in seven countries across sub-Saharan Africa according to a recent study...
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    A new orange-fleshed sweetpotato to fight vitamin A deficiency in Nigeria – International Potato...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) – Umudike and the International Potato center (CIP) have released a new orange-fleshed sweetpotato...

    new technology spurs hope for better incomes – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program implemented by a consortium of CGIAR centers, sought to harness...
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    Pest and disease control in crops as a weapon in the battle against malnutrition...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Prevention, early detection, and the strengthening of scientific cooperation, are key factors in facing this challenge. Lima, 22 October 2018 – The...
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    Africa’s orange-fleshed sweetpotato evangelist – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Maria Andrade, senior sweetpotato breeder for Southern Africa and Asia at the International Potato Center, has over 30 years’ experience...
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    Distribution of sweetpotato planting material is a good investment, study finds – International Potato...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is an excellent source of beta-carotene, which becomes vitamin A in the body. The crop can thus be...
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    Hunt on for fugitive Binance executive

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). ...
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    Three women show us how – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In many countries in sub Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is traditionally grown, sold and processed by women. Over 90% is consumed either...
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    CIP’s Maria Isabel Andrade honored by top plant breeding journal – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In its December 2019 issue, the journal Plant Breeding Reviews has recognized International Potato Center (CIP) scientist and 2016 World Food...
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    Nutrition, health and food security – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron and zinc—essential for healthy growth and development—are among the most debilitating forms of undernutrition, and disproportionately...
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    Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Continue reading Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs at International Potato Center. Source of original article: International Potato Center (cipotato.org). The content...
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    Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Continue reading Gender equality, youth and social inclusion at International Potato Center. Source of original article: International Potato Center (cipotato.org). The...

    Climate adaptation and greenhouse gas reduction – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Agriculture contributes greatly to livelihoods and food security, yet it is both vulnerable to climate change and a major contributor to...

    Environmental health and biodiversity

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Continue reading Environmental health and biodiversity at International Potato Center. Source of original article: International Potato Center (cipotato.org). The content of...

    Speaking Freely: Robert Ssempala | Electronic Frontier Foundation

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Interviewer: Jillian York *This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  Robert Ssempala is a longtime press freedom and social justice advocate....

    Orange-fleshed sweetpotato puree for nutritious food products – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Recognition of the health benefits of pro-vitamin A orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) has inspired the crop’s utilization in processed products such as...
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    Toolbox for Seed Systems of Roots, Tubers and Bananaa – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). When ancient farmers domesticated potatoes, sweetpotatoes, cassava, yams, bananas and certain other non-grain crops, one of the great innovations was vegetative...