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    West Bengal has started potato multiplication using Apical Rooted Cutting at University of North...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Jalpaiguri Division: “We have collaborated with the International Potato Centre to execute the project. Potatoes used to be grown...

    Construction and implementation of a new Cryobank – establishing the Center of Excellence in...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The International Potato Center wishes to select a company specialized in procurement and installation of a liquid nitrogen (LN) generator and...

    AsiaBlight Network gathered at the 23rd Chinese Potato Conference – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As in many parts of the world, late blight disease is a scourge to potato farmers who lose millions of dollars...

    Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Passed the House, Now it Should Pass...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, H.R.4639, originally introduced in the Senate by Senator Ron Wyden in 2021, has...

    S.T.O.P. is Working to ‘Ban The Scan’ in New York

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Facial recognition is a threat to privacy, racial justice, free expression, and information security. EFF supports strict restrictions on face recognition...

    Sharing experiences and lessons learned for future success – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This project has focused first on implementing the training of trainers in Cameroon and establishing rapid multiplication plots in DRC. RTB...

    Potato Production Course – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). To strengthen the potato seed production capacities of local and national technicians in the USAID Potato Program in Georgia, the International...

    Methodology: Teens and parents survey

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). The analysis in this report is based on a self-administered web survey conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 23,...

    Could Kenyan farmers soon start supplying KFC? – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kenyan potato farmers are getting closer to supplying multi-national fast food companies operating in Kenya with the commodity. While Kenya remains...

    Women scientists are driving force for the potato program in Georgia  – International Potato...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In the USAID Potato Program in Georgia, led by the International Potato Center (CIP), women are challenging norms and directing important...

    Tana River farmers cultivate sweetpotatoes to fight malnutrition

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Media: The Star Continue reading Tana River farmers cultivate sweetpotatoes to fight malnutrition at International Potato Center. Source of original article: International...

    Svalbard Global Seed Vault seed collection continues to blossom – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Two genebanks joined the growing number of depositors to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week and varieties of rice bean,...

    Boom secures €500 million to drive expansion

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). ...

    Potatoes in rice paddies? – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Sustainable intensification yields multiple benefits in China  With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land,...
    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com), World’s #1 Online Multimedia News Provider Devoted to International Diaspora and their Stakeholders. By Courtesy of Dr. Roland Holou. © All rights reserved.

    Sustainable Development Goals Remain a Priority for Global Economy

    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Good web design has visual weight, is optimized for various devices, and has content that is prioritized for the...

    Pesticide Use among Potato Smallholders in Honduras – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Honduran potato production goes back to the last century. Some older farmers claim that Panthelis Theodoracopoulos, a Greek immigrant, started the...

    We Flew a Plane Over San Francisco to Fight Proposition E. Here’s Why.

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Proposition E, which San Franciscans will be asked to vote on in the March 5 election, is so dangerous that last...

    Scientist working toward healthier, disease free potatoes in Kenya – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr Eric Magembe speaks with unrepressed passion about potato, a crop that significantly augments the dietary needs of Kenya and many...

    The UK government invests US$18.5M processing facility for Irish and sweetpotatoes, the first ever...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). KENYA-The UK government has launched the construction of a KS2.3 billion (US$18.5M) production facility for Irish and sweetpotato processing in Iten town...

    Celebrating 15 Years of Surveillance Self-Defense

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). On March 3rd, 2009, we launched Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD). At the time, we pitched it as, "an online how-to guide for...

    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...

    A nutrition-smart approach to tackle Vitamin A deficiency in Kenya – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). While it is widely accepted that nutrition education is a valuable ingredient in agricultural research-for-development programs designed to target malnutrition, a...
    Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com), World’s #1 Online Multimedia News Provider Devoted to International Diaspora and their Stakeholders. By Courtesy of Dr. Roland Holou. © All rights reserved.

    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...

    Fair Use Still Protects Histories and Documentaries—Even Tiger King

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Copyright’s fair use doctrine protects lots of important free expression against the threat of ruinous lawsuits. Fair use isn’t limited to...