Kenyan scientists developed new GM potato variety free from late blight disease
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In a groundbreaking development, scientist in Kenya have engineered a new genetically modified (GM) potato variety that is resistant to the...
Vietnam gets new potato varieties
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Vietnam has just welcomed a new potato variety HCIP210 developed through a public-private partnership. This breakthrough is part of the TAP5...
Global food security and the power of potatoes: World Potato Congress webinar to provide...
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The World Potato Congress Inc. is excited to announce its next webinar titled “Declaration of Dublin and the World Potato Congress,...
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Biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato helps African farmers respond to climate change
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Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns make it much harder for smallholder farmers, who cultivate 80% of the farms and produce...
Tools4SeedSystems: Sharing experiences and lessons learned for future success
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This project has focused first on implementing the training of trainers in Cameroon and establishing rapid multiplication plots in DRC. RTB...
Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres was briefing reporters in New York after seeing for himself over the weekend the “profoundly shocking” speed at which ice...
Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.15
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With the holiday season upon us, it can be difficult to keep track of the latest digital rights news. Lucky for...
Nigerian farmers prepare for GM potatoes as research enters final stages
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The Genetically Modified (GM) Potato project ongoing in Nigeria has concluded its first-year multi-locational confined trial in three locations with the...
$264b worth of RTCS consumed in developing countries – Low
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Dr Jan W. Low. Photo: news.cornell.edu
The Principal Scientist, Africa Regional Office of the CIP International Potato Centre and 2016 …
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World Potato Congress Webinar: Fostering Potato Partnerships for Food Security
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… three year and covering all aspects of the potato chain. International Potato Center (CIP) The International Potato Center or Centro...
We need to do things differently in the fight to overcome Africa’s food insecurity...
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Dr Agnes Kalibata is urging world leaders to increase job-creating investments in Africa’s agricultural sector as the sure way to make...
Harnessing Africa’s Youth Population for Inclusive Growth
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Africa stands at a critical juncture in its history, with a rapidly growing youth population that presents both challenges and opportunities....
Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day
"This first World Sustainable Transport Day reminds us that the road to a better future depends on cleaner and greener transportation systems," Antonio Guterres explained,...
Use of potato wild relatives: Major findings and challenges
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The CWR Potato Project is dedicated to advancing the development of climate-change resilient potato varieties in specific target environments. This project...
Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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EFF has signed on to the following letter alongside 33 other organizations in support of a submission to the United Nations...
Africa 21 Trains Science Journalists on Circular Economy Concept
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By checky Abuje
Journalists from West and Eastern Africa converged in Nairobi for a one-week training on understanding the concept...
Ahead of COP28, new study suggests Indigenous peoples hold secret to restoring deforested lands,...
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A new study published today in Nature Climate Change reveals that forests formally managed by Indigenous and local communities have improved...
Sudan could be winning war against mycetoma cases
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Results from the world’s first double-blind, randomized clinical trial to find a treatment for the fungal form of a...
Guterres urges G20 to lead the way in financial and climate justice
António Guterres said the world, particularly developing countries, is facing “a perfect storm”, with growing inequalities, climate chaos, conflicts and hunger. Meanwhile, fiscal space...
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria
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Shipments of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé,...
Sudanese Women Unite to Tackle Escalating Gender-Based Cases and Advocate for Peace and Security...
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By Lenah Bosibori
Alwya Baherldien is an activist and the coordinator of Darfur women platform, a civil society...
Zimbabwe deploys automated weather station to curb disasters
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Snippets of Spiritual Renewal in Haiti
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One of the core components of our work is spiritual renewal. While spiritual growth may be more nuanced to report on...
