Request for proposal: Global Travel Agency
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The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to receive proposals from firms who believe that they have the qualifications...
Initiatives of world’s biggest agricultural research network to benefit millions in Peru – International...
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October 12, 2022, Lima, Peru – Participants in a high-level meeting in Lima tomorrow will launch a series of multi-million-dollar research-for-development...
Potatoes continue to gain popularity – International Potato Center
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Fresh Solutions Network announced the important role of its network of farmers and potato products. In a newly released report, Potato Market...
Millions invested in Africa’s first e-vehicle battery plan
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It’s National Potato Day! – International Potato Center
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Happy National Potato Day! Whether baked, fried or mashed, these taters bring on the flavor. According to the International Potato Center, more...
COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief
Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government negotiators comes as the latest UN climate conference, running in the UAE’s main city, Dubai, since last Thursday,...
Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels
The 21-page text, prepared by the COP28 presidency, United Arab Emirates, makes no mention of fossil fuel ‘phasedown’ or ‘phaseout’, which UN Secretary-General António...
Insect futures – International Potato Center
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“ILCYM helps us understand the risk that pests pose in the present and future under climate change, which helps us prepare...
new technology spurs hope for better incomes – International Potato Center
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The Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program implemented by a consortium of CGIAR centers, sought to harness...
S.T.O.P. is Working to ‘Ban The Scan’ in New York
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Facial recognition is a threat to privacy, racial justice, free expression, and information security. EFF supports strict restrictions on face recognition...
EFF to California Appellate Court: Reject Trial Judge’s Ruling That Would Penalize Beneficial Features...
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A California trial court recently departed from wide-ranging precedent and held that Snap,...
Ethiopia Set to Pioneer Bitcoin Mining in Africa
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Last Thursday, February 15, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the investment arm of the Ethiopian Government, signed a memorandum of...
International Potato Center unveils late blight-resistant potato for Kenya and Nigeria – International Potato...
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The International Potato Center (CIP) is working on providing market access to genetically engineered potato varieties with complete resistance to late...
Changing consumer attitudes with late-blight-resistant GM potatoes
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How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of...
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Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s...
Rosatom installs world’s first generation lead-cooled fast reactor
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Public-private potato breeding partnership for smallholder farmers enters second phase – International Potato Center
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The International Potato Center (CIP), the globally active Dutch seed potato company HZPC, and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) announce the launch...
Twenty Years of Enriching Diets With Biofortification – International Potato Center
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More than three billion people around the world, mostly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, cannot afford a nourishing, diverse diet...
Nozomi Kawarazuka: Championing Gender Equality in Agriculture
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Nozomi Kawarazuka, the inaugural recipient of the Barbara Wells Award, stands at the forefront of gender transformative research within the International...
BAU discusses liveability in peri-urban Dhaka
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$30mn grant recognizes importance of RTB crops to African food and nutrition security –...
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28 April 2023 – CGIAR breeding of improved Root, Tuber, and Banana (RTB) crops that lie at the heart of many...
tenfold increase in ten years – International Potato Center
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In less than a decade, potato minituber production increased ten-fold in seven countries across sub-Saharan Africa according to a recent study...
Nigeria accelerates adoption of national AI strategy
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries –...
