Unlocking the potential of wild potato species for late blight resistance – International Potato...
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Late blight is a significant disease in potato production. Research efforts are currently focused on discovering and characterizing resistant wild potato...
Impact of rice export ban on global food security – International Potato Center
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As a leading rice producer and accounting for 40% of world rice exports, India’s move has sent rice prices soaring in...
Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of Sustainability Week
The unanimous declaration of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in 2012 aimed to hone on the importance of improving “access to reliable,...
EFF, Human Rights Organizations Call for Urgent Action in Case of Alaa Abd El...
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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...
Kenya leads Eastern Africa with release of climate-adaptive and nutritious purple-fleshed sweet potato variety...
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The International Potato Center (CIP) has collaborated with Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) to release the KC Sweet Purple...
Hot forecast on world rice prices – International Potato Center
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world rice prices in July were 19.7% higher than...
Congress: Don't Let Anyone Own The Law
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We should all have the freedom to read, share, and comment on the laws we must live by. But yesterday, the...
Tools4SeedSystems: working towards resilience through root, tuber and banana crops in humanitarian settings
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In post-conflict complex humanitarian situations, there is consensus for the need to “build back better” and support efforts to strengthen resilience...
Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia – International Potato...
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In recent years, Ethiopia has faced formidable challenges, grappling with prolonged droughts and ongoing conflicts that have inflicted severe food insecurity,...
A boost for seed security and resilience – International Potato Center
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THE Nigeria Potato Seed Security Partnership (NPSSP), a project funded by GIZ Nigeria, has successfully introduced four new late blight-resistant and...
IITA and CIP provide Eastern DRC relief efforts with RTB planting materials – International...
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Access to quality planting materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the main key elements to the...
Improving the sweetpotato seed system in a challenging humanitarian environment – International Potato Center
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Sweetpotato, a hardy and nutritious crop, holds immense potential in addressing food security and nutrition in Haiti. However, its full potential...
Relief group travels hundreds of kilometers to feed school children in Cameroon, braving roadblocks...
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Two humanitarian staff recount their two-day road trip in the Northwest conflict-stricken region of Cameroon to establish a sweetpotato demonstration plot...
Anti-malnutrition initiative targeting drought-affected populations exceeds expectations in 18 months – International Potato Center
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After a four-year drought and repeated cycles of food crises that left hundreds of thousands of families grappling with malnutrition and...
The case of the Cyclone Idai in Manica and Sofala Provinces, Mozambique – International...
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Mozambique is a Sub-Saharan African country prone to recurrent cyclones, floods, and droughts.
Most people affected by this extreme weather are...
Two Years Post-Roe: A Better Understanding of Digital Threats
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It’s been a long two years since the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Between May 2022 when the Supreme...
Refugee, host communities find relief and stability in Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato – International Potato Center
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Christine Julu, a South Sudanese refugee, has settled in Uganda’s Palorinya Camp, located in Obongi district, West Nile region. The adjustment...
Refugee, host communities find relief and stability in Orange-fleshed Sweet potato – International Potato...
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The collaboration between the World Food Program (WFP), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and CIP under the Development and Delivery of Biofortified...
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...
How India’s Rice Export Ban is Affecting the Global Economy – International Potato Center
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India is the world’s biggest exporter of rice and accounts for nearly 40 percent of global rice exports in 2022. The...
Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Passed the House, Now it Should Pass...
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The Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, H.R.4639, originally introduced in the Senate by Senator Ron Wyden in 2021, has...
A Chance to Advertise the Resolution on International Potato Day – International Potato Center
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Highlights of this event included educating attendees about the value and significance of potatoes worldwide for food and nutritional security, promoting...
CIP Humanitarian Week – International Potato Center
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On 19th August, the international community marks World Humanitarian Day. This year’s commemoration, according to the United Nations, centers on demonstrating...
SingularityU SA Summit back in Joburg
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