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    Congress: Don't Let Anyone Own The Law

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    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...

    A Chance to Advertise the Resolution on International Potato Day – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

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

    Patent announcement | Revolutionizing nutrition: New patent unveils high micronutrient composition for malnutrition alleviation...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In a breakthrough development aimed at addressing global malnutrition challenges, a novel patent has been granted in Peru on January 17,...

    Combating malnutrition with a nutrient-packed breakthrough – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In a world where nutritious food is often out of reach for many, a ray of hope has emerged through a...

    CIP at Africa Food Systems Forum – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). { "name":"CIP at Africa Food Systems Forum", "description":"More information:→ https://cipotato.org/event/cip-at-africa-food-systems-forum/", "startDate":"2023-09-07", "endDate":"2023-09-07", "startTime":"17:00", "endTime":"17:30", ...

    Introducing the CIP-Matilde potato variety – International Potato Center

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). CIP is pleased to announce the launching of CIP-Matilde, a new potato variety in Peru as a Commercial Cultivar under the...

    Digitalizing the gender transformative and integrated Agriculture-Nutrition-Marketing interventions for efficient extension and communication services...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In the ever-evolving landscape of rural extension and community development, adopting digital data collection and monitoring tools has emerged as a...

    Enhancing production of quality seed potatoes in Rwanda – an eye opener diagnostics skills...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). On Monday, 14th August 2023, the team visited NemAfrica lab, ICIPE campus, where they were received by a vibrant team led...