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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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CIP’s Andean Initiative takes flight
24.07.20A fascinating 90-minute international panel discussion this morning kicked off the International Pot…
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The critical role of women in avoiding a Covid-19 “food pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa
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Gender equality
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Jun 24 2020 (IPS) – As infections with Covid-19 appear to be intensifyi…
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Low-tech tool helps fight potato late blight
12.06.20Late blight is the most destructive potato disease in the world. It affects all potato producers…
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Late blight resistant potatoes in Uganda promise impressive returns
08.06.20Potato is a popular crop in Uganda with great potential for income generation and improving…
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The food supply chain has delivered; now is the time for agriculture
01.06.20After battling the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two months, countries have begun relaxing lockdow…
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Fighting Poverty and Malnutrition in Nigeria with Sweetpotatoes
25.05.20In an ongoing effort to lend support to Nigeria’s campaign to reduce poverty and malnutrition…
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10 ways to enhance Andean agrobiodiversity during COVID-19 and climate change
21.05.20The post 10 ways to enhance Andean agrobiodiversity during COVID-19 and climate change appeared firs…
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Understanding partnership dynamics to facilitate innovation scaling
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Research for development organizations like the International Potato Center (CIP), which develop sci…
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Managing Asian food systems in the time of COVID-19 and beyond
15.05.20The post Managing Asian food systems in the time of COVID-19 and beyond appeared first…
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Partnerships for improving sweetpotatoes in Africa
12.05.20Dr. Craig Yencho’s work on improvement of sweetpotatoes in Africa was recently featured on the…
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Potatofied innovations: Developing entrepreneurial skills among farmers in Assam
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
There is, perhaps, no vegetable in the world as versatile as the potato. And farmers…
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South Asia women in agriculture during COVID-19
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Gender equality
While COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of billions worldwide, the economic fallout of …
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As COVID-19 threatens global food security, fresh potato is back on the tables of millions
20.04.20COVID-19 is driving demand for fresh potato in supermarkets and grocery stores across the globe…
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Mapping bacterial wilt in Uganda
07.04.20Bacterial wilt is a serious threat to potato production in Uganda, and throughout Africa. But…
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World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic
06.04.20As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns and shutdowns of economies globally, countr…
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Building synergy between sweetpotato breeding and seed systems in East and Central Africa
02.04.20SweetGAINS (Genetic Advances and Innovative Seed Systems) is a program to accelerate and expand the…
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Understanding farmer needs for new sweetpotato varieties
30.03.20Jeanne Mukasine hails from Gakenke district in the northern reaches of Rwanda, the country of…
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Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic
26.03.20As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world and disrupt the operations…
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