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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy launches groundbreaking open learning portal for global agronomy education
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Innovative platform provides agronomy-focused courses and resources to empower learners and drive ag…
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CGIAR demonstrates solidarity with flood-affected communities in Vietnam
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Nutrition, health & food security
In a display of compassion and support, CGIAR centers in Vietnam donated a significant sum…
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A portable decision support tool cuts fungicide use in Kenya, keeping potato harvests and environmental health high
12.05.24Late blight presents a double-edged challenge for potato farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: not only doe…
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Unveiling the Future of Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes: How You Can Shape Breeding Decisions
09.04.24The post Unveiling the Future of Potatoes and Sweetpotatoes: How You Can Shape Breeding Decisions…
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Orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) shines at KALRO’s Kilimo Biashara Expo
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Nutrition, health & food security
An exciting event recently took place in Kenya amidst the lush landscapes of Murang’a county.…
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How a tool from marketing studies can help RTB seed system development
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Potato Center (CIP), through OneCGIAR’s Seed Equal Initiative (Work Packages 3 &…
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Empowering Nutrition, Building Resilience: World Food Programme and International Potato Center Join Forces
11.03.24To combat hunger and malnutrition, the World Food Program (WFP) and the International Potato Center…
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Nozomi Kawarazuka: Championing Gender Equality in Agriculture
29.02.24Nozomi Kawarazuka, the inaugural recipient of the Barbara Wells Award, stands at the forefront of…
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CGIAR EMD visit showcases innovative Science Goals at the International Potato Center
27.02.24The post CGIAR EMD visit showcases innovative Science Goals at the International Potato Center app…
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Growing nutrient-rich crops in Uganda: A recipe for success in Karamoja schools
12.02.24Ever wondered how schools in challenging environments can play a key role in transforming communitie…
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Unveiling the potential of sweetpotato: Insights from the Sweetpotato Stakeholder Workshop
07.02.24Greetings, sweetpotato enthusiasts! Have you ever wondered why, despite the vast number of sweetpota…
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Evaluation On the Ground: Insights from CIP and IITA Genebanks
07.02.24In a recent interview, we sat down with Sarah Humphrey and David Coombs, co-leads of…
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Training Empowers Facilitators to Enhance Vendor Business School Curriculum Understanding and Implementation
05.02.24Quezon City, January 19, 2024 – In an objective to strengthen the delivery of the…
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How can the promising potential for innovative food waste recycling by young entrepreneurs in Nairobi urban markets be realised?
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Authors: Joy Carey, RUAF; and Sam Ikua, Mazingira Institute A shorter version of this article…
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Estimation of yields of orange fleshed sweetpotato promises a bright future for food security and nutrition in Karamoja
23.01.24The introduction of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by the International Potato Centre (CIP), in collabor…
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Not just energy reform: The global food agenda advances at COP28
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Top photo: NATURE+ lead Carlo Fadda, right, closes out the final session at the COP28…
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CGIAR System Transformation Initiatives join forces at the intersection of gender and climate for inclusive and resilient agrifood systems
15.12.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Amidst increasing evidence of climate change's impact on women and recognizing its pivotal role in…
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Roots and tuber scientists meet to exchange in China
11.12.23The Potato Young Scientists Forum, jointly organized by the Key Laboratory of Potato Biology of…
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