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CGIAR and Partners Launch Innovation Sprint on Gender and Climate Action
03.12.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
December 3, 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). CGIAR and partners have committed US$31 million…
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Countries Commit USD 890 Million to Accelerate Agricultural Innovation and Address Climate and Food Crises
02.12.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR launches a new investment case to support its 2025-2027 research portfolio, poised to deliver…
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El País: A new scientific revolution to transform food systems
29.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
On 28 November, in the lead-up to COP28, El País published this op-ed by CGIAR…
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Agrifood systems, the next frontier of climate action need science for fair and equitable solutions
29.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Aditi Mukherji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform On Nove…
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UK-CGIAR science hub announced by UK Prime Minister
20.11.23UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the launch of the UK-CGIAR Centre for Collaboration and…
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Access to highlights of NL-CGIAR research in 26 countries
09.11.23The NL-CGIAR Research programme presents an overview of research results in 26 countries around the…
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Gender and variety trait preferences in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique
27.04.22-
Gender equality
To ensure better adoption of vitamin-A rich sweetpotato, it is paramount to develop varieties that…
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School children in Huancavelica excited by the story “The Powerful Potatoes”
25.04.22-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
A true celebration was experienced by schoolchildren from four rural communities in Huancavelica whe…
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Good agronomic practices with sweetpotato are cause for celebration in Uganda
22.04.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Everyone smiled, grasped hands, and shook their heads in wonder. The excitement at Michael Mugabi’…
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Innovating with Roots, Tubers and Bananas
11.04.22-
Biodiversity
We are delighted to announce the publication of the book “Root, Tuber and Banana Food…
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Food for Nourishment, Food for Empowerment
06.04.22-
Biodiversity
One book empowered an entire community. The quest began as a desire to showcase the…
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Smartphone app help farmers control potato and sweetpotato diseases
04.04.22-
Health
Pests and diseases destroy between 20 and 40% of crops globally, and farmers in developing…
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Cameroon learns potato lessons from Kenya
31.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Potato is an important food and nutritional security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. However, a quick…
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On-Farm Trials Thrive with Support from Farmer Groups
28.03.22-
Gender equality
For the past three years, the International Potato Center’s (CIP) SweetGAINS program in Africa has…
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Crowdsourcing market intelligence to boost sweetpotato breeding impacts in Uganda
22.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scientists with the International Potato Center (CIP) and Uganda’s National Crops Resources Resear…
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Revealing the deeper forces impacting women’s lives after COVID-19
14.03.22-
Gender equality
As the world emerges from the pandemic, agricultural researchers have begun training their lenses to…
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Weathering the storm: root and tuber crops boost climate resilience
10.03.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As climate change advances, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and they pose a…
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International Women’s Day 2022
08.03.22-
Gender equality
Today around the world, we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) to note the achievements and…
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Women scientists are driving force for the potato program in Georgia
07.03.22-
Gender equality
In the USAID Potato Program in Georgia, led by the International Potato Center (CIP), women…
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A gender-responsive tool for better pest and disease management
04.03.22-
Gender equality
Women play a vital role in agriculture, especially in developing countries, but because technologies…
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Eswatini releases orange fleshed sweetpotatoes variety
02.03.22-
Nutrition
Food insecurity and malnutrition are significant challenges facing the Kingdom of Eswatini, primaril…
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Dr. Oscar Ortiz named Director General ad interim of the International Potato Center
01.03.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Following the untimely passing of Dr. Barbara Wells on 16 February last, the Board of…
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CGIAR Mourns Barbara H. Wells, Leading Expert in Genetic Innovation, Agriculture, and Forestry Research
17.02.22In a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Wells helped improve the health…
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Targeting a neglected threat to potato production in Africa
14.02.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
With an ability to produce more food per hectare than most crops, the potato has…
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