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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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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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Discovering hope: Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia
16.08.23The post Discovering hope: Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and confl…
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Kenya leads Eastern Africa with release of climate-adaptive and nutritious purple-fleshed sweetpotato variety
31.07.23The post Kenya leads Eastern Africa with release of climate-adaptive and nutritious purple-fleshed s…
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CIP contributes to policy discourse on accelerating economic growth and development for arid and semi-arid counties in Kenya
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Potato Center (CIP) participated in the 6th Kenya Institute for Public Policy Rese…
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RTB crops’ role in humanitarian response highlighted by impressive attendance at virtual training event
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
When crisis strikes, meeting the basic needs of affected people becomes a major challenge. Drought,…
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Golden eggs: The potential of potato in mulch
19.05.23Potato in mulch is currently being promoted and refined by CIP in India and Bangladesh.…
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Introducing the future of crop breeding: His/Her
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Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
As CGIAR puts the finishing touches to its forthcoming Genetic Innovation Gender Strategy, Vivian Po…
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1st East Africa Potato Network Breeders Meeting discuss improving potato breeding in the region
05.05.23The 1st East Africa Potato Network Breeders Meeting took place from 2nd-4th May in Nairobi,…
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Transforming Kenya’s Food Systems and Establishing a Science-Policy Interface
24.04.23The post Transforming Kenya’s Food Systems and Establishing a Science-Policy Interface appeared fi…
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Towards gender and climate resilience and adaptation for Khmer youth in Vietnam
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
To provide a platform for co-learning and share ideas and opinions from the perspectives of…
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Boosting sweetpotato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding
11.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Sweetpotato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and income, which is why sci…
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Awarding excellence for sweetpotato science and communication efforts in 2022
27.03.23Sweetpotato is vital for the food security and nutrition of millions in the tropics, and…
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A nutrition-smart approach to tackle Vitamin A deficiency in Kenya
13.03.23While it is widely accepted that nutrition education is a valuable ingredient in agricultural resear…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023
07.03.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we applaud all the women who work in research…
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Leadership Appointments at WorldFish, CIP, AfricaRice Boost CGIAR’s Mission to Transform Food, Land, and Water Systems
07.03.23Appointments across three continents bring research and policy expertise and track records of delive…
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Changing consumer attitudes with late-blight-resistant GM potatoes
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new study finds that consumers who have seen genetically modified (GM) potatoes growing in…
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
10.02.23-
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
This Saturday, 11 February, is the International Day of Woman and Girls in Science (IDWGIS).…
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Three years of harvesting The Potato Crop: open-access book yields download success
03.02.23Interest in potatoes is growing as more farmers, scientists, and development professionals realize t…
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Cryo Validation: Conserving potato biodiversity for the long term
24.01.23Changes in the climate, landscapes, and pest and disease pressure are driving a necessity to…
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