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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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CGIAR's key role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda for climate-resilient agriculture
27.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
CGIAR plays a crucial role in advancing the Glasgow Breakthrough Agenda — an unprecedented global…
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ICRISAT Signs Agreement to Join One CGIAR Partnership
10.10.23Integrated partnership delivers science and innovation for a food- and nutrition-secure future. Bonn…
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CIP’s 50th Anniversary Celebrates Andean Agrobiodiversity
10.02.22-
Biodiversity
Anniversaries are occasions to commemorate the past while looking to the future, to mark the…
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Progress and promise with orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Ethiopia
01.02.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Mohammed Yusuf walks out of an unfinished house with no roof and heads to his…
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Orange-fleshed sweetpotato is key to positive change in Ethiopia
24.01.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Umer Yusuf is an energetic farmer living in Bishan Babilie in Ethiopia. Like many farmers…
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Potatoes in rice paddies?
20.01.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Sustainable intensification yields multiple benefits in China With approximately 19% of the global p…
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Canopy temperature provides novel insights into potato yields and efficient water use
12.01.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
A new potato or sweetpotato variety represents only the “tip of the iceberg,” concealing hundred…
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Using drones to select drought-tolerant sweetpotatoes
21.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Droughts have long posed a threat to farmers in southern Africa, and models predict they w…
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The pandemic, labour migration and the roles of small-scale farming in rural Vietnam
17.12.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The impacts of COVID-19 have been various and multi-fold, reaching into every sector of our…
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Updated Pest Risk Atlas will build climate resilience for all
15.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The impacts of climate change continue to affect agriculture with serious implications for food and…
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Ensuring long-term conservation of crop biodiversity
15.12.21-
Biodiversity
With the world on track for an average temperature increase of more than 1.5 ºC and the popul…
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of late blight prevention in China
09.12.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Now in its seventh year, the AsiaBlight Network is committed to finding solutions to ward off an…
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The future of potatoes in Georgia is youthful business
22.11.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Giorgi Khitarishvili started potato farming with his parents when he was five years old, living…
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Seeking solutions to shortages of quality seed
11.11.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Studies in three Africa countries validate the value of seed system tools Seed systems are essen…
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Collaborations Fuel Late Blight Research in China
09.11.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Late blight disease costs potato farmers an estimated USD 3-10 billion per year globally. Farmers…
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Better market intelligence to drive the future of genetic innovation in crops
08.11.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
While the technology for breeding better crop varieties has enabled veritable leaps and bounds ove…
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LAMP testing paves the way for improved virus diagnostics in cassava and sweetpotato seed in Tanzania
28.10.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Cassava and sweetpotato play a vital role in food security and income generation in Tanzania.…
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The power of partnership: Working with NARS to increase impact
27.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
At the International Potato Center (CIP), our work is conducted through partnerships with the publ…
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Tools and training to increase farmer access to quality seed
21.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Sweetpotato is a highly productive crop and orange-fleshed varieties are an excellent source of vita…
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Perfecting the potato, with help from Peru’s farmers
16.10.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This World Food Day, the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new disease-resistant potato …
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