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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 mourns the passing of Ron Gall
31.05.21With heavy hearts, the International Potato Center (CIP) acknowledges the passing of Ron Gall, the…
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Biofortified sweetpotato making nutritious inroads in Zimbabwe
24.05.21-
Nutrition
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major public health problem in Zimbabwe: One in four children betw…
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G+ Tools Provide a Clearer View to Crop Breeding
19.05.21-
Big data
In this famous optical illusion, some people see a rabbit, while others see a duck.…
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Digital Technologies Keep Farmers Productive During COVID 19
14.05.21-
Big data
The COVID 19 pandemic has made more clear than ever the need for and role…
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Georgia Seed Model Farm Opens
26.04.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dignitaries, researchers, and private sector representatives gathered this week in southwestern Geor…
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Biofortified sweetpotato improving lives of smallholder farmers in Malawi
23.04.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Historically, most of Malawi’s food has been produced by small-scale farmers operating on less tha…
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CIP’s remembered ancestors still relevant today: Robert Rhoades, agricultural anthropologist (1942–2010)
13.04.21Scientists build on the evidence of their peers, passing it on, improving their methodologies and…
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A One Health approach to plant health
07.04.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The evolution of global food systems and improved crop varieties have enabled hundreds of millions…
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Building Forward Better: Experts Echo the Call for Food System Transformation
29.03.21-
Food security
Last week, in a virtual roundtable discussion organized by the World Food Prize (WFP), seven agr…
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Trends in varietal diversity of main staple crops in Asia and Africa and implications for Sustainable Food Systems
22.03.21-
Nutrition
A recent study from the International Potato Center (CIP) calls attention to downward trends in…
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Women hold the seeds of a stronger food system for Peru
18.03.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
The extremes of climate change and now COVID-19 have put Andean farmers at the sharpest end of…
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Women Custodians Safeguard the Future of Our Food
16.03.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender equality
The Andean region is the center of origin of many nutritious, diverse foods, including native…
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Pest management requires holistic solutions to mobile challenges
15.03.21-
Health
Smallholder farming produces 50% of the world’s food and holds great promise for strengthening g…
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Choosing to challenge
08.03.21-
Gender equality
International Women’s Day Dear Colleagues around the World, Today is International Women’s Da…
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Healthy germplasm = healthy plants = stronger food systems
25.02.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
Among the many challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, improving plant…
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Q&A with Bernard Yada: Empowering National Agricultural Research Systems
16.02.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As senior research officer with Uganda’s National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) Bern…
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Q&A with Craig Yencho: Unleashing the power of the sweetpotato genome
12.02.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As program leader of the sweetpotato and potato breeding and genetics programs at North Carolina…
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Q&A with Luka Wanjohi: Achieving more with less, the power of statistics
02.02.21-
Big data
Luka Wanjohi is a regional senior knowledge management associate at the International Potato Center …
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