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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Healthy germplasm = healthy plants = stronger food systems
International Potato Center (CIP)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
International Potato Center (CIP)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
International Potato Center (CIP)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
International Potato Center (CIP)02.02.21-
Big data
Luka Wanjohi is a regional senior knowledge management associate at the International Potato Center …
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Protecting plants, protecting people
International Potato Center (CIP)29.01.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Among the many challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, improving plant…
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Gender research rightfully takes center stage in new One CGIAR strategy
International Potato Center (CIP)28.01.21-
Gender equality
Nairobi, Kenya, January 26 2021—Gender equality is rightfully elevated to a top priority in a…
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SweetGAINS in Sweetpotato Breeding
International Potato Center (CIP)27.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Plant breeder Dr. Jolien Swanckaert is part of a team committed to revolutionizing plant breeding…
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Q&A with Kwame Ogero: Innovation at the Last Mile, reaching farmers with quality seed
International Potato Center (CIP)25.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Kwame Ogero is a seed systems specialist working for the Sweetpotato Genetic Advancement and Innovat…
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Q&A with Maria Andrade: Breeding nutritious sweetpotatoes that farmers and families love
International Potato Center (CIP)25.01.21-
Nutrition
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato breeder and World Food Prize winner Dr. Maria Isabel Andrade loves sweetp…
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Great ideas, science and dedication, 50 years of transformative innovations
International Potato Center (CIP)20.01.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of…
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The AsiaBlight Network Looks to the Future
International Potato Center (CIP)18.01.21The post The AsiaBlight Network Looks to the Future appeared first on International Potato Cent…
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Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation
CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB)11.01.21-
Food security
By Hugo Campos and Michael Quinn In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and…
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Study reveals potato’s potential for reducing anemia
International Potato Center (CIP)23.11.20-
Nutrition
The potato is known to be a good source of energy, potassium and vitamins C…
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Biofortified crops have a key role to play in COVID-19 response
International Potato Center (CIP)19.11.20-
Nutrition
COVID-19 has presented many challenges to agriculture this year, but those challenges are also provi…
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The Innovation Revolution in Agriculture: A Road Map to Value Creation
International Potato Center (CIP)18.11.20This past month, our Director of Research, Hugo Campos, released an edited, open-access Springer boo…
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“Virtual” Borlaug-Raun Internship Produces Actual Results
International Potato Center (CIP)03.11.20-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Jan Low of the International Potato Center appeared at the 2020 World Food Prize in…
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COVID pandemic overshadows Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
International Potato Center (CIP)02.11.20-
Nutrition
On the 11th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, governments and development partners face…
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Experts see a bright future for biofortification through improved delivery
International Potato Center (CIP)21.10.20-
Nutrition
A new paper released at the 2020 World Food Prize today charts important progress in…
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