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One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to the health of animals and their shared environment. A One Health approach in preventing and controlling diseases therefore involves the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines and sectors. This approach is especially useful for managing zoonoses, diseases that are transmitted between animals and people. The International

WorldFish executive director of Strategy, Innovation, and Communications, Tana Lala-Pritchard,  is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award by the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society in the USA. The award recognizes past high-achieving university students — across all academic disciplines — who graduated in the top 10 percent in the USA and have used their academic excellence and scholarship

CGIAR Excellence in Breeding has launched new low-cost, high throughput genotyping services, positioning CGIAR and national breeding programs to take a leap forward in delivering vital crop varieties. The Low Density SNP Genotyping Services (LDSG) provide breeders with streamlined and centralized services, along with training and mentoring. The services offer various applications with the potential to accelerate the production

A new website has been launched as a hub of genomic data and resources for the notorious wheat rust pathogens: https://www.wheat-rust-genomics.com This new website brings together all current genomic resources and tools available for the three wheat rust pathogens: Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (causing stem or black rust) P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (stripe or yellow rust) and P. triticina (leaf or brown rust). It also provides a forum to

To help equip farmers with necessary tools and information to weather the worsening climate crisis, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working with partners to deliver local agro-climactic advisories through various media and channels to smallholders in Vietnam.

Ever wonder how to integrate gender into your research? In this blog, Alliance gender researchers covers the ABC’s of gender mainstreaming with new videos, recommendations and further reading suggestions. Gender mainstreaming is a strategy that takes into account the interest and concerns of men and women in all policies, program and project.

Scientists build on the evidence of their peers, passing it on, improving their methodologies and creating new solutions from old ones. And every so often a scientist changes the mould of thinking, establishing ideas that shape a generation. Robert Rhoades was one of those. He joined the International Potato Center (CIP) in 1979 at its… The post CIP’s remembered ancestors