Quezon City’s Vendor Business School Wins Gold
The Quezon City Vendors Business School Ordinance has been recognized as one of the Official Gold Awardees in the inaugural Gawad Galing Lokal na Batas (GGLB).
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Quezon City’s Vendor Business School Wins Gold
The Quezon City Vendors Business School Ordinance has been recognized as one of the Official Gold Awardees in the inaugural Gawad Galing Lokal na Batas (GGLB)
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Optimizing Rice-Potato Systems through Circular Economy
This work demonstrates how mechanized rice straw composting and the 4R nutrient management principles can transform agricultural byproducts into high-value assets, significantly boosting farmer incomes while providing safe, organic produce for local school feeding programs in Vietnam.
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Quezon City Turns Vendor Business School from Pilot Project into Citywide Success
The institutionalization of VBS represents a significant step forward for urban food systems and micro-entrepreneurship. Under the ordinance, Quezon City aims to further strengthen vendors through comprehensive learning on safe food handling, climate change adaptation, and sustainability, ensuring that vendors are prepared to meet both present and future challenges.
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Largest Ever Hybrid Potato Breeding Project in Africa Launched
Potatoes hold enormous potential in eastern Africa. Yet yields are collapsing. A new hybrid breeding initiative led by the International Potato Center (CIP) and Dutch seed company HZPC aims to reverse this trend and transform how potatoes are bred and grown across the continent.
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CIP Securing the Legacy of CGIAR Genebank System Innovation
In a world increasingly threatened by climate change and biodiversity loss, CGIAR has emerged as a global steward of Genebank system innovation. During the recently held Science and Partnership event in Nairobi, Kenya, CGIAR highlighted over five decades of work conserving agricultural biodiversity.
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Mahavonjy: community aid through orange-fleshed sweetpotato chips
The Mahavonjy association, in the municipality of Anjado Betroka in Southern Madagascar, intervenes in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the past three years, thanks to the Mionjo project, its members have discovered the benefits of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes.
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CIP’s Campos Honored for leadership in Roots, Tubers, and Bananas: Advancing Food Security Across Africa and beyond
Dr. Hugo Campos from the International Potato Center (CIP), a CGIAR research center, has been recognized by the International Society for Tropical Root and Tuber Crops – Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB) at its Symposium 2025 held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for its outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of root, tuber, and banana (RTB) crops in Africa. The post CIP’s