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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
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
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Understanding farmers’ willingness to pay for root, tuber and banana crop planting material
02.07.19-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Experimental auctions reveal the true willingness of farmers to pay (WTP) for various farming inputs…
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CIP Trustee elected head of UN agriculture agency
24.06.19The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced on 23 June 2019…
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Millions at lower risk of vitamin A deficiency after six-year campaign to promote orange-fleshed sweetpotato
13.06.19-
Nutrition
EMBARGOED TO 00.01 CET, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 More than two million households across six…
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CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers
29.05.19Continue reading CIP bestows scientist emeritus status on three outstanding researchers at Internati…
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David Ellis: Finding the balance between manager and scientist
17.05.19-
Biodiversity
Dave Ellis, who recently retired as leader of the International Potato Center genebank in Lima,…
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Ethiopian farmers help researchers select potato varieties that the market demands
14.05.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Potato is important to food security and a cash crop in Ethiopia with high potential…
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Getting sweetpotato technologies into the hands of Mozambique’s vulnerable households
13.05.19In Mozambique’s Mucuba district – Zambezia province, a group of women farmers break into celebra…
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Study endorses processing of biofortified sweetpotato-based baby food in reducing malnutrition
10.05.19-
Nutrition
Scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) have welcomed a recent study supporting the comm…
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CIP showcases potato at China’s International Horticulture Exhibition
30.04.19With an exhibit at the International Horticultural Exhibition (Expo 2019) in Beijing, the Internatio…
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Malawian entrepreneur creates nutritious products and a new market for farmers
10.04.19-
Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
After six years of helping others add value to their businesses, Malawian food technologist Jean…
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CIP revises its strategy and corporate plan to deliver impact at scale
02.04.19Rising demand for food in low- and middle-income countries is opening up new opportunities for…
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Scaling Triple S in Ghana
28.03.19In July 2018 Issahaq Suleman, CIP’s Triple S scaling champion in Ghana, paid a visit…
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Rwanda set to release first new potato varieties in almost three decades
18.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
The potato is one of Rwanda’s most important crops, yet Rwandan farmers struggle to produce…
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Policy, people and potatoes in Kenya
14.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
13.03.19-
Biodiversity
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Food security
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Gender equality
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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Four agricultural innovations putting women ahead
04.03.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
How do we ensure vulnerable populations (women, young and displaced people) play an active role…
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Climate change in agriculture: Could technology be the silver bullet?
13.12.18On the sidelines of the annual climate change discussions, experts reiterate urgency of developing a…
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Growing collaboration for the benefit of India’s farmers and families
12.12.18The International Potato Center (CIP) is involved in projects in several parts of India, but…
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