Biofortification Pioneers Win World Food Prize 2016
Drs. Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low and Howarth Bouis have been announced as the 2016 winners of the World Food Prize, the most…
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CIP sweetpotato scientists awarded World Food Prize for combatting vitamin A deficiency
Biofortification’s ability to improve nutrition and health of vulnerable populations recognized
2016 World Food Prize Winners Announced
This morning in Washington, D.C., the 2016 World Food Prize laureates were announced. For the first time, the esteemed award, dubbed the…
World Food Prize winners turn food into medicine
WASHINGTON — Greek physician Hippocrates is known for saying “Let food be thy medicine.” For the winners of the World Food Prize this year,…
CIP sweetpotato scientists awarded World Food Prize for combatting vitamin A deficiency
Biofortification’s ability to improve nutrition and health of vulnerable populations recognized
Can potatoes really grow on Mars?
NASA and private companies are planning expeditions to Mars. The new space race could be titled “Destination: Mars.” But the astronaut explorers will face the problem of growing food, so U.S. scientists went to the bone-dry deserts of…
Tanzania signs agreement with The Netherlands to boost Potato Production
2016-06-21 Go to the article link Potatopro.com
Kalungu farmers appreciate benefits of potato vine silage
Dairy farmers in Kalungu District have begun to appreciate the economic benefits of silage made from sweet potato vines. This follows…
Science and technology: Contributing to agricultural success in Africa
2016-06-16 This month, FARA (the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) has hosted the 7th African Agriculture Science Week in Kigali,…
For health, beauty and tasty eating, grow sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes, or sweet “taters” as many South Carolinians refer to them, have risen from the dirt as a “superfood” due to their high…
These Experiments Are Building the Case to Terraform Mars
If we want to live on Mars, we need to make it warm and wet again. By Nathaniel Scharping | Published: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Daein…
Seed inspectors trained on seed quality control in Malawi
Malawi Para seed inspectors at the Graduation ceremony. Photo: L Lazarus, ICRISAT In a bid to strengthen seed quality control mechanism… International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Potato Centre (CIP), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre