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8/15/2012 A regular old orange-colored sweet potato might not seem too exciting to many of us. But in parts of Africa,…

8/9/2012 As the Olympics come to a close this weekend, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Brazil’s Vice President Michel Temer…

8/6/2012 If sub-Saharan Africa is to benefit from advances in agricultural productivity, investments in the so-called ‘orphan crops’ – sweet potato,…

8/2/2012 The International Potato Center (CIP) has implemented an RNA silencing project that aims to reduce the time of plant virus…

8/2/2012 Minister Han Changfu had a courtesy meeting with the visiting Director General Pamela Anderson of the International Potato Center (CIP)…

7/25/2012 Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] farmer varieties are still the backbone of production and breeding programs in Sub-Sahara Africa. Usually,…

7/16/2012 The biofortification strategy aims to reduce the prevalence of vitamin and mineral nutritional deficiencies that are widespread in low-income populations…

7/16/2012 Peru is famous for its intriguing ancient civilizations and the ruins they left behind; its diverse landscapes that encompass everything…

7/11/2012 “Agricultural research is a long-term investment that not only helps farmers avoid emergency food crisis situations like in 2005 but…

7/11/2012 The potato was first brought to the African nation by Irish missionaries and now an Irish Aid funded programme is…

7/11/2012 Farmers in East Africa can increase their potato production by 30 percent provided they select their seed-potatoes better. By buying…

7/10/2012 Potato is not only a staple, it is also an important cash crop which is expanding year after year in…