Local farmers can be part of global food security system – Kofi Annan
03/16/2015 Kofi Annan championed the establishment of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with the objective of catalyzing…
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Veep holds discussions with CGIAR
03/12/2015 A delegation from the CGIAR Consortium, an international organisation that advances international agricultural research for food security, yesterday held discussions…
Ghana to benefit from malnutrition reduction programme
03/11/2015 The International Potato Centre has announced a programme to reduce malnutrition among pregnant women and children in 500,000 households in…
Rwanda: New Uses of Sweetpotatoes Can Improve Nutrition and Reduce Imports
03/10/2015 Dr. Jean-Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda, the director general of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), believes that better use of sweet potatoes could…
INIA Puno enviará variedades de papa a regiones andinas
03/10/2015 El coordinador del Programa de Semillas y coordinador del Programa Nacional de Innovación de Papa del Instituto Nacional de Innovación…
New uses of sweetpotatoes can improve nutrition and reduce imports
03/10/2015 Dr. Jean-Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda, the director general of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), believes that better use of sweet potatoes could…
Louis Malassis Prize Shortlist: The Story Behind the Science of Dr. Jan Low
03/09/2015 Young children in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable when households are food insecure – lack of sufficient energy, vitamins and…
03/08/2015 The International Potato Center is conducting research in Asia it hopes will lead to a shorter-season spud and greater use…
Embrapa recebe segunda remessa da coleção de batata do Peru: a mais biodiversa do mundo
03/05/2015 A Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia recebeu hoje (05/03) a segunda remessa da coleção de batata do CIP (International Potato…
Magic mash: reducing child malnutrition with sweetpotatoes
02/18/2015 CIP Principal Scientist Jan Low published “Magic mash: reducing child malnutrition with sweet potatoes” on the Guardian Development Professionals Network.…
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
02/12/2015 Following December’s climate change meeting in Lima, countries are working on identifying their national contributions to mitigation and adaptation for…
Mundo consome 8 mil kg de batata por segundo
O alimento tem origem peruana, mas hoje está presente em 160 países. Os alemães comem mais de 100kg de batata a…