Communication for Change Award 2023 – International Potato Center
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The primary objective of the 2023 Sweetpotato Communications Award is to acknowledge and reward individuals or teams who have made significant...
COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis
Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting at an...
Why root crops are the future of food security in Africa – International Potato...
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Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is...
COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres
As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got underway, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to...
Americans Deserve More Than the Current American Privacy Rights Act
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EFF is concerned that a new federal bill would freeze consumer data privacy protections in place, by preempting existing state laws...
Tripura’s Partnership with CIP in Potato Seed Production – International Potato Center
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The Global Plant Cryopreservation Initiative (GPCI) promises to help change this. By initially establishing three regional cryopreservation hubs, expanding capacity at key genebanks,...
COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures
Over 60 countries signed up to a so called ‘cooling pledge’ with commitments to reduce the climate impact of the cooling sector, that could...
Scientists working on Biotech Potatoes Free From Blight Disease – International Potato Center
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The Principal Investigator said that the potato industry is beset by a number of issues throughout the crop’s harvest at the...
COP28: To save the planet, we need a just and fair renewable energy revolution
As the two-week UN climate conference underway in Dubai’s Expo City reached its midway point, attendees stressed that the move towards clean energy sources...
Speaking Freely: Lynn Hamadallah | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Interviewer: Jillian York
Lynn Hamadallah is a Syrian-Palestinian-French Psychologist based in London. An outspoken voice for the Palestinian cause, Lynn is interested...
Peruvian Study Finds Biofortified Potatoes Can Deliver More than 50% of Daily Iron Requirements...
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Today, more than two billion people worldwide suffer from hidden hunger, a form of undernutrition caused by a lack of essential...
UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes...
Marked by record breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic glacier...
¿De dónde es originaria la papa? Origen e historia de este tesoro culinario
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COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief
Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government negotiators comes as the latest UN climate conference, running in the UAE’s main city, Dubai, since last Thursday,...
How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You
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Data about potential voters—who they are, where they are, and how to reach them—is an extremely valuable commodity during an election...
El Perú y la FAO firman Marco de Programación País Perú 2023-2026 buscando fortalecer...
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El vicecanciller Peter Camino Cannock y el subdirector general y representante regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización...
UN Youth Forum focuses on sustainable future for all
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum provides a platform for young people to have a dialogue with diplomats on challenges affecting their...
Kenya partners with CIP, IITA to launch $2M roots, tuber and banana crops lab...
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Farmers in Kenya and across East Africa will soon gain from a USD 2 million (Ksh260 million) roots, tuber and banana...
COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels
UN climate chief Simon Stiell has said that the current draft of the text is “a grab bag of wish lists and heavy on...
¿Qué es mejor la arracacha o la papa? Lista de 5 propiedades nutricionales de...
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… ¿Qué es mejor la arracacha o la papa? Lista de 5 propiedades nutricionales de cada una
La arracacha es un tubérculo...
Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell...
With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards...
Potato Research in Peru – International Potato Center
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In Peru, researchers are breeding drought-resistant potato varieties. They use genes from wild potato species so that cultivated potatoes can cope...
COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries –...
An Initiative to Save Cryopreserved Crop Collections, Forever – International Potato Center
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For this reason, the diversity of these crops can’t be kept in a genebank like the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, but rather...
