Q&A with Kirimi Sindi – International Potato Center

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Sweet potato breeders have been advised to put the tastes of the consumer first in order to increase its consumption.

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The following video is about how aphids transmit viruses.

News In Summary Scientists from the International Potato Centre (CIP), Bioversity International, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are working on climate resilience mechanisms to predict and monitor the behaviour of insects at different temperatures and the impact on food crops in the Great Lakes region.

"The fact that I am no longer the chair does not mean that I have washed my hands off SPHI. Whatever role I can play at the national level, I will do it. I will not relent to speak about it at any forum that I am invited to. If it succeeds, it is to the credit of the entire team and I want to be part of the winning team. So I will play any advocacy role that I can," says the outgoing interim chairman of the SPHI Steering Committee, Dr. Hans Adu Dapaah.

The Sweetpotato Seed Systems Community of Practice (CoP) third consultation meeting was held on April 28 – 29 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda.The theme of the Rwanda hosts the third Sweetpotato Seed Systems Community of Practice (CoP) consultation meeting was ‘The Business Case for Sweetpotato Seed.’

Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children.