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Open Access (OA) Workshop in Nairobi,Kenya

Faith Njunge September 30, 2018 News 0

The International Potato Center (CIP) generates a lot of valuable research and is committed that the world uses our findings to improve livelihoods and nutrition and uses our datasets to generate additional findings. Our goal, in alignment with the CGIAR policies, is to be fully Open Access at the end …

ICP-OES Training at Food and Nutritional Laboratory

Derick Malavi September 30, 2018 News 0

On 28 September, three staff members (1 female and 2 male) of the International Potato Centre Food and Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory (CIP-FANEL) and Biosciences for east and central Africa (BecA) Research Hub Nairobi, Kenya were trained on ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry). This equipment was donated to …

The SPHI 2018 Photo Contest Winners

Faith Njunge September 28, 2018 News 0

This year, SPHI’s Photo Contest had a total submission of 76 eligible photographs. A select judging panel were tasked with coming up with 12 winners for the four categories, read more on the categories here. The people’s choice award was selected during the meeting. This is a presentation on all …

Orange-fleshed sweetpotato factory nears completion in Central Region

Faith Njunge September 19, 2018 News 0

1D1F: Potato factory nears completion in Central Region President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed overwhelming confidence in the benefits of the Potato Processing Factory at Gomoa Bewadze in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region. According to him, the potato industry could be a great game changer if given …

Report Available – 9th Consultation of the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

Rosemary Kihiu September 14, 2018 News 0

The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice held its 9th consultation meeting on 15-17 May 2018, at the Hotel Villa Portofino Kigali, Rwanda. The theme of the meeting was ‘Engaging youth for improved sweetpotato seed and root production’. The meeting was …

Part 4 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Rosemary Kihiu September 7, 2018 News 0

Empowering the Youth Through Agriculture: What Is Their Role in Sweetpotato Seed Systems? Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga (CIP Rwanda) Compiled by Kwame Ogero Cont’d: How do we get the youth more involved in the sweetpotato value-chain? 3) Capacity building on agribusiness skills. Mentorship and training programs to impart agronomic, …

CIP MOLECULAR BREEDER SELECTED AS FINALIST: 2018 CGIAR NORMAN E. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Faith Njunge August 31, 2018 News 7

Congratulations to Dr. Mercy Kitavi who just got accepted into the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. She will be hosted by Michigan State University (MSU). Mercy is Molecular breeder and Capacity Building Scientist at the International Potato Center. For this fellowship, she hopes to learn more about Bioinformatics. …

HIDAP and Sweetpotatobase training in Burkina Faso

Jolien Swanckaert August 30, 2018 News 0

Databases have become an integral part of all aspects of biological research, including basic and applied plant biology. The importance of databases continues to increase as the volume of breeding data and genomics approaches expands. International Potato Center (CIP) held a HIDAP and Sweetpotatobase training at the Institut de l’Environnement et Recherches …

Youth Investing In Agriculture: Success with Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) In Western Uganda

Norman Kwikiriza August 28, 2018 News 1

Given the growing youth populations in sub-Saharan Africa and the state of economic livelihoods in the region, the agriculture sector offers a great potential for alleviating unemployment and underemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Solomon Isingoma, a 28-year-old from Hoima district, in western Uganda is a successful youth vine multiplier. Born in …