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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 0

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 …

REMEMBERING H.E. KOFI : INTERNATIONAL STATESMAN AND CHAMPION OF THE POOR

Faith Njunge August 27, 2018 News 0

The International Potato Center’s (CIP) management and staff were saddened by the news that H.E. Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away last Saturday. Mr. Annan, who served as U.N. Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006, was an international statesman and champion of the poor, …

Part 3 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Rosemary Kihiu August 24, 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 How do we get the youth more involved in the sweetpotato value-chain? It is now clear that most young people do not aspire pursue agriculture as a …

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The SPHI 2018 Photo Contest Winners

Orange-fleshed sweetpotato factory nears completion in Central Region

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

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

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

HIDAP and Sweetpotatobase training in Burkina Faso

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

REMEMBERING H.E. KOFI : INTERNATIONAL STATESMAN AND CHAMPION OF THE POOR

Part 3 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

4th Edition of the Training-of-Trainers’ course: “Everything-you-need-to-know-about-Sweetpotato”

African Potato Association 2019 Conference

Save the date for AGRF 2019