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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 …

New initiative launched to help scale-up proven agricultural technologies in Rwanda

Donata Kiiza August 24, 2018 News 0

Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Rwanda is Zero Hunger. This goal aims at ending hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. It was therefore important that Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative was established in a period that Rwanda seeks to transform farming …

Deadline Extended- Excellence and Innovation in Sweetpotato: Communication for Change Award

Faith Njunge August 22, 2018 News 2

The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) is pleased to announce that the ‘Excellence and Innovation in Sweetpotato: Communication for Change Award’ will take place for a second year in 2018. The annual award was established last year with a generous endowment from Dr. Jan W. Low, a recipient …

An Orange light has gone dim: West Africa’s OFSP advocate & Former U.N Secretary-General has gone to rest

Isaac Korku Dorgbetor August 20, 2018 News 0

On the 18th day of August 2018, we awoke to the sad news. Kofi Annan, an advocate of the OFSP in West Africa is no more. He was eighty years old. The Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and his wife Nane Annan, have been tirelessly behind …

Topic 16 on the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

Rosemary Kihiu August 17, 2018 News 0

Empowering The Youth Through Agriculture: What Is Their Role In Sweetpotato Seed Systems? Part 2 of 4 articles Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga CIP Rwanda Compiled by Kwame Ogero Who are the ‘youth’? When talking about youth involvement in agriculture it is important to be aware of the different categories of …

TOPIC 16: Empowering the youth through agriculture: What is their role in sweetpotato seed systems?

Rosemary Kihiu August 7, 2018 News 0

Part 1 of 4 articles Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga, International Potato Center (CIP) – Rwanda Compiled by Kwame Ogero Introduction April 10 – May 10, 2018 the Sweetpotato Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice (SSS-CoP) held an online discussion titled “Empowering the youth through Agriculture: What role for …

SPHI Photo Contest 2018

Faith Njunge August 3, 2018 News 1

Entrants must be associated with a project aligned to the Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) or a Guest Attending the SPHI 2018 Meeting A message to all amateur and professional photographers – here’s another chance to tear that hard drive open and share your amazing photographs for …

Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi-Emerging Leaders Network Award Recipient 2018

Faith Njunge July 30, 2018 News 0

Explain what you do in your work in one sentence (or two!). My job involves providing scientific evidence on the nutritional value and food quality of RTB crops and diversifying the ways in which RTB crops/foods are consumed, stored and utilized. When did you first become interested in your field? …

Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

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

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

New initiative launched to help scale-up proven agricultural technologies in Rwanda

Deadline Extended- Excellence and Innovation in Sweetpotato: Communication for Change Award

An Orange light has gone dim: West Africa’s OFSP advocate & Former U.N Secretary-General has gone to rest

Topic 16 on the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

TOPIC 16: Empowering the youth through agriculture: What is their role in sweetpotato seed systems?

SPHI Photo Contest 2018

Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi-Emerging Leaders Network Award Recipient 2018

TRAINING: ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO PRODUCTION

Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice meeting in Kampala, Uganda

TRAINING: ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO PROCESSING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT