🔊 | CIP at #AFSForum2025 Simon Heck, DG @cipotato.org, highlighted that the barriers facing Root & Tuber Crops in Africa are also opportunities 🙌. Research, local voices & strategic collaboration are key to turning insights into action for resilient, inclusive food systems. 🔸 @cgiar.org

¿Listo para innovar por los Andes ⛰️? El #DatathonCIP2025 te reta a crear herramientas de ciencia de datos 📊 para restaurar pastizales altoandinos y proteger el agua. 🏆 USD 4,000 en premios 📅 Postula hasta el 24/08 👉🏽 bit.ly/DatathonCIP2...

From iron-rich biofortified potatoes 🥔 to drought-tolerant varieties, CIP is partnering with India to fight anemia & build resilient food systems 🌱. DG Simon Heck explains why the new Agra research centre could transform the future for farmers. 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/News-IndiaCIP 🔸 @cgiar.org

🔊 | CIP at #CGIARScienceWeek CIP has signed a Host Country Agreement to scale up collaboration on potato 🥔 & sweetpotato 🍠—key crops for food security & resilience. This sets the stage for joint research, tech transfer & capacity building with Sudanese institutions. 🔸 @cgiar.org

In Madagascar, 10 single mothers 👩🏽‍🍳 turned food innovation into empowerment. With support from CIP & the World Bank’s Mionjo project, they use orange-fleshed sweetpotato 🍠 purée to bake better, earn more & feed their communities. Now 80+ strong & growing! 👉🏽 bit.ly/EmpoweringWo... 🔸 @cgiar.org

We were honored to host Mr. Vishvas Sapkal, Ambassador of India in Peru, at CIP Headquarters in Lima. Strengthening ties for future collaboration between India and CIP to advance potato 🥔 research and innovation! 🔸 @cgiar.org

@cipotato.org & @ifpri.org hosted a workshop on assessing the real-world impacts of genetic innovations in agriculture 🌱. Experts worked on designing coordinated evaluations to better understand how new crop varieties affect smallholder livelihoods. 👉🏽 bit.ly/V-Breedingfo... 🔸 @cgiar.org

1.74M refugees in Uganda, and orange-fleshed sweetpotato 🍠 is lighting the path to self-reliance. @cipotato.org & @worldfoodprogramme.bsky.social are empowering communities with training, nutrition education, & sustainable farming. 👉🏽 bit.ly/OFSP-Refugee 🔸 @cgiar.bsky.social

China, the world's largest potato producer 🌏, produces nearly 100 million metric tons annually! CIP’s Dr. Simon Heck highlights how global cooperation & innovation are transforming the sector 🥔. 👉🏽 bit.ly/News-ChinaPo... 🔸 @cgiar.bsky.social