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Examples of the damage done to potato fields in North East North Dakota: (Top:) A once promising potato field stands under water. (Bottom left:) A hail devastated potato crop in Pembina County. (Bottom right:) A potato field claimed by rain and hail.
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July 27, 2016
Weather Continues to Devastate Potato Crops in Northeast North Dakota
The heart of "Potato Country" in northeast North Dakota was devastated by baseball size hail that lasted up to 35 minutes last Tuesday night.
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DutchTecSource B.V. (DTS) - a manufacturer of industrial blanching equipment - has started construction of an additional building, next to the to two existing buildings.
July 26, 2016
Blanching Equipment Specialist DTS started construction of another new building
Dutch Blanching Equipment Specialist DutchTecSource B.V. (DTS) is Expanding. On the current premises next to the two existing buildings, a brand new building will arise.
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Innovación científica del CIP hará posible cultivar papa ahorrando agua
March 22, 2016
Innovación científica del CIP hará posible cultivar papa ahorrando agua
Permitirá cultivar papa en zonas áridas con uso efectivo del agua y manteniendo productividad.
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The El Nino-driven drought in Papua New Guinea affects the food supply of about 2 million people. Papua New Guinea is experiencing its worst drought since the devastating 1997 crisis that caused food shortages, disease and loss of life (Courtesy: Oxfam Ne
February 15, 2016
Australian potatoes temporarily back on the menu in drought-stricken Papua New Guinea
Australian vegetable grower body AUSVEG has applauded the decision of the Papua New Guinean Government to temporarily lift the ban on the import of selected Australian fruits and vegetables - including potatoes - for three months.
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Flooding in the streets of Havana, Cuba (January 2016) due to excessive rainfall associated with El Niño (Courtesy: Yusnaby Post)
February 10, 2016
Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains
The rainfall in November, December, and January in the western and central parts of Cuba made it impossible for Cuban farmers to achieve a crop yield similar to the one they got last year, when they harvested 120,000 tons of potatoes.
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Bill and Melinda Gates talk with WSJ's Rebecca Blumenstein at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about digital technology and how genetically modified organisms are the key to ending hunger in Africa.
February 07, 2016
Bill Gates: GMOs Will End Starvation in Africa
Bill Gates, who is a major backer of food biotechnology, has spoken passionately how food biotechnology can help the people of Africa fight the numerous challenges they face.
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As the extreme drought and high temperatures push the potato stock in South Africa down, prices rise to the highest level ever (Courtesy: Potatoes South Africa)
February 07, 2016
Drought in South Africa pushes potato prices to the highest level ever
Drought and hot conditions since September 2015 have a negative impact on yields in almost all the potato production regions in South Africa. Currently market prices are at the highest levels ever, while potato stock levels are at record low levels.
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Experto francés estudia crecimiento de la papa bajo estrés hídrico
January 21, 2016
Experto francés estudia crecimiento de la papa bajo estrés hídrico
El investigador e ingeniero agrónomo, Guillaume Lacavé, está estudiando cómo reaccionan las papas (patatas) nativas sometidas a estrés hídrico y su producción de antioxidantes y otros bioactivos.
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Ten of 2015's monthly global temperatures tied or broke existing records (January 2016 | NOAA/NASA - Annual Global Analysis for 2015)
January 21, 2016
Climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record by far
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that according their independent analyses, Earth's surface temperatures in 2015 were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880.
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Crop Trust CWR project manager, Hannes Dempewolf, second from left,with CIP staff at a CWR in situ site. (Courtesy: Bettina Heider, CIP)
December 16, 2015
Crop Wild Relatives May Hold Key to Counteract Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
Scientists believe that wild plant species related to domesticated crops, known as Crop Wild Relatives (CWR), might hold a key to counteract the devastating effects of climate change on the world’s food supply.
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Llegada de El Niño es amenaza y oportunidad para agricultores
October 29, 2015
Llegada de El Niño es amenaza y oportunidad para agricultores
El devastador episodio de El Niño tendrá efectos significativos en los cultivos de papa de todo el mundo. Por eso los investigadores del CIP están utilizando estrategias para ayudar a contrarrestar las pérdidas y maximizar los rendimientos.
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McDonald's is one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge
October 19, 2015
McDonald's: Working Together to Address Climate Change
Today, McDonald's Corporation was one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge.
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October 19, 2015
White House Announces Commitments to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
Today, the White House will announce new commitments from companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge.
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February 18, 2015
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November 01, 2014
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En el marco del Convenio MADR-CIAT, FUNDESOT se centró en determinar el impacto de sistemas de producción de papa bajo distintas condiciones ambientales y de manejo sobre la calidad del agua a través de la estimación de su huella hídrica y medición en campo de impactos. Estos son algunos de sus resultados.
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October 17, 2014
Expertos internacionales evalúan situación climática y seguridad alimentaria en Perú
El día 16 de octubre se inauguró el Simposio científico “Cambio climático y seguridad alimentaria en el Perú: impacto, adaptación, resiliencia” organizado por la Embajada de Francia en el Perú, el Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo (IRD) y el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP).
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Productores colombianos quieren disminuir la huella hídrica de la papa con agricultura de conservación
September 02, 2014
Productores colombianos quieren disminuir la huella hídrica de la papa con agricultura de conservación
Representantes y técnicos de organizaciones de productores de papa y leche en Cundinamarca que agrupan a más de 800 familias campesinas participaron de manera activa en un taller teórico-práctico convocado por FUNDESOT, el CIAT y el MADR.
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