Cotonou, Benin, June 11–15, 2018 – The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21)
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Surprise Recognition Award presented to Dr Claude Fauquet at International Cassava Conference
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Making cassava doubly resilient: NRI tackles ‘El Niño’ and cassava diseases
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‘El Niño’ is a complex weather pattern brought about by warmer than average temperatures. In
...World Malaria Day 2018: exploring historic malaria and wetlands in the UK
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25th April is World Malaria Day. This international observance day, led by the World Health
...NRI prize-winning student, Hajar el Hamss – under the microscope
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Meet Hajar el Hamss, current PhD student at NRI whose work focuses on the interactions between
...NRI student tackling cassava disease wins top biotech sponsorship
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Siji Kavil, PhD student at NRI, is serious about cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). That’s
...How to reduce food losses: improve postharvest management – Bellagio Statement released
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Postharvest management is about making sure that each link in a value chain is working optimally, as crops
...International Women’s Day 2018: #TimeIsNow
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International Women’s Day commemorates the movement for women’s rights. It has been held on 8th
...‘Sunscreen’ for natural pesticides: new technology boosts biological alternative to chemicals
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Agricultural pests destroy around one third of all the crops we grow, costing billions and
...NRI pays tribute to innovation expert, Calestous Juma
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NRI has just heard the news of the death of Calestous Juma in Boston last week. He had been unwell for
...Inspiring NRI researcher celebrated in Greenwich Portraits
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Dr Frances Hawkes, Research Fellow at NRI, is being featured in ‘Greenwich Portraits at Medway’ –
...Chocolate lovers, read this: how climate change affects cocoa pollinators
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The UK is one of the leading countries globally for chocolate consumption per head…but how many of
...NRI signs cooperation agreement with EMBRAPA, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
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Cassava, a root crop that is hugely important for food security across Africa, is believed to have
...People. Planet. Food. Get involved: MScs at NRI
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Think ‘climate change’ and you might not necessarily envisage your favourite food. But if you care
...Greenwich’s first Three Minute Thesis competition at Faculty of Engineering and Science
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PhD research at the Faculty of Engineering and Science is changing the world – but how? In
...Nutrition champion Howarth Bouis honoured by University of Greenwich
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‘Hidden hunger’ occurs when people lack the essential vitamins and minerals needed for a full and
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