The International Potato Center (CIP) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Eugene Terry. Dr. Terry leaves behind a remarkable legacy of leadership, innovation, and dedication to agricultural research and development across Africa and globally. As the founding Director General of AfricaRice (then WARDA), Dr. Terry played a transformative role in advancing rice research...<...

The International Potato Center (CIP) and China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) have reaffirmed and elevated their long-standing partnership, committing to expand scientific and technological cooperation in the tuber sector to strengthen global food security. A high-level CIP delegation led by Director General Simon Heck, Deputy Director General Hugo Campos...

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March 19, 2026 | Shenzhen, China  The International Potato Center (CIP) and the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (AGIS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), signed a landmark cooperation agreement in Shenzhen on March 19, 2026, establishing the CIP & AGIS-CAAS Joint Laboratory. The collaboration tar...

If you had to build a digital and data team from scratch, how would you do it? That’s the question the real Digital & Data team at the International Potato Center (CIP) gathered in Lima to answer in March. Over three days, the team explored how digital technology, data, and human talent can work together...

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