
Maria Andrade
@mandradecip
#OFSP breeder, seed system specialist. Works with smallholders, often food insecure & #malnourished in #Africa. #World Food Prize 2016 Laureate. Tweets my own.
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Maria Andrade has been recognized for her use of sweetpotato 🍠 to fight malnutrition and achieve #ZeroHunger. 👉🏽 bit.ly/AndradeSP 🔸 World Food Prize Foundation 🔸 Irish Aid 🔸 Ireland in Mozambique


#DidYouKnow #gender does count as new crop varieties are being developed? Barbara Wells tells us more Maria Andrade Jan Low #IWD2020 #GenderInAg CGIAR GENDER CGIAR


ALICIA , an orange flesh sweet potato variety released through HarvestPlus Zimbabwe and from trials undertaken by ZSPGA Chairman, and CEO of Sweet Potatoes Bucabella in Chishawasha is showing very promising quality and yield performance HumusOn#1 @COLEACP Shakashe Foods Beverley Kilpin-Peel


Dr. Maria Andrade’s research led to the introduction of 9 drought-tolerant varieties of sweet potatoes to farmers in Mozambique. By educating farmers and consumers, Maria Andrade and her colleagues bridged the gaps between agriculture, nutrition and health. #WomensHistoryMonth

Pleased to tell the story of how Maria Andrade elevated the humble sweet potato to nourish Africa, in the recently launched Earth, Oceans and Skies book, by ECA ECA | Gender available simplebooklet.com/earthoceansand… Vivian Nerea James Legg


Together with IFPRI colleagues I have developed an e-learning course for training prospective #FarmerBusinessSchool facilitators. Just launched and freely available at the #FoodSecurityPortal. Thanks to @PIM_CGIAR funding. International Potato Center RootsTubersBananas Breeding foodsecurityportal.org/node/1945

Ginya Truitt Nakata: International Potato Center #AndeanInitiative team contacted more than 100 chefs, photographers & scientists from 8 countries who contributed their expert knowledge, pics & recipes to create a one-of-a-kind testimony to the unequaled Andean biodiversity 👉bit.ly/blogCIP

