End Potato Late Blight in Africa
Bring a durable, blight-resistant potato to African farmers – and help fight the disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine
1 million smallholder potato farmers in Kenya and Uganda
70% of potato crops can be destroyed by late-blight disease
7 million acres of potato crops affected globally
$10 billion in economic losses in developing countries each year
1 new disease-resistant potato that can boost African farmers’ production,
increase their incomes, and improve their families’ health.
Plant pandemics and how they could endanger our food supply. Scientists sound alarm on growing menace.
“This would mean a lot more money to smallholders in Africa who can barely afford to send their children to school, purchase a nutritionally balanced diet, and access medical care.”
—Dr. Marc Ghislain of the International Potato Center (CIP) Kenya Office
End the Disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine
The 2Blades Foundation, a non-profit research organization based in the Chicago area, is a principal sponsor of a project that recently developed a durable solution for late-blight potato disease which helped cause the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, leading to the deaths of a million Irish people and at least 100,000 citizens of other nations.
The discovery is of historic importance, and now 2Blades is seeking partners to help bring this disease-resistant potato variety to market and fight hunger in Africa.
We are in the final stages of this project, but we need your help to finish strong. By making a donation today, you will be part of an enduring effort that can save thousands of lives.
Every single donation will help our partners distribute this potato variety to thousands of low-income farmers in Africa, and help ensure this region has enough food for years to come.
To learn more about this project, click here.
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End Potato Late Blight in Africa
Bring a durable, blight-resistant potato to African farmers – and help fight the disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine
1 million smallholder potato farmers in Kenya and Uganda
70% of potato crops can be destroyed by late-blight disease
7 million acres of potato crops affected globally
$10 billion in economic losses in developing countries each year
1 new disease-resistant potato that can boost African farmers’ production, increase their incomes, and improve their families’ health.
Plant pandemics and how they could endanger our food supply. Scientists sound alarm on growing menace.
“This would mean a lot more money to smallholders in Africa who can barely afford to send their children to school, purchase a nutritionally balanced diet, and access medical care.”
—Dr. Marc Ghislain of the International Potato Center (CIP) Kenya Office
End the Disease that triggered the Irish Potato Famine
The 2Blades Foundation, a non-profit research organization based in the Chicago area, is a principal sponsor of a project that recently developed a durable solution for late-blight potato disease which helped cause the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, leading to the deaths of a million Irish people and at least 100,000 citizens of other nations.
The discovery is of historic importance, and now 2Blades is seeking partners to help bring this disease-resistant potato variety to market and fight hunger in Africa.
We are in the final stages of this project, but we need your help to finish strong. By making a donation today, you will be part of an enduring effort that can save thousands of lives.
Every single donation will help our partners distribute this potato variety to thousands of low-income farmers in Africa, and help ensure this region has enough food for years to come.
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