A review of Phase 2 (2017–2019) of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has concluded that ...
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A perspective from the  RTB Seed Systems Community of Practice The promise is that growing improved varieties will end hunger, ...
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Women in smallholder farm households do much of the work on roots, tubers and bananas. They produce and process the ...
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Scaling innovations has become a top priority in One CGIAR. This means to enable the use of innovations (including products, ...
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“Pandemic” has become a household term over the past year, but uncontrolled disease outbreaks do not occur solely in humans ...
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Plant breeders are generally looking for heterosis, where the offspring of a cross performs significantly better on some measure than ...
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In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food ...
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Agricultural innovation arises through the dynamic interactions of the actors who grow, process, distribute and consume farm products. An innovation ...
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Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is one of the most neglected crops ...
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Innovations in seed systems can have a powerful impact on crop production, particularly in combating pests and diseases that take ...
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Making silage from sweetpotato vines can be a valuable source of feed for improved animal performance, as well as an ...
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Understanding farmers’ preferences and priorities when it comes to selecting seed is critical to ensuring that technologies for improved planting ...
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