rtbadmin, Author at CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

IITA Moves to Position Cassava as Major Source of Animal Feed

Posted on November 5, 2013 (September 26, 2019)

Top international researchers will meet with decision makers, business people, and other stakeholders working in the Nigerian cassava sector in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State. The meeting aims to draw a roadmap for a cassava-based animal feed system that will highlight action plans for adding value to the cassava […]

Sweetpotato research advances celebrated in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana

Posted on November 5, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

Sweetpotato and yam bean researchers from the International Potato Center (CIP), and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa spent the first week of October 2013 in Accra, Ghana along with a host of other root and tuber crop researchers at the 12th International Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops – Africa (ISTRC-Africa). The themes of […]

UK’s Natural Resource Institute: strength in depth for RTB research and development

Posted on October 28, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

By Graham Thiele I visited NRI offices and labs near to Chatham, England earlier this year. I began the day with Andrew Westby, the enthusiastic director, who explained the full breadth of their work with roots and tubers. They are definitely big players in the field and many of their projects are directly related to […]

More “matoke” in East Africa with planned regional testing of first-ever, high-yielding hybrids

Posted on October 25, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

Dar es Salaam – 25 October 2013. The production of the East Africa Highland banana, also known as cooking banana and “matoke” in the region is poised to get a boost with the distribution of the first-ever, high-yielding, and disease-resistant hybrid varieties. The 26 hybrid varieties are a result of over 20 years of joint […]

Cassava as animal feed in Africa: taking advantage of expanding cultivation

Posted on October 24, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

Nigeria, the world’s top cassava producer, has launched a plan for cassava processing with the objective of strengthening the cassava industry on both local and international levels. It pays particular attention to the utilization of by-products of cassava processing, an area with significant potential. The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), in collaboration […]

L’utilisation du manioc pour l’alimentation animale en Afrique: comment tirer profit d’une culture en expansion

Posted on October 23, 2013 (January 9, 2020)

Le Nigéria, premier producteur mondial de manioc, a lancé un Plan de transformation du manioc dont l’objectif est de renforcer la filière de cette culture tant au niveau local qu’international. L’utilisation des sous-produits issus de la transformation a notamment fait l’objet d’un intérêt particulier pour le potentiel qu’elle revêt. Le Partenariat mondial pour le manioc […]

Gender capacity-strengthening underway in RTB

Posted on October 16, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

By VB Johnson, Bioversity International- FAO quotes that women constitute 43% of the global agricultural labour force and are responsible for more than 50% of global food production, yet it could be argued that they are not rewarded accordingly. Poverty and gender gaps are not being closed as effectively as they ought to be, considering […]

Gender roles

Posted on September 18, 2013 (September 26, 2019)

Gender Roles Despite the many advances in the development of agricultural technology it has been suggested that the agricultural sector remains the most traditional in terms of gender division of roles . For example whilst women may be involved in the manually demanding tasks such as weeding, post-harvest processing etc men may be involved in […]

Gender mainstreaming

Posted on September 18, 2013 (September 26, 2019)

The ECOSOC agreed conclusions 1997/2 defines gender mainstreaming as: “…the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, […]

“Au Burkina Faso, la patate douce fait sa promotion toute seule”

Posted on September 16, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

Koussao Some fait de la recherche sur la patate douce à l’Institut de l’environnement et de recherches agricoles (INERA) dans son pays, le Burkina Faso. Il a reçu une subvention de RTB pour participer à la 9ème conférence de l’African Potato Association à Naivasha, Kenya, où nous l’avons rencontré. Entretien avec un chercheur passionné par […]

In Burkina Faso, the sweetpotato practically promotes itself

Posted on September 16, 2013 (October 10, 2019)

Koussao Some is a sweetpotato breeder at the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA) in Burkina Faso. He did his PhD at the West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Legon, with the support of AGRA. He also received a grant from AGRA for his breeding work. He was […]

Social scientists and crop experts help assess RTB research priorities

Posted on September 5, 2013 (December 3, 2020)

The Strategic Assessment of research priorities for the main RTB crops – potatoes, sweetpotatoes, cassava, yams, and bananas and plantains – is advancing, and the preliminary results of the expert survey that concluded in June are now available. At a workshop organized mid-August in Lima, Peru, participants from Bioversity International, CIAT, CIP and IITA reviewed […]

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