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Posted on
26 Jul, 2021
Breaking BXW
As the coronavirus can quickly spread amongst the human population, the bacteria that causes Xanthomonas wilt of bananas (aka BXW) ...
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08 Jul, 2021
RTB and Agrilinks team up to showcase root, tuber and banana contribution to food and nutrition security
During May 2021, the importance of root, tuber and banana crops was highlighted by Agrilinks, an online hub where agriculture, ...
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22 Jun, 2021
When is choice empowering?
Plant breeders thought they were on the right track when they released a new hybrid variety of matooke, a variety ...
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03 Jun, 2021
New portal for gender-responsive agricultural research for development
When it comes to agricultural systems, women and men don’t always see eye to eye. Their preferences, experiences, and the ...
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25 Apr, 2021
The golden eggs that keep on giving
Ask any child who is well versed in Aesop’s fables and you will learn that golden eggs can be a ...
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16 Apr, 2021
Teaming up for more impactful breeding
Breeders, economists, gender specialists, and food technologists gathered to advance new approaches to breeding crop varieties that people will want ...
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04 Apr, 2021
RTB crops surge in developing countries
The production of root, tuber and banana crops (RTB crops) in developing countries has surged since 1960. A review recently ...
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22 Mar, 2021
The RTB Toolbox: Building capacities for seed systems development
Twimanye Makoye is a commercial sweetpotato farmer in Bukombe District in Northwest Tanzania. He produces sweetpotato roots on about 14 ...
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08 Mar, 2021
Banana breeding project successfully implements modern track and trace system
Tagging products with barcodes for easy price retrieval in supermarkets is now a regular practice that people often take for ...
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27 Feb, 2021
Tools4seedsystems: Building a better seed future, together
Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems Join our launch: Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 15.00-16.00 East African ...
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24 Feb, 2021
Review of CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas highlights outstanding achievements
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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14 Feb, 2021
Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: mind the seed system gaps
A perspective from the RTB Seed Systems Community of Practice The promise is that growing improved varieties will end hunger, ...
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