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

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

By Graham Thiele I visited NRI offices and labs near to Chatham, England earlier this year. I began the day ...
More "matoke" in East Africa with planned regional testing of first-ever, high-yielding hybrids

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

Dar es Salaam - 25 October 2013. The production of the East Africa Highland banana, also known as cooking banana ...
Cassava as animal feed in Africa: taking advantage of expanding cultivation

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

Nigeria, the world’s top cassava producer, has launched a plan for cassava processing with the objective of strengthening the cassava ...
L’utilisation du manioc pour l’alimentation animale en Afrique: comment tirer profit d’une culture en expansion

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

Le Nigéria, premier producteur mondial de manioc, a lancé un Plan de transformation du manioc dont l’objectif est de renforcer ...
Gender capacity-strengthening underway in RTB

Gender capacity-strengthening underway in RTB

By VB Johnson, Bioversity International- FAO quotes that women constitute 43% of the global agricultural labour force and are responsible ...
“Au Burkina Faso, la patate douce fait sa promotion toute seule”

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

Koussao Some fait de la recherche sur la patate douce à l’Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoles (INERA) dans ...
In Burkina Faso, the sweetpotato practically promotes itself

In Burkina Faso, the sweetpotato practically promotes itself

Koussao Some is a sweetpotato breeder at the Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA) in Burkina Faso. He did ...
Social scientists and crop experts help assess RTB research priorities

Social scientists and crop experts help assess RTB research priorities

The Strategic Assessment of research priorities for the main RTB crops – potatoes, sweetpotatoes, cassava, yams, and bananas and plantains ...
RTB partners on alert over the spread of Banana Bunchy Top Disease in West Africa

RTB partners on alert over the spread of Banana Bunchy Top Disease in West Africa

Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) of plantains and bananas is caused by a destructive virus which is very difficult to ...
Joint RTB-Kansas State University Seed Degeneration Project among BREAD Ideas Challenge Winners

Joint RTB-Kansas State University Seed Degeneration Project among BREAD Ideas Challenge Winners

In January 2013, researchers from RTB and Kansas State University (KSU) began work on developing computational models to support strategies ...
Cirad and CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) formalize global partnership

Cirad and CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) formalize global partnership

French Agricultural Research Centre Joins Global Alliance to Promote Roots, Tubers and Bananas for Food Security and Income Lima, Peru/Montpellier, ...
ILAC maps RTB research networks to guide innovation processes

ILAC maps RTB research networks to guide innovation processes

To strengthen the effectiveness of RTB partnerships, the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC) has analyzed the research program’s networks ...