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18 Apr, 2017
The nuts and bolts of collaborative research on roots, tubers and bananas: RTB Annual Meeting
As the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) kicks off Phase II, the team came together in ...
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07 Jun, 2016
Transforming the value chain – one cooking banana at a time
This is the first installment in a series of in-depth blogs investigating the ways in which the RTB-ENDURE project is ...
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11 Apr, 2016
Linkages between staple crops research and poverty outcomes
The Independent Science and Partnership Council’s (ISPC) Science Forum 2016 from 12 – 14 April in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will ...
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10 Apr, 2016
Adding value and reducing postharvest losses in Uganda’s cooking banana value chain
Cooking banana is the main staple crop in Uganda produced mostly by smallholders for food and income. However, the cooking ...
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12 Feb, 2015
The effectiveness of knowledge sharing: The case of ProMusa, a global knowledge platform on banana
ProMusa is a knowledge-sharing platform on bananas managed by Bioversity International through funding from the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, ...
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12 Sep, 2014
Partnerships and prompt response, key to prevent the spread of banana Fusarium wilt (‘Panama disease’)
In the first part of the 20th century, Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (popularly known as ‘Panama disease’) wiped out the ...
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29 Aug, 2014
Unravelling the banana’s genomic potential: ISHS/ProMusa held symposium in Brisbane, Australia
The International Society for Horticultural sciences (ISHS)/ProMusa symposium entitled “Unravelling the banana's genomic potential”, was held from 18-20 August 2014 ...
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12 Mar, 2014
Université KU Leuven : la Belgique et les bananes dans le RTB
Rony Swennen, professeur à l'université belge KU Leuven, a rejoint l’équipe du RTB l’année dernière. C’était pour lui une étape ...
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17 Jan, 2014
Banana beverages hold potential for improving livelihoods in East Africa
Many people in East Africa are involved in the production and sale of banana-based beverages, but there is much to ...
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