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24 Aug, 2016
Root, tuber and banana breeding in Africa shows wide-scale adoption of improved varieties
Crop breeding and the dissemination of improved varieties has been a cornerstone of research for development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ...
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27 Apr, 2016
Banana research in Africa: modern breeding techniques, regulatory and biosafety issues
Registration is now open for an advanced course ‘Banana research in Africa: modern breeding techniques, regulatory and biosafety issues‘ from 19 – ...
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20 Apr, 2016
Gender, breeding and genomics workshop – Open call for case studies
You are invited to submit an abstract for a case study of plant or animal breeding that has successfully incorporated ...
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16 Feb, 2016
Six steps forward for root and tuber crops
Graham Thiele, Program Director, CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) shares his top six highlights from the ...
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14 Jan, 2016
Assessing the impact of Cooperation-88 potatoes in China
Potatoes came to China in the early 1600s but were not a major crop until the 1980s. By 1993, China ...
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16 Dec, 2015
A year in review: Highlights from the RTB Annual Meeting 2015
The Annual Review and Planning Meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) took place last ...
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06 Aug, 2015
Incorporating women’s needs and preferences into RTB breeding
There have been many cases in which improved crop varieties released by national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES) were ...
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15 Oct, 2014
Including women’s preferences to enhance cassava breeding programs – conversing with Bill Gates
Graduate student Paula Iragaba uncovered a major disconnect in the course of her research: While plant breeders in her native ...
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