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Economically sustainable seed businesses to transform cassava production in Nigeria

Economically sustainable seed businesses to transform cassava production in Nigeria

Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African ...
Early Generation Sweetpotato Seed Production: Can public sector and national agricultural research institutes shift to a business orientation?

Early Generation Sweetpotato Seed Production: Can public sector and national agricultural research institutes shift to a business orientation?

In this blog Margaret McEwan, Senior Project Manager with the International Potato Center (CIP), shares her insights and reflections from ...
Competition calls for innovative packaging of cassava stems to increase sales

Competition calls for innovative packaging of cassava stems to increase sales

A new competition is calling for innovative packaging designs to sell bundles of high quality cassava stems in Nigeria. The ...
New project to build commercially sustainable cassava seed system in Nigeria

New project to build commercially sustainable cassava seed system in Nigeria

A four-year project (2015 – 2019) to develop a commercially sustainable cassava seed value chain in Nigeria, was officially launched ...
Six steps forward for root and tuber crops

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 ...
A year in review: Highlights from the RTB Annual Meeting 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 ...
New project to develop cassava seed businesses will enhance quality seed access, increase productivity and generate income in Nigeria

New project to develop cassava seed businesses will enhance quality seed access, increase productivity and generate income in Nigeria

We are pleased and proud to announce the signing of a new project entitled ‘Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Seed ...
New evidence supports integrated seed health strategy as best option for raising potato yields

New evidence supports integrated seed health strategy as best option for raising potato yields

Potato is the third most important food crop globally and over half of all production occurs in developing countries. However, ...
Getting the big picture with results-based management and participatory planning

Getting the big picture with results-based management and participatory planning

We all have a theory of change. Indeed, when we have a big goal to achieve, we think of what ...
Forging the impact pathway to better potato harvests in Africa

Forging the impact pathway to better potato harvests in Africa

A common goal of RTB and the International Potato Center (CIP) is to increase potato productivity by improving farmer access ...
Accelerating learning and tackling bottlenecks through a conceptual framework for roots, tubers and bananas seed systems

Accelerating learning and tackling bottlenecks through a conceptual framework for roots, tubers and bananas seed systems

One of RTB’s seven research themes is concerned with improving farmer access to low-cost, high-quality planting materials. A team of ...