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Transforming the value chain - one cooking banana at a time

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 ...
Banana research in Africa: modern breeding techniques, regulatory and biosafety issues

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 – ...
Adding value and reducing postharvest losses in Uganda’s cooking banana value chain

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 ...
Making use of sweetpotato vines as silage

Making use of sweetpotato vines as silage

When James Francis Ojakol enrolled for a Master degree in animal science at Makerere University, he had no idea how ...
Reinforcing the gender lens in research on value chains and technology adoption

Reinforcing the gender lens in research on value chains and technology adoption

The following post by André Devaux, Claudia Babini, Diego Naziri, Caitlin Kieran, and Evgeniya Anisimova was originally published on the CGIAR Research ...
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 ...
Roots, tubers and banana plants: Next-generation pig feeds for Uganda

Roots, tubers and banana plants: Next-generation pig feeds for Uganda

The demand for animal source foods in Uganda is rising as the country’s population continues to grow alongside improved income ...
New potato storage facilities help Ugandan farmers increase incomes

New potato storage facilities help Ugandan farmers increase incomes

Potato is a critical source of income and food security in Uganda. However due to constraints, including the high perishability ...
Yuca colombiana, modelo de interés para Uganda

Yuca colombiana, modelo de interés para Uganda

Representantes del Instituto Internacional de Reconstrucción Rural (IIRR, por sus siglas en inglés) y los Laboratorios Nacionales de Investigación Agrícola ...
Including women’s preferences to enhance cassava breeding programs - conversing with Bill Gates

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 ...
New RTB project to expand utilization of roots, tubers and bananas in Uganda

New RTB project to expand utilization of roots, tubers and bananas in Uganda

A project on expanding utilization and reducing postharvest losses in RTB crops is starting this month in Uganda. Supported by ...
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 ...