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Review of CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas highlights outstanding achievements

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24 Feb, 2021

Review of CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas highlights outstanding achievements

A review of Phase 2 (2017–2019) of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has concluded that ...
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RTB pushes for gender-responsive technology design and deployment

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10 Feb, 2021

RTB pushes for gender-responsive technology design and deployment

Women in smallholder farm households do much of the work on roots, tubers and bananas. They produce and process the ...
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Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation

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14 Jan, 2021

Four ways One CGIAR breeding programs can walk the talk on innovation

In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food ...
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Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development

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15 Dec, 2020

Undervalued and underutilized – cocoyam is ripe for development

Many readers may never have heard of cocoyam. That’s hardly surprising as this is one of the most neglected crops ...
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Silage from sweetpotato vines – proven benefits for livestock farmers and feed suppliers

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18 Nov, 2020

Silage from sweetpotato vines – proven benefits for livestock farmers and feed suppliers

Making silage from sweetpotato vines can be a valuable source of feed for improved animal performance, as well as an ...
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Strengthening the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain in Malawi

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10 Sep, 2020

Strengthening the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain in Malawi

Simple processing is spreading the advantages of orange-fleshed sweetpotato, with benefits for farmers, food producers and family nutrition. The CGIAR ...
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