Sweet potato plays an important role in the food system of Papua New Guinea (PNG), accounting for over 12 percent of total calories consumed in the country (IFPRI,2023)...
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The 5-year project 'Breeding roots, tubers and banana products for end user preferences' (RTBfoods) focused on collecting consumers' preferences on 12 food products to guide breeding...
Suitability of root, tuber, and banana crops in Central Africa can be favoured under future climates
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Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) systems are prevalent in Central Africa, yet there is limited knowledge of climate change impacts on these systems.
Adapted...
The roots and tubers industry in sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily in recent years. Nevertheless, a series of challenges, including lack of access to finance and climate change...
Sustainable food systems require malnutrition and climate change to be addressed in parallel. Here, we estimate the non-CO 2 greenhouse gas emissions resulting from closing...
It covers a gap in the agricultural literature by addressing overlooked topics such as innovation in crops in developing countries, value creation chains and gender roles.
Root, tubers...
In order to establish mechanisms to link breeding outputs to key users, from producers to processors and consumers as well as to provide feedback to breeders on any adjustments to be made in selecting...
Identifying quality criteria of RTB crops and products. Guidance on bâton de manioc in Cameroon.
Farmers who grow vegetatively propagated crops (VPC) face certain limitations in access to seed. Some of these constraints are related to policy, institutions and markets...