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Partners Search for: RSS Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Slideshare LinkedinWho we are About RTB Independent Steering Committee Research Areas Enhanced genetic resources Adapted productive varieties and quality seed Resilient crops Nutritious food and added value Improved livelihoods at scale Our Crops Potato Cassava Sweetpotato Yam Bananas Other Root and Tuber Crops Golden eggs Publications Annual Reports Newsletters Program Documents Briefs and flyers Journal articles Workshop Reports Technical Reports Working Papers All publications News & Events News RTB in the media Events Resources Projects Communication Resources Gender-responsive agricultural research for development RTB seedsystem toolkit RTB Strategic Assessment Documentation RTB Toolkit for Strategic Assessment – Banana Case Related Sites MusaNet ProMusa RTBMaps African Consortium for Foc TR4 SweetPotato Portal RTB Endure CGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative Breeding Better Bananas BASICS Project FoodSTART+ Enhanced genetic resources The objective of Flagship project 1 (FP1) is to develop and apply leading-edge science toward faster and more precise development … Read more Adapted productive varieties and quality seed Flagship project 2 (FP2) aims to make available good-quality planting materials of a diverse set of high-yielding RTB varieties that … Read more Resilient crops Flagship project 3 (FP3) aims to close yield gaps of RTB crops arising from biotic and abiotic threats and to … Read more Nutritious food and added value The objective of Flagship project 4 (FP4) is to support the fuller, equitable, and sustainable utilization of RTB crops for … Read more Improved livelihoods at scale Flagship project 5 (FP5) aims to improve livelihoods by scaling RTB solutions in agri-food systems. In many developing countries, RTB … Read more What’s new Piano sketches celebrating RTB crop Roots, tubers and bananas (RTBs) are essential for global food security – and delicious! RTBs include bananas and plantains, cassava, ... Read more Book Launch | Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations Please join us to celebrate a new volume entitled, Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations. This open access book ... Read more Innovating with Roots, Tubers and Bananas We are delighted to announce the publication of the book Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations: Value Creation for ... Read more A catalog helps take CGIAR innovations to scale RTB Innovation Catalog matches CGIAR innovations with partners who need them In our blog A one-stop-shop for CGIAR innovations, posted ... Read more Putting farmers at the center in demand driven seed systems Seed systems are complex and diverse and can vary enormously depending on the crop and country. They need to be ... Read more CIP’s 50th Anniversary Celebrates Andean Agrobiodiversity Anniversaries are occasions to commemorate the past while looking to the future, to mark the evolution of who we are” ... Read more New digital Project Portfolio showcases the legacy of RTB From its beginning in 2017, the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has taken the lead to ... Read more Adoption of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Malawi continues after project intervention Households in Malawi that participated in projects promoting orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties continued to grow the new varieties even several ... Read more A one-stop-shop for CGIAR Innovations RTB Innovation Catalog successfully launched by CGIAR, users, and donors The RTB Innovation Catalog gathers creative ideas so that researchers ... Read more The Potato of the Future: Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Agri-food Systems Potatoes will play an increasingly important role in global food security in the coming decades. The potato crop is a ... Read more Access Agriculture hosts farmer learning videos that are based on the best blend of science and farmer creativity When Access Agriculture started as a new, international NGO in 2012, we realized the importance of the root, tuber and ... Read more Rice-potato rotations increase profitability and food production Adding a winter crop of potatoes to rice cultivation can increase farm profitability and food production. However, pests and diseases ... Read more Discover More News Research Areas Enhanced genetic resources Adapted productive varieties and quality seed Resilient crops Nutritious food and added value Improved livelihoods at scale Project portfolio Innovation and Impact Get to know the projects we have co-developed over our lifetime and their achievements projects Explore the portfolio Our Crops Potato Potato is the world’s fifth most important food crop in the least developed countries ranked by total production (159 MT) and the third most important ranked by food consumption (118 MT). Potato is grown in diverse environments in Asia, Africa, and LAC. Originating in the Americas, wild potatoes are a tremendous resource for breeding, with a wide range of ecological adaptation from the high Andes through cool temperate rain forests to coastal plains, and carry resistances to many important pests and diseases. Cassava Cassava is the second most important food crop in the least-developed countries, and the fourth most important in developing countries, with total production (218 MT), of which over half is in Africa and another third in Asia. Sweetpotato Sweetpotato is the eighth most important food crop in developing countries. Total production (110 MT) has historically been centered in Asia with Africa taking an increasing share. Yam Yams are a multispecies crop with a wide range of ploidies and rank eleventh among global food crops in both total production (49 MT) and food consumption in developing countries. Production is concentrated in tropical Africa (96%), mostly by smallholders. Bananas Bananas, including dessert banana, plantain, and cooking banana, are the fourth most important food crop in the least developed countries ranked by total production and food consumption. Total global production in 2010 was 136 million metric tons. Other Root and Tuber Crops The minor root and tuber crops are a rich but neglected resource for food, nutrition, and income. The Andean root and tuber crops (ARTC) (achira, ahipa, arracacha, maca, mashua, mauka, oca, ulluco, yacón) play a major role in Andean potato-based farming systems, where they are of great economic and nutritional importance to subsistence farmers. Latest Publications View More Publications Journal Article Factors Influencing the Choice of Storage Technologies by Smallholder Potato Farmers in Eastern and Southwestern Uganda Journal Article Impacts of COVID-19 on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in Developing Countries and Ways Forward Journal Article Phenotypic Stability and Correlation for Late Blight Resistance in Advanced Potato Clones Under Field and Controlled Conditions Book Chapter Los andes y los alimentos del futuro. 50 andean future foods. Bibliografía. Bibliography. Download Journal Article Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification assays for on-site detection of the main sweetpotato infecting viruses Journal Article Las papas nativas: de ser un cultivo olvidado al boom culinario e innovación de mercado Download Report The Inception Workshop Report. Transforming the Rules of the Game: Gendered Liveability in Peri-urban Dhaka Download Report Training workshop report on good agricultural practices for the production and conservation of seed potato in the West, Adamawa, and Northwest regions. Workshop report. Download Presentation Stakeholder network analysis for developing a sustainable seed potato value chain in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. RTB Seed System Toolbox Course: ​25, 27, 28 Oct 2021 Download LED BY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Stay Updated Subscribe to the RTB Newsletter Email Follow us RSS Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Slideshare Linkedin Terms of use Privacy Policy 2024 CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |...