Annual report 2018: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

Root, tuber and banana crops – cassava, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, yams, bananas, plantains, and tropical and Andean roots and tubers – are important staple crops providing around 15% or more of the calorie intake for the 763 million people in least developed countries. The CGIAR Research Program on R...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
Formato: Annual Report
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103623
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Sumario:Root, tuber and banana crops – cassava, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, yams, bananas, plantains, and tropical and Andean roots and tubers – are important staple crops providing around 15% or more of the calorie intake for the 763 million people in least developed countries. The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas plays a leading role in catalyzing more than 300 research and development organizations to maximize the contribution of these crops to tackle hunger and malnutrition, reduce poverty and make smallholder farmers more resilient to climate change.