What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems?
Root, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops are vital for food and nutrition security, providing quick calories, buffering against food crises, and offering opportunities for gender empowerment, particularly in seed systems. Their resilience to adverse weather and their sustainable integration into diverse...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Kihiu, Evelyne Hareau, Guy Gbegbelegbe, Sika Andrade, Robert Petsakos, Athanasios Alene, Arega D. |
| author_browse | Alene, Arega D. Andrade, Robert Gbegbelegbe, Sika Hareau, Guy Kihiu, Evelyne Petsakos, Athanasios |
| author_facet | Kihiu, Evelyne Hareau, Guy Gbegbelegbe, Sika Andrade, Robert Petsakos, Athanasios Alene, Arega D. |
| author_sort | Kihiu, Evelyne |
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| description | Root, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops are vital for food and nutrition security, providing quick calories, buffering against food crises, and offering opportunities for gender empowerment, particularly in seed systems. Their resilience to adverse weather and their sustainable integration into diverse farming systems enhance productivity while minimizing environmental impact.
Production and consumption of fresh and processed RT&B crops are projected to increase by 17 percent and 9 percent, respectively, by 2050 in developing countries. Total RT&B production could reach almost 1.4 billion tons, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) emerging as the world’s leading supplier of RT&B crops.
RT&Bs are mostly nontraded crops, although opportunities exist in some areas, such as intraregional exports of bananas from some SSA countries and cross-border trade of fresh potatoes between countries in Africa and Asia.
Improving foresight research on biotic and abiotic stresses, trade, labor, and the efficiency of processing capacity and reducing postharvest losses in RT&B crops could contribute to stabilizing their supply in the developing world, lowering import reliance, and creating local economic opportunities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1755312025-11-06T13:58:34Z What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? Kihiu, Evelyne Hareau, Guy Gbegbelegbe, Sika Andrade, Robert Petsakos, Athanasios Alene, Arega D. roots tubers bananas seed systems food systems nutrition security food security postharvest losses abiotic stress biotic stress Root, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops are vital for food and nutrition security, providing quick calories, buffering against food crises, and offering opportunities for gender empowerment, particularly in seed systems. Their resilience to adverse weather and their sustainable integration into diverse farming systems enhance productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Production and consumption of fresh and processed RT&B crops are projected to increase by 17 percent and 9 percent, respectively, by 2050 in developing countries. Total RT&B production could reach almost 1.4 billion tons, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) emerging as the world’s leading supplier of RT&B crops. RT&Bs are mostly nontraded crops, although opportunities exist in some areas, such as intraregional exports of bananas from some SSA countries and cross-border trade of fresh potatoes between countries in Africa and Asia. Improving foresight research on biotic and abiotic stresses, trade, labor, and the efficiency of processing capacity and reducing postharvest losses in RT&B crops could contribute to stabilizing their supply in the developing world, lowering import reliance, and creating local economic opportunities. 2025-07-21 2025-07-07T20:34:46Z 2025-07-07T20:34:46Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175531 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kihiu, Evelyne; Hareau, Guy; Gbegbelegbe, Sika; Andrade, Robert; Petsakos, Athanasios; and Alene, Arega D. 2025. What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Three: What Do We Know About the Future of Selected Food Commodities? Chapter 33, Pp. 196-200. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175531 |
| spellingShingle | roots tubers bananas seed systems food systems nutrition security food security postharvest losses abiotic stress biotic stress Kihiu, Evelyne Hareau, Guy Gbegbelegbe, Sika Andrade, Robert Petsakos, Athanasios Alene, Arega D. What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title | What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title_full | What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title_fullStr | What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title_short | What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? |
| title_sort | what do we know about the future of roots tubers and bananas in relation to food systems |
| topic | roots tubers bananas seed systems food systems nutrition security food security postharvest losses abiotic stress biotic stress |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175531 |
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