Scientists from selected countries in the West Africa sub-region are meeting in Kumasi to discuss funding avenues for root and tuber crop technology research. Participants are unanimous the crops hold ...

Roots and tuber crops are increasingly becoming popular on breakfast tables as health-conscious urban households turn to these varieties as an alternative to wheat-based products such as bread, buns ...

Kumasi, June 19, GNA - A Research Scientist, has acknowledged the crucial role root and tuber crops played in enhancing the livelihood of the people and called for more to be done to increase ...

Addis Ababa — Farmers in Measo Woreda of West Hararghe Zone and Damot Sire Woreda of Wolaita Zone embraced in Root and Tuber Crop Project said they have managed to improve their food security and ...

Dr Mohammed Alfa, a Deputy Minister of Environment Science Technology and Innovations inn Ghana, on Monday expressed concern about the low competitiveness of Africa’s root and tubers manufactured ...

Professor Richard Akromah, Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has called for increased support for root and ...

Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) crops are widely cultivated across the landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These staple food crops play a fundamental role in smallholder farming systems due to their ...

Serious gardeners, small-scale market farmers, and the managers of community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) are always on the lookout for unique crops — especially those they can harvest ...

Currently, the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops is meeting in Nanning, Guangxi, China to look at opportunities and wealth that can be created from root and tuber crops. The event is put ...

The Japanese government has lauded the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for its cutting edge research in root and tuber crops which has produced several innovative outputs such ...

A Research Scientist has acknowledged the crucial role root and tuber crops played in enhancing the livelihood of the people and called for more to be done to increase production. Dr Stella Ama Ennin, ...