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Realizing the potential of Africa’s vegetative crops - Contribution by Rodomiro Ortiz, PhD
In a short article in Plant Breeding News, the electronic newsletter of applied plant breeding, Rodomiro Ortiz points out that the best strategy to deliver healthy planting materials for vegetatively propagated crops includes micro-propagation of healthy propagules of selected germplasm along with multiplication in greenhouses, shade-houses and field plots. |
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PB News 234 Apr 12 (2).pdf
Interview with Graham Thiele, Director CGIAR Reseach Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas
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Interview with Graham Thiele RTB_final.doc
Six Theme Leaders Appointed
The Roots, Tubers, and Bananas has seven key themes, each of which will have a designated leader. Leaders come from the different partner CGIAR Centers. Six have been chosen to date, including:
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First Priority Setting Planning Workshop Report (March 2012) now available
Read the report from the Root, Tuber, and Bananas Program's first priority setting planning workshop. |
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CRP-RTB Priority Setting Workshop Report March2012 (3).docx
Latest revised CRP proposal available
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The newly revised CRP proposal is here. |
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CRP-RTB September Revision (Web Version).pdf
Press Release on new Stakeholder Consultations Publication
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The new Stakeholder Consultation publication is available. Share the news with this press release. |
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press release on stakeholder publication.doc
New flyer
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The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas has a new flyer, which will be distributed at the G-20 Meeting on Agricultural Research for Development to be held in Montpellier, France September 12-13, 2011. It is available now for distribution, along with an accompanying poster. |
Incorporating stakeholder perspectives in international agricultural research: the case of the CGIAR Research Program for Roots, Tubers and Bananas for Food Security and Income
To improve the coherence of work across CGIAR member Centers and to enhance impact, fifteen interlinked proposed CGIAR research programs (CRPs) are being developed. A new CG-wide collaborative ethos emphasizes identifying, consulting, and collaborating with appropriate stakeholders, to bring their perspectives into design of the CRP proposals and ensure that they are integrally involved in implementation. In this paper we present a case study of stakeholder consultation for designing the CRP Roots, Tubers, and Bananas for Food Security and Income (RTB). The paper describes how stakeholders were identified, outlines consultation and data collection methodologies, presents a synthesis of the consultation, and demonstrates how stakeholder perspectives influenced proposal design. The concluding sections provide details of lessons learned and articulate how future consultations might be improved, including optimal use of information gathered. The consultation was coordinated by a team representing the 4 collaborating CG centres |
Pre-breeding for Effective Use of Plant Genetic Resources - a new e-learning course
In response to increasing demand for capacity building on pre-breeding, the Global Partnership Initiative on Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) has just launched an e-learning course on Pre-breeding for effective use of plant genetic resources for plant breeders and germplasm curators and others engaged in germplasm management and/or crop improvement. We believe that this practical, self-paced instructional tool might be of interest to your CRP-RTB theme leaders, partners and collaborators. Click here for the announcement. You can access the e-course or request a copy of the course on CD from the GIPB web site here. |
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PB-elearningcourse_GIPB_en.pdf
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