RTB Program Overview 2018 - ISTRC
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The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas aims to enhance food security, nutrition, and livelihoods while addressing climate change resilience and gender equity among smallholders. It focuses on broad collaboration with over 350 partners and employs an associative model of governance to improve diverse RTB crops through various flagship projects. The program emphasizes added value through innovation, strong gender research, and effective monitoring and evaluation.
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RTB Program Overview 2018 - ISTRC
- 1. O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas: introduction GRAHAM THIELE – CALI, OCTOBER 2018
- 2. “Associative” model of governance • Broad based collaborative platform • 350+ partners
- 3. RTB is working globally to harness the untapped potential of those crops to improve food security, nutrition, income, climate change resilience and gender equity of smallholders Banana Plantain Cassava Potato Sweetpotato Yam Other R&T Program Objectives
- 4. Research design: where is value added in RTB? RTB crops share: •Genetic complexity (> grains) •Vegetative propagation, similar seed systems •Perishability, bulkiness and post harvest/value chain options
- 5. Program Structure: Flagship Projects (FP) FP1 Enhanced genetic resources FP2 Productive varieties & quality seed FP3 Resilient crops FP4 Nutritious food & added value FP5 Improved livelihoods at scale Outcome Orientation foresight/horizon scanning Livelihoods tradeoffs for intensification gender transformative Outcome Support scaling, partnerships, gender responsive
- 6. Six reasons why RTB is still the best CRP! 1. Added value through synergistic, cross cutting flagship research 2. Leading the way among CRPs for new breeding mindset (EiB) 3. Strong gender research, new directions 4. Dynamized communications, raised visibility RTB crops 5. Cutting edge on scaling 6. Outstanding monitoring, evaluation and learning platform
- 7. Thank you