Root, tuber and banana food system innovations : value creation for inclusive outcomes / Graham Thiele, Michael Friedmann, Hugo Campos, Vivian Polar, Jeffery W. Bentley, editors.
Thiele, Graham, 1956- editor.; Friedmann, Michael, editor.; Campos, Hugo A., 1968- editor.; Polar, Vivian, editor.; Bentley, Jeffery W., editor.
2022
SB210.D44 R66 2022
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Title
Root, tuber and banana food system innovations : value creation for inclusive outcomes / Graham Thiele, Michael Friedmann, Hugo Campos, Vivian Polar, Jeffery W. Bentley, editors.
ISBN
9783030920227 (electronic bk.)
3030920224 (electronic bk.)
9783030920210
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92022-7
Published
Cham : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxv, 561 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-92022-7 doi
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SB210.D44 R66 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
633.09172/4
Summary
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of life of their users. Women are often key players in the production, processing and marketing of roots, tubers and bananas, so successful innovation needs to consider gender. These crops and their value chains have long been neglected by research and development, hence this book contributes to filling in the gap. The book features many outcomes of the CGIAR Research Program in Roots, Tubers and Banana (RTB), which operated from 2012-21, encompassing many tropical countries, academic and industry partners, multiple crops, and major initiatives. It describes the successful innovation model developed by RTB that brings together diverse partners and organizations, to create value for the end users and to generate positive economic and social outcomes. RTB has accelerated the scaling of innovations to reach many end users cost effectively. Though most of the book’s examples and insights are from Africa, they can be applied worldwide. The book will be useful for decision makers designing policies to scale up agricultural solutions, for researchers and extension specialists seeking practical ideas, and for scholars of innovation.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 18, 2022).
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Thiele, Graham, 1956- editor.
Friedmann, Michael, editor.
Campos, Hugo A., 1968- editor.
Polar, Vivian, editor.
Bentley, Jeffery W., editor.
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Section A: Overview, Institutional Change and Scaling
Chapter 1 - Overview
Chapter 2 - Innovation models to deliver value at scale: the RTB Program
Chapter 3 - Scaling Readiness: learnings from applying a novel approach to support scaling of food system innovations
Section B: Processing, Marketing and Distribution
Chapter 4 - Cost-effective cassava processing: Case study of small-scale flash dryer reengineering
Chapter 5 - Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree, a Breakthrough Product for the Bakery Sector in Africa
Chapter 6 - Turning waste to wealth: Harnessing the potential of cassava peels for nutritious animal feed
Chapter 7 - Transferring cassava processing technology from Brazil to Africa
Chapter 8 - Improving Safety of Cassava Products
Section C: Enhancing productivity
Chapter 9 - Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in root, tuber, and banana (RTB) cropping systems: Progress and prospects
Chapter 10 - Scaling banana bacterial wilt management through single diseased stem removal in the Great Lakes Region
Chapter 11 - Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems
Chapter 12. Securing sweetpotato planting material for farmers in dryland Africa: Gender-responsive communication approaches to scale Triple S
Chapter 13 - Revolutionizing early generation seed potato in East Africa
Chapter 14: Transforming Yam Seed Systems in West Africa
Chapter 15 - Commercially sustainable cassava seed systems in Africa
Chapter 16 - Building demand-led and gender-responsive breeding programs
Section D: Improving livelihoods
Chapter 17 - Scaling Readiness of Biofortified Root, Tuber, and Banana Crops for Africa.

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