“We want to make sure that RTB crops get given the attention they deserve, considering their potential contribution as this change happens, and that inspired us to put this brief together.” Graham Thiele, RTB Director CGIAR Learn more: bit.ly/3A0Enp8

When super-typhoon #Ompong blasted through the #Philippines in September 2018, farmers who grew sweetpotato and #cassava were less affected and better prepared for recovery. Read the story here👉bit.ly/3xNJEyt Originally posted by RootsTubersBananas Breeding

A new book chapter from @cipotato researchers documents the cryopreservation of potato 🥔 shoot tips for use by future generations… 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-Cryopreserv… 🔸 RootsTubersBananas Breeding 🔸 GIZ

" Through Decentralized Vine Multipliers, vines were distributed to more than 6.2 million households potentially reaching 29million individuals. " Robert Asiedu on behalf of RootsTubersBananas Breeding's Graham Thiele, Michael Friedmann #foodsystems #OneCGIAR IITA Gates Foundation Cirad

Identification of banana diseases and their spread using remote sensing and smartphones annualreport2020.rtb.cgiar.org/identification…

@TimJByrne International Potato Center In case you couldn't get time to plough through this pathbreaking paper, here's a blog summarizing key findings. Hugo Campos Ted Carey Jan Low Maria Andrade David Hemming Craig Yencho Vivian Nerea Graham Thiele Thiago Mendes cipotato.org/blog/crowdsour…

The AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH wrote the foreword for our newly published Book chapter on Digital innovations for RTB crops, edited by Graham Thiele. This represents a significant highlight of the efforts by IITA Rwanda & RootsTubersBananas Breeding - Read here tinyurl.com/wz3r2t2u

Digital tools for pest and disease identification and surveillance have become a busy “space” in recent years. Read the full report by RootsTubersBananas Breeding scientists which features our smartphone App for banana agronomy #BXWApp dropbox.com/s/objj0kpf56hf…

Check out the chapter "Building demand-led and gender-responsive breeding programs" from co-author @HaleAnnTufan in new book from Springer Nature 📗: link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Please check out our recording of the lively Book Launch | Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations youtu.be/aFx70fqYKUk via YouTube International Potato Center Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT IITA Cirad Wageningen U&R

🇨🇴📍#Bogotá El chef Eduardo Martinez gentilmente nos invitó a su restaurante Minimal para una cena especial. Graham Thiele y StefdeHaan1 International Potato Center presentaron el libro “Los #Andes y los alimentos del futuro” a colaboradores, chefs y cocinerXs populares que compartieron recetas

🇨🇴📍#Bogotá: El chef Eduardo Martinez de Minimal dio la bienvenida a la delegación del International Potato Center CGIAR, chefs y cocinerxs tradicionales de #Colombia. Eduardo explicó como el empezó con agrónomo y ve que esto integra muy bien con ser chef porque comparten la #biodiversidad

“By focusing initially on commercial innovation, an approach like the PMCA can trigger broader systemic and inclusive innovation…” New research from @cipotato! 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-InclusiveIn 🔸 Graham Thiele 🔸 RootsTubersBananas Breeding 🔸 PUCP 🔸 Andre Devaux 🔸 @cgiar #OneCGIAR

“It is crucial to engage commercial entrepreneurs throughout the innovation process.,,” Learn more in this new article from @cipotato 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-InclusiveIn 🔸 Graham Thiele 🔸 RootsTubersBananas Breeding 🔸 PUCP 🔸 Andre Devaux 🔸 @cgiar #OneCGIAR

“Use of a systems approach like the participatory market chain approach can help R&D organizations respond better to market demands.” New research from @cipotato! 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-InclusiveIn 🔸 Graham Thiele 🔸 RootsTubersBananas Breeding 🔸 PUCP 🔸 Andre Devaux 🔸 @cgiar #OneCGIAR

New research from @cipotato assesses the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) in eight cases in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-InclusiveIn 🔸 Graham Thiele 🔸 RootsTubersBananas Breeding 🔸 PUCP 🔸 Andre Devaux 🔸 @cgiar #OneCGIAR

A recent study from International Potato Center explores the impact and outcomes of the Participatory Market Chain Approach in stimulating market innovation and development of diverse value chains around the world 🌎. Discover more: 👉🏽 bit.ly/Inclusive-Inn 🔸 @PIM_CGIAR

Los científicos de la Iniciativa Andina estan discutiendo como se puede compartir mejor el conocimiento de los proyectos de I+D en Los Andes. 🏔️🪴🌏

Congrats Aaron Plex V de Col @Berea_Etherton Graham Thiele & team! As #OneCGIAR develops, what are key lessons from past programs? New frameworks for understanding collab. networks: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… CGIAR International Potato Center ICARDA Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT IITA CIMMYT ICRISAT

What traits of collaboration networks are associated with success? Our study in Ag. Systems showed high diversity in geographic affiliations of authors, with highly collaborative teams were associated with more citations and higher Altmetric Scores bit.ly/3xEVFMs