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#GroundBreaking: The RTB-EAGEL is a collaborative project🤝between #KEPHIS, IITA, and International Potato Center funded by GIZ through a program called Crops to End Hunger (CtEH) of the CGIAR RTBs play a vital role in the diets and socio-economics of many households🥔🍠 #RTBEAGEL

#GroundBreaking: Did you know potato & sweet potato are Africa's 4th & 7th most important crops? The RTB-EAGEL will supply ‘nucleus’ high-quality disease-free plantlets of the best varieties for further mass-propagation in seed systems. IITA International Potato Center GIZ CGIAR

Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Hon. Mithika Linturi, will launch the groundbreaking for the construction of the Roots, Tubers and Bananas – East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RTB-EAGEL) today, at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Plant

The #KEPHIS Plant Quarantine and Biosecurity Station houses 6 plant health labs and associated facilities such as greenhouses and soil sterilization units. On average, the labs handle over 12,000 samples for diagnosis while the glasshouses are home to numerous farmer varieties.

So happy about the groundbreaking of RTB-EAGEL today! IITA International Potato Center CGIAR #RTBEAGEL

Distinguished guests at the ground-breaking event for the construction of the Roots, Tubers, and Bananas-East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RT-EAGEL) at the KEPHIS Plant Quarantine and Biosafety Station (PQBS) in #Muguga International Potato Center IITA CGIAR Hon.Mithika Linturi, EGH

The RTB-EAGEL lab will offer pathogen diagnostics, virus elimination, in vitro, and germplasm exchange services, as well as a platform for RTB research and knowledge sharing 💡. 🔸 KEPHIS 🔸 IITA 🔸 GIZ 🔸 CGIAR #RTBEAGEL #foodsecurity

CIP Rwanda Feed the Future USAID Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board SPF-Ikigega Vincent MWISENEZA More efforts in producing Early-generation seeds of the most Rwandan-preferred new potato and OFSP varieties help to expose farmers to more choices for climate-resilient crops. USAID Rwanda; AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems.; Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda; Joyce Maru; @cipotato; Dinah Borus,PhD; @IITARwanda

We had the pleasure of hosting the Vision for Adapted Crops & Soils (VACS) team at our CIP facilities in Nairobi! We discussed the importance of cultivating resilient crops like sweetpotatoes that can thrive in challenging climates & support farmers. 🔸 Joyce Maru 🔸 KEPHIS

VACS isn’t something we own; it’s an idea and a vision. During our discussions in Nairobi, we witnessed how ideas thrive when they shape organizational thinking. By embracing diversity & climate-adapted crops, we can create resilient food systems. 🔸 KEPHIS 🔸 Joyce Maru

#News: Kenyan lab upgrades pave the way for faster delivery of roots, tubers and bananas in East Africa cgiar.org/news-events/ne… CGIAR International Potato Center Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development IITA GIZ #RTBEAGEL #RTBs #Tubers #Bananas #Roots #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #SPS #Muguga

With a rapidly growing urban population and unprecedented impacts of climate change on cities, we must adopt more sustainable and resilient methods of food production. CGIAR #ScienceWeek #WithScienceWeCan International Potato Center Joyce Maru

Learn about Potato 🥔 Zero Tillage with Rice Straw Mulch (PZTM) – a sustainable approach that reduces labor, boosts profitability, and improves soil health. 👉🏽 bit.ly/PB-ManualPZTM 🔸 Bundesentwicklungsministerium 🔸 GIZ

🔊 | CIP at #AFSForum2024 "There is need to build capacity on seed production & certification at national and regional levels to ensure transformation and quality. CIP has registered seed producers’ associations i.e., in Tanzania & Uganda.” - @JoyceMaru

Privileged to be at the launch of International Potato Center Strategy 2030 focused on four Science goals, Biodiversity, Regenerative Agriculture,Crop improvement and Urban food systems. The agenda is set, its time to work CIP Rwanda.

As part of a panel focused on the Importance of National Seedsystems in #Africa at the ongoing #AFSForum2024, IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui joined other CGIAR centers' Director Generals from Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT International Potato Center, ICRISAT Deputy Director General Research

Yesterday Oct 31 World Food Prize Foundation Borlaug Dialogue, we closed an inspiring session on Africa’s food future—rooted in root, tuber, & banana (RTB) crops! 🌱 RTB crops like cassava & yam offer resilience, food security & a $190B market by 2050. Let’s keep driving this green

Genebanks are vital for preserving crop diversity, ensuring food security & tackling climate shocks. Joyce Maru shares how cryopreservation & regional cooperation can revolutionize Africa’s agriculture 🌱 . 👉🏽 bit.ly/News-Genebanks 🔸 SciDev.Net 🔸 CGIAR

The amazing root crop with endless culinary possibilities across households Well done WFP!

CGIAR #IntheNews 🌍During #CGIARScienceWeek in Nairobi, Joyce Maru, from International Potato Center, featured in a BBC podcast highlighting how the orange-flesh sweet potato is improving #nutrition and supporting #livelihoods across Africa. Listen here: on.cgiar.org/44PCLk6