Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations

​Section A: Overview, Institutional Change and Scaling

Chapter 1 - OverviewGraham Thiele, Michael Friedmann, Vivian Polar and Hugo Campos

Chapter 2 - Innovation models to deliver value at scale: the RTB Program Helen Hambly, Michael Friedmann, Claudio Proietti, Vivian Polar, Sarah Fernandes, Graham Thiele

Chapter 3 - Scaling Readiness: learnings from applying a novel approach to support scaling of food system innovationsMarc Schut, Cees Leeuwis, Murat Sartas, Luis Alejandro Taborda Andrade, Jacob van Etten, Anna Muller, Thierry Tran, Arnaud Chapuis and Graham Thiele

Section B: Processing, Marketing and DistributionChapter 4 - Cost-effective cassava processing: Case study of small-scale flash dryer reengineeringThierry Tran, Adebayo Abass, Luis Alejandro Taborda Andrade, Arnaud Chapuis, Marcelo Precoppe, Laurent Adinsi, Alexandre Bouniol, Makuachukwu Ojide, Suraju Adeyemi Adegbite, Simon Singi Lukombo, Murat Sartas, Béla Teeken, Apollin Fotso Kuate, Robert Ndjouenkeu, Martín Moreno, John Belalcázar, Luis Augusto Becerra López-Lavalle, Dominique Dufour

Chapter 5 - Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree, a Breakthrough Product for the Bakery Sector in Africa Mukani Moyo, Van-Den Truong, Josip Simunovic, Jean Pankuku, George Ooko Abong, Francis Kweku Amagloh, Richard Fuchs, Antonio Magnaghi, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Fredrick Grant and Tawanda Muzhingi

Chapter 6 - Turning waste to wealth: Harnessing the potential of cassava peels for nutritious animal feedIheanacho Okike, Seerp Wigboldus, Anandan Samireddipalle, Diego Naziri, Akin O. K. Adesehinwa, Victor Attah Adejoh, Tunde Amole, Sunil Bordoloi, Peter Kulakow

Chapter 7 - Transferring cassava processing technology from Brazil to AfricaAlfredo Augusto Cunha Alves, Luciana Alves de Oliveira, and Joselito da Silva Motta

Chapter 8 - Improving Safety of Cassava ProductsLinley Chiwona-Karltun, Leon Brimer, Jose Jackson

Section C: Enhancing productivityChapter 9 - Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in root, tuber, and banana (RTB) cropping systems: Progress and prospects Jan Kreuze, Julius Adewopo, Michael Selvaraj, Leroy Mwanzia, Lava Kumar, Wilmer J. Cuellar, James P. Legg, David Hughes, Guy Blomme

Chapter 10 - Scaling banana bacterial wilt management through single diseased stem removal in the Great Lakes RegionEnoch Kikulwe, Marsy Asindu, Walter Ocimati, William Tinzaara, Francois Iradukunda, Susan Ajambo, Guy Blomme

Chapter 11 - Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed SystemsJorge L. Andrade-Piedra, Karen A. Garrett, Erik Delaquis, Conny J.M. Almekinders, Margaret A. McEwan, Fleur B.M. Kilwinger, Sarah Mayanja, Lucy Mulugo, Israel Navarrete, Aman Bonaventure Omondi, Srinivasulu Rajendran, P. Lava Kumar

Chapter 12. Securing sweetpotato planting material for farmers in dryland Africa: Gender-responsive communication approaches to scale Triple SMargaret A. McEwan, T.A. van Mourik, M.C. Hundayehu, F. Asfaw, S. Namanda, I. Suleman, Sarah Mayanja, S. Imoro, P.M. Etwire

Chapter 13 - Revolutionizing early generation seed potato in East AfricaElmar Schulte-Geldermann, Rogers Kakuhenzire, Kalpana Sharma, Monica Parker

Chapter 14: Transforming Yam Seed Systems in West AfricaNorbert Maroya, Morufat Balogun, Beatrice Aighewi, Djana B. Mignouna, P. Lava Kumar, and Robert Asiedu

Chapter 15 - Commercially sustainable cassava seed systems in Africa