$264b worth of RTCS consumed in developing countries – Low

Media: The Guardian

The Principal Scientist, Africa Regional Office of the CIP International Potato Centre and 2016 World Food Prize Laureate, Dr Jan W. Low has disclosed that about three billion people in developing countries consume Root and Tubers Crops (RTCs) valued at $246b.

Low, who stated this during the recently held centenary anniversary celebration of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, said countries with agri-food systems are under stress and rapid population growth, while RTCs production has increased by 230 per cent since 1961.

$264b worth of RTCS consumed in developing countries – Low

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