Combating late blight
Late blight (LB) is widely recognized as the single worst disease of food crops. The fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans can…
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Farmer field schools
Farmer field schools center around a “living laboratory” where farmers are trained to identify insects and diseases and compare results…
3G seed revolution
Lack of quality seed potato is a major bottleneck to potato productivity in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Due to low…
Growing potato in rice fields
Winter potatoes in rice fields Farmers in China have developed a tillage system that allows them to produce a winter…
Adding value through crop improvement innovations
Improving seed systems in Solomon Islands & Papua New Guinea Though sweetpotato has displaced taro and yam in recent years…
Food security & income for Timor-Leste farmers
Sweetpotato is an important crop in Timor-Leste for food security and nutrition, but traditional sweetpotato varieties are low yielding.…
Quality & Nutrition Lab
The Quality and Nutrition Laboratory supports research-for-development projects that aim to reduce malnutrition or promote health by improving the nutritional…
Farmer business schools
The farmer business school helps enhance farmer capacity to participate in and benefit from agricultural market chains. It builds on…
Integrated Crop and Systems Research
Agricultural research needs to address problems that are biophysically, agro-ecologically, and socio-economically diverse and complex at multiple scales, namely crop,…