Editors:
This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license
It covers a gap in the agricultural literature by addressing overlooked topics such as innovation in crops in developing countries, value creation chains and gender roles
Root, tubers and banana crops represent a main source of food, feedstuff and raw materials for many tropical countries industries
The book is the result of a major international collaboration between tropical countries, academic and industry partners focused on multiple crop systems
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview, Institutional Change and Scaling
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Processing, Marketing and Distribution
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Enhancing Productivity
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About this book
The book features many outcomes of the CGIAR Research Program in Roots, Tubers and Banana (RTB), which operated from 2012-21, encompassing many tropical countries, academic and industry partners, multiple crops, and major initiatives. It describes the successful innovation model developed by RTB that brings together diverse partners and organizations, to create value for the end users and to generate positive economic and social outcomes. RTB has accelerated the scaling of innovations to reach many end users cost effectively. Though most of the book’s examples and insights are from Africa, they can be applied worldwide. The book will be useful for decision makers designing policies to scale up agricultural solutions, for researchers and extension specialists seeking practical ideas, and for scholars of innovation.
Keywords
- Open Access
- Scalling innovation
- tropical crops
- banana
- cassava
- sweet potato
- yams
- agriculture value creation
- crop waste management
- digital pest control
- citizen science
Editors and Affiliations
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CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, led by the International Potato Center, Lima, Peru
Graham Thiele, Michael Friedmann, Vivian Polar
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International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru
Hugo Campos
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Agro-Insight, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Jeffery W. Bentley
About the editors
Michael Friedmann joined the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas in 2015, where he is the Senior Science Officer. He provides strategic scientific support to the program, linking research across disciplines from genomics and breeding to seed systems and post-harvest processing of root, tuber and banana products. He holds a PhD in Horticulture from Washington State University, and post-doctoral work in cancer research and immunology at the National Institutes of Health of the USA. He has over 30 years of experience in project management, science research and plant breeding, both in academia and private industry. Has published in numerous disciplines, from tomato breeding to human immunology with over 35 peer-reviewed articles.
Hugo Campos PhD (John Innes Centre, UK), MBA (Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile), with over 20 years of professional experience in large corporations and in international development. He serves as Director of Research at the International Potato Center. Hands-on experience in the USA, Africa, Asia and Latin-America informs his extensive publication record, including four previous books: Principles of Plant Breeding 2nd Edition, cowritten with Jack Brown and Peter Caligari (Wiley-Blackwell), Genetic Improvement of Tropical Crops, coedited with Peter Caligari (Springer), The Potato Crop, coedited with Oscar Ortiz (Springer), and The Innovation Revolution in Agriculture - A Roadmap to Value Creation (Springer).
Vivian Polar is the Gender and Innovation Senior Specialist in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, which she joined in 2017. She provides strategic support to the program, advancing research on gender and social inclusion across technical topics. She holds an MSc in Sustainable Rural Development from Tomás FrÃas University in Bolivia and a PhD in Social Sciences from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She began her career working on plant breeding, seed systems and farmer participation, linking the private sector and national research institutions with farmer organizations. She has over 20 years of field experience working with farmers and indigenous peoples in developing countries on empowerment for agricultural innovation, adaptation to climate change and food security
Jeffery W Bentley is an agricultural anthropologist (Ph.D., University of Arizona). He has studied the changing farming practices of smallholders in Portugal. He worked for seven years at the Pan-American Agricultural University (El Zamorano) in Honduras, where he collaborated with scientists and family farmers on alternative pest control, and wrote a dictionary of campesino Spanish. He co-developed the plant clinic approach (with Eric Boa) at CABI and has consulted widely in Latin America, Africa and South Asia. His work with Agro-Insight includes writing scripts for farmer learning videos, and documenting how people respond creatively to watching the programs. At RTB, Bentley has studied cassava seed systems in Nigeria and has co-edited and written various publications on seed systems and innovations, including the last four annual stakeholder reports
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations
Book Subtitle: Value Creation for Inclusive Outcomes
Editors: Graham Thiele, Michael Friedmann, Hugo Campos, Vivian Polar, Jeffery W. Bentley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92022-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-92021-0Published: 07 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-92024-1Published: 07 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-92022-7Published: 06 April 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 561
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 179 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Genetics, Innovation and Technology Management