CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas - RTB
Leader:
Monica Parker, International Potato Center - CIP
Coleader: Paul Demo, International Potato Center - CIP
Team
members: 3
Partner
organizations: 1
Budget 2026
USD :
0
Outputs: 4
Activity/Product Description
Targets specialized and decentralized seed multipliers. Adaptive research on and implementation of (1) RMTs for in-vitro, minituber, and field generation seed categories and (2) equitable business models to stimulate the seed sector through PPPs, including socioeconomic and cost-benefit analyses.
Atlas
Outputs
| Code | Type | Output Name | Leader | Co-leader | Deliverables | Commodity | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO2.4.2.1 |
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At least two affordable (cost-effective) rapid multiplication technologies (RMTs) to produce early generation seed potato adapted and validated for local conditions in SSA | Monica Parker | Jorge Andrade | 22 | Potato | |
| PO2.4.2.2 |
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At least three PPP established and assessed in terms of contribution to seed production in Kenya, Ethiopia and Malawi. | Monica Parker | Berga Tereda Lemaga | 6 | Potato | |
| PO2.4.2.3 |
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Context-specific cases for decentralized seed multiplication established and assessed in Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi | Monica Parker | Pieter Wauters | 25 | Potato | |
| PO2.4.2.4 |
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Fast track dissemination system for new varieties | Monica Parker | Paul Demo | 3 | Potato |
Training
| Training Type | Title | Subject | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Formal Activities | National Face to face Knowledge Exchange - meetings with platforms, learning alliances, community of practices on Business skills needs assessment for youth groups and potato cooperatives in (Kenya) (Male: 37, Female: 88) | Business skills needs assessment for youth groups and potato cooperatives | 2017-11-14 | 2017-12-07 |
| Non-Formal Activities | National Face to face Knowledge Exchange - meetings with platforms, learning alliances, community of practices on Business skills Training for potato farming in (Kenya) (Male: 170, Female: 395) | Business skills Training for potato farming | 2017-01-15 | 2017-12-15 |
| Other Training | Face to face Training Course on Training for Model farmers and DAs on Potato agronomy and postharvest management in (Ethiopia) (Male: 65, Female: 14) | Training for Model farmers and DAs on Potato agronomy and postharvest management | 2017-04-07 | 2017-04-08 |
| Other Training | Face to face Training Course on Training for Model farmers and DAs on Potato agronomy and postharvest management in (Ethiopia) (Male: 62, Female: 13) | Training for Model farmers and DAs on Potato agronomy and postharvest management | 2018-04-21 | 2018-04-22 |
| Other Training | National Face to face Workshop on Training in cuttings - Madagascar in (Kenya , Naivasha) (Male: 0, Female: 2) | Training in cuttings - Madagascar | 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-18 |
| Other Training | National Face to face Workshop on Training on Cuttings - Madagascar in (Kenya , Meru) (Male: 0, Female: 2) | Training on Cuttings - Madagascar | 2019-06-19 | 2019-06-20 |
| Individual Degree | Ecuador Female BSc on Understanding the effect of partial replacement mechanisms on seed lot renovation | Understanding the effect of partial replacement mechanisms on seed lot renovation | 2019-06-17 | 2019-07-17 |
| Individual Degree | Ecuador Female MSc on "Multiple pathogens, reciprocity practices, and stakeholders-Lessons from Potato seed degeneration in the tropical highlands of Ecuador" | "Multiple pathogens, reciprocity practices, and stakeholders-Lessons from Potato seed degeneration in the tropical highlands of Ecuador" | 2019-11-11 | 2020-11-09 |
| Other Training | National Face to face Training Course on Study tour for learning about adaption of rooted apical cuttings in Ethiopia in (Ethiopia) (Male: 5, Female: 5) | Study tour for learning about adaption of rooted apical cuttings in Ethiopia | 2020-11-11 | 2020-11-14 |
| Other Training | National Face to face Training Course on Potato seed multiplication in (Malawi) (Male: 19, Female: 15) | Potato seed multiplication | 2020-08-01 | 2020-08-01 |
| Non-Formal Activities | National Face to face Trials and studies on Farmers attending Potato on farm demonstration in (Malawi) (Male: 3255, Female: 2942) | Farmers attending Potato on farm demonstration | 2017-01-02 | 2020-12-31 |
Key Results
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