Breeding Roots, Tubers and Banana products for end user preferences
Latest News...
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Two posters promoting RTBfoods results on sweetpotato, in Côte d'Ivoire
06/12/2022
They were presented at the 12th conference of the African Potato Association (APA) 2022 organized this summer, in...
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06/07/2022
43 participants from all 15 partner institutes of the project met at the beginning of June in Paris for 3 days, with...
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RTBfoods co-finances research on yam in Guadeloupe: results published
22/06/2022
A study conducted by Cirad in Guadeloupe focusing on the yam D. alata was recently published in the journal Scientific...
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Fufu: Ugo Chijioke, product champion, successfully defended her thesis
24/05/2022
Title of the thesis: "Investigation of fufu processing and influence of cassava root characteristics on sensory...
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The project welcomes Pham Thi Ha Giang, intern for 6 months
28/04/2022
The Vietnamese student is in her 2nd year of the Master program "Green Chemistry and Processes for Biomass"...
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Oluwatoyin Ayetigbo, food scientist in physical measurements
23/02/2022
Toyin has been recruited by CIRAD in Montpellier (France) since 15 November 2021 as focal point for texture...
RTBfoods: to encourage better variety choices of Roots, Tubers and Bananas in Africa
The RTBfoods project (Breeding RTB Products for End User Preferences) aims to pinpoint the quality traits that determine the adoption of new root, tuber and banana (RTB) varieties developed by breeders in five African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda).
Project start date: 01/12/2017 - Project end date: 31/03/2023
Objectives
The general objective is to ensure more widespread adoption of improved varieties, hence boosting food security and farmers’ incomes.
The specific objective is to link local consumer preferences with quantitative quality criteria, before integrating these criteria into breeding programs.
Target Countries
Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda.