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Adaptable, nutritious Ahipa offers vast potential for food security in Africa

Jan 26, 2012 | Blog | Jacqueline Becker

Wolfgang Gruneberg, a breeder at the International Potato Center (CIP), first heard of Ahipa in 1988 when he came across an article expounding the value of this much-neglected legume root.

Global program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas to exploit untapped potential and new synergies for increasing food security and incomes
Global program on Roots, Tubers, and Bananas to exploit untapped potential and new synergies for increasing food security and incomes

Jan 04, 2012 | Press release

Two-hundred million poor farmers in developing countries use roots, tubers, and bananas (RTBs) for food security and income. But they don’t fully benefit from the potential of these nutritious, resilient, and versatile crops. They are constrained by challenges such as poor quality seed, stresses from climate change, and poor management practices.

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