Professor Richard Akromah, Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has called for increased support for root and ...

Scientists from selected countries in the West Africa sub-region are meeting in Kumasi to discuss funding avenues for root and tuber crop technology research. Participants are unanimous the crops hold ...

A two-day tuber and roots festival began in the city on Saturday and growers urged the government to promote the crops for their health benefits. M.N. Shaji, a tuber crop conservationist, said, ...

Concerned stakeholders are upscaling their efforts in food security through research driven initiatives and empowering farmers as well as formalising markets for produce. Board Chairperson for Root ...

Kumasi, June 19, GNA - A Research Scientist, has acknowledged the crucial role root and tuber crops played in enhancing the livelihood of the people and called for more to be done to increase ...

Mysuru: People should use naturally grown tuber crops to safeguard their health, said tuber crop conservationist Shaji MN, from Wayanad, Kerala, on Saturday. Tuber crops are historically integral to ...

Currently, the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops is meeting in Nanning, Guangxi, China to look at opportunities and wealth that can be created from root and tuber crops. The event is put ...

The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), in association with the Indian Society for Root Crops is organising an international conference on ‘Tropical roots and tubers for sustainable ...

A woman farmer in Southern Palawan shows a newly uprooted cassava. Women in indigenous people communities in the province are planting root crops like ube (purple yam) and cassava to help fight ...

Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) crops are widely cultivated across the landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These staple food crops play a fundamental role in smallholder farming systems due to their ...

In an urban kitchen where tubers are often sidelined, a new festival in Bengaluru is celebrating their rich diversity as well as the indigenous communities that grow these underutilised crops. Rooting ...

KARWAR :Tuber cultivation has turned out to be great success for farmers of Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. Moreover, there is a huge demand from Joida. Tuber is a traditional crop in Manlad ...