Over the years the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has conducted research and developed seed systems’ interventions to promote the availability, accessibility and utilization of clean seed. As part of this work RTB has developed a seed systems framework for intervening i...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Torres, S.
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[Gender mainstreaming in root tuber and banana crops seed systems interventions: identification of lessons learnt and gaps.]
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Gender mainstreaming in root tuber and banana crops seed systems interventions: identification of lessons learnt and gaps.
Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on ...
Bentley, J.W.
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Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
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Demo, P.
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Dzomeku, B.M.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Kromann, P.
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Kumar, L.
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McEwan, M.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Ogero, K.
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Okechugwu, R.
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Orrego, R.
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Ospina, B.
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Sperling, L.
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Walsh, S.
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Thiele, Graham
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[Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.]
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework.
A two‐day technical workshop was organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) and held in Nairobi in November 2018 to review SUSTAIN project study findings (to understand how commercialization of sweetpotato value chains affected the wellbeing of smallholder farmers) and develop recommendat...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Kebaara, K.
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Mukewa, E.
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[Effects of commercialization of sweetpotato on gender relations and wellbeing among smallholder farmers: Technical workshop to review study findings and develop recommendations for improved programming.]
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Effects of commercialization of sweetpotato on gender relations and wellbeing among smallholder farmers: Technical workshop to review study findings and develop recommendations for improved programming.
Using data gathered from projects implemented by the International Potato Center (CIP) and the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, this paper first seeks to debunk some common myths and highlights ways to engage young men and women in agriculture in ways that are beneficial to th...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mbiri, D.
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Mdege, N.
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[Making the agriculture sector work for youth: A tool to promote young men and women’s engagement in growing root, tuber and banana crops.]
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Making the agriculture sector work for youth: A tool to promote young men and women’s engagement in growing root, tuber and banana crops.
Based on a qualitative study conducted in Chikwawa and Phalombe in Malawi, this paper looks at farmers perceived economic, health and social benefits of production, commercialization and consumption of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). Findings demonstrate that perceived health and economic ben...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mayanja, S.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Women and men farmer perceptions of economic and health benefits of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi.]
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Women and men farmer perceptions of economic and health benefits of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi.
This paper adopts a feminist approach to analyse how processes of scaling up of technologies to promote adoption can reinforce or reduce gender inequalities. It focuses on sweetpotato vine multiplication in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi, and uses data from focus group discussions and ...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Mdege, N.
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Chevo, T.
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Abidin, P.E.
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[Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.]
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Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.
Mayanja, S.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Jagwe, J.
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[Review and validation of gender strategies for the sweetpotato and cassava sub-projects and training in engendered business planning.]
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Review and validation of gender strategies for the sweetpotato and cassava sub-projects and training in engendered business planning.
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mayanja, S.
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Naziri, D.
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[Gender situational analysis of the potato value chain in Eastern Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations]
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Gender situational analysis of the potato value chain in Eastern Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations
Mayanja, S.
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Naziri, D.
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[Gender situational analysis of the banana value chain in Western Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations]
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Gender situational analysis of the banana value chain in Western Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mayanja, S.
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Naziri, D.
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[Gender situational analysis of the sweetpotato value chain in Central and Eastern Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations.]
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Gender situational analysis of the sweetpotato value chain in Central and Eastern Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations.