Key message Consolidates relevant molecular and phenotypic information on cassava to
demonstrate relevance of heterosis, and alternatives to exploit it by integrating different …

Malnutrition is now the leading avoidable cause of death and disability in the world. One
aspect of malnutrition is hidden hunger, a lack of micronutrients in the diet resulting in poor …

Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, has been positioned as one of the most promising
crops world-wide representing the staple security for more than one billion people mainly in …

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people,
particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on …

Pre-breeding information on the inheritance mechanism of important sweetpotato (Ipomoea
batatas L.) agronomic traits is still limited. This study aimed at assessing the inheritance of …

In Burundi most small-scale farmers still grow traditional cassava landraces that are adapted
to local conditions and have been selected for consumer preferred attributes. They tend to …

Provitamin A enrichment of staple crops through biofortification breeding is a powerful
approach to mitigate the public health problem of vitamin A deficiency in developing …

Biofortification of staple food stands as one of the most reliable methods of alleviating
vitamin A deficiency (VAD). Evidence suggests that introducing provitamin A carotenoid …

Cassava is a key food security staple and a competitive feedstock for multiple industrial
processes and end uses. Farmers grow hybrids which are reproduced vegetatively. Several …

In this paper, we investigate the agronomic and economic impact of cultivating seeds of
improved bean varieties by smallholder farming households in Rwanda. The improved bean …