What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems?

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dc.creatorKihiu, Evelyne
dc.creatorHareau, Guy
dc.creatorGbegbelegbe, Sika
dc.creatorAndrade, Robert
dc.creatorPetsakos, Athanasios
dc.creatorAlene, Arega D.
dc.date2025-07-21
dc.date2025-07-07T20:34:46Z
dc.date2025-07-07T20:34:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:05:57Z
dc.descriptionRoot, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops are vital for food and nutrition security, providing quick calories, buffering against food crises, and offering opportunities for gender empowerment, particularly in seed systems. Their resilience to adverse weather and their sustainable integration into diverse farming systems enhance productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Production and consumption of fresh and processed RT&B crops are projected to increase by 17 percent and 9 percent, respectively, by 2050 in developing countries. Total RT&B production could reach almost 1.4 billion tons, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) emerging as the world’s leading supplier of RT&B crops. RT&Bs are mostly nontraded crops, although opportunities exist in some areas, such as intraregional exports of bananas from some SSA countries and cross-border trade of fresh potatoes between countries in Africa and Asia. Improving foresight research on biotic and abiotic stresses, trade, labor, and the efficiency of processing capacity and reducing postharvest losses in RT&B crops could contribute to stabilizing their supply in the developing world, lowering import reliance, and creating local economic opportunities.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175531
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/122476
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKihiu, Evelyne; Hareau, Guy; Gbegbelegbe, Sika; Andrade, Robert; Petsakos, Athanasios; and Alene, Arega D. 2025. What do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Three: What Do We Know About the Future of Selected Food Commodities? Chapter 33, Pp. 196-200. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175531
dc.subjectroots
dc.subjecttubers
dc.subjectbananas
dc.subjectseed systems
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectnutrition security
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectpostharvest losses
dc.subjectabiotic stress
dc.subjectbiotic stress
dc.titleWhat do we know about the future of roots, tubers, and bananas in relation to food systems?
dc.typeBook Chapter

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