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Story about the first World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops on RTB.cgiar.org website.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe conference, held 18 \u2013 22 January, brought together partners and initiatives already engaged in the root and tuber crop value chains and R4D organizations operating at national and international levels to deliberate on a common vision aimed at strengthening various components of the selected crops.\n\nThe post highlighted findings by IITA\u2019s\u00a0Morag Ferguson<\/a>\u00a0on the origin of resistance to cassava brown streak disease, and the possible implications for breeding pest- and disease-resistant varieties that will address the yield gap in Africa. Read the full blog post\u00a0ici<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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