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ISTRC 18th Triennial Symposium

When, Where and How will Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Lead the Next Agri-Food Revolution

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OLAYINKA KARIM

University of Ilorin
Professor

7:30am

Registration International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:00am

SCALING: scientific innovations that have impact on root and tuber crop systems and those who depend on them. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMFrancis Alacho • Oriaku, L. C • Satish Chandra • Chimaroke • Nanam Tay Dziedzoave • Nozomi Kawarazuka • Hemant Nitturkar • Benjamin Chukwuemeka Okoye • Vito Severiano Sandifolo • Marc Schut • Andrew Westby

10:30am

COME CLEAN go CLEAN: Are we declaring war to pest and diseases: How epidemiology, pest and disease management, molecular diagnostics, and disease monitoring will shield our crops. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMPrempeh Ruth Naa Ashiokai • Martha Giraldo • Maruthi Gowda • Jenyfer Jimenez • Jan Kreuze • James Legg • INNOCENT Nwankwo • Julian Smith • Mathias Tembo • Eugene Terry

8:00am

SEEDs or NO SEEDS: What is the dilemma? How to create root and tuber seed systems. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMBeatrice Aighewi • Jorge Andrade-Piedra • Chimaroke • Elohor Mercy Diebiru-Ojo • Karen A. Garrett • Lava Kumar • Norbert Maroya • Hemant Nitturkar • Srinivasulu Rajendran • Francisco Saborio

10:30am

BIOFORTIFICATION: Are we solving malnutrition? How to improve nutrition and health through roots and tuber biofortification. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDaniel Alvarez • Meike Andersson • Maria Andrade • Chiedozie Egesi • Thomas zum Felde • Apollin Fotso • Frederick Grant • Paul Ilona • Isata Kamanda • Jan Low • Alexandre Mello • Tawanda Muzhingi • Damien Njoku • Elizabeth Parks • Matilda Steiner-Asiedu

8:00am

QUALITY FOODs: Postharvest loss prevention, storage and processing. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDominique Dufour • Lateef Sanni

10:30am

Building the DATA REVOLUTION in Tropical Root Crops International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMMedha Devare • Stefan Hauser • Daniel R. Jiménez • HAGEN, Thomas John • Brian King • Lukas Mueller • Michael Selvaraj • Isaak Yosief Tecle