Toolbox for Working with Root, Tuber and Banana Seed Systems

A global group of researchers working on root, tuber and banana crops (RTB crops) have developed the RTB Toolbox website: a set of tools to design seed system interventions to ensure that farmers and specialized seed producers are able to produce and/or access quality seed. Across RTB crops, seed systems have many common challenges and are often neglected by private seed companies. The bulky seed is expensive to transport, spoils easily, and can harbor health problems from viruses to weevils. The Toolbox for working with root, tuber and banana seed systems aims to address these challenges. Users such as program managers, extensionists and researchers can design interventions using the 11 individual tools (or apply them in combination) to improve seed systems.